THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958 ope r at i o na l o n a n e v e r y da y ba s i s F . u r th e r m o r e , a l l ow a nc e s h a d t o b e m a de fo r e x t r a fl y i ng t im e an d fo r a dditi o na l m i s s io n s wh ic h w o ul d ha v e t o be m a de on go o d fl y in g da y s t o c o m p e n s a t e fo r da y s rh e n a ll unit s w e r e w e a th e r e d in T h . a t th e Six th A r m y c o ul d no t b e a de q uat e l y s uppl ie d un de r th e s e c o ndit io n s s h o ul d ha v e be e n ob v i o us It . vwa s a l s o e v i de nt th at a i r c ra ft s h o r ta g e s c ou l d n ot b e m a de up by "r o bbi ng " r c pl a c e m e nt unit s a nd tr a i n - in g in s ta l a t io n s of th e i r l a s t a i r c r a ft 14 8 , o r b y c onv e r t in g bo m be r s t o t r a ns p o rt s M . e a s u r e s of th i s s o rt c o ul d on l y c urt a il t h e t ra in in g p r o g r am a n d r e d uc e th e fl ow o f r ep la c e m e nt s t o fi e l d unit s e v e r ywh e r e , a n d e v e n - t ua ll y w e a k e n th e e ff e c t iv e n e s s o f th e bo m b e r f o r c e s . ''` C om b at s upp o r t o f A r m y G r o up D on p r ov e d t o b e a s ne c e s s a r y a s th e a i r t r a ns p o rt s e r v i c e s . It w a s a l s o t o b e e x p e ct e d th a t th e g r o un d s it uat i o n w o ul d ch a ng e , s i nc e S ov i e t f o r c e s w e r e a dv a n c i ng a l l a l o n g th e l i ne a nd h e a v y a tta c k s h a d t o be e x pe c t e d in a ll a r e a s T h . e di s t a n c e s t o wh i ch th e G e r m a n l i ne s w o ul d ha v e t o b e w i th dr a w n b e c a us e o f th e p r e s s ur e o f v a s tl y s up e r io r e ne m y fo r c e s , an d th e r e s ul t in g di s t a n c e i nc r e a s e s f r o m ba s e a i r f i e l ds t o th e a i rh e a ds , sh o ul d h av e b e e n t a k e n i 14 9 nt o a c c o unt T h , . e m ax im um p r a c t i c a l d is t a n c e f o r a i r l ift op e r a t i o n s c o ul d o nl y b e de t e r m ine d b y th e op e r a t i ona l r a n g e s o f th e t r a n s p o r t a i r c ra ft E . a ch t r a n s fe r to a m o r e di s ta nt ba s e a i r fi e l d r e duc e d th e c a r r y ing c apa c it y o f th e t r a ns p o rt s a s fa r a s s uppl i e s f o r th e Six th A r m y w e r e c onc e r ne d , a nd no r m al l y ev e n h a l t e d a i r l ift op e r a t io n s f o r a s h o r t ti m e T h . u s it w o ul d n ot h av e b e e n po s s ibl e t o m a int a i n th e a i r s upp ly m ov e m e nt in de fi ni t e l y , ev e n i f th e G e r m a n l ine s w e r e not w ith dr a w n t ow a r d th e r e a r . T h e d ur a t i on o f th e a i rl ift c o ul d ha v e b e en l i m it e d b y a b r e a ko ut of th e env el op e d fo r c e s in the p o cke t , o r b y a c o unt e r att a c k f r om v ut s i de to br e ak th e e nv e l op m e nt I . n e ith e r c a s e it w a s c e rt a i n th a t a i r l ift op e r a t i on s i n th e m e a nt im e w o ul d r e s ult in l o s s e s o f a i r c r a ft a nd c r ew s T h . e s e l o s s e s c o ul d n ot h a v e b e e n c a l c ul at e d i n a d v a nc e , but th e y .ye r e s u r e t o b e h e av y , r e qui r i n g c o nt in uo u s r e pla c e m e nt f r o m th e L u ftw a ff e in oth e r a r e a s . T h e r ep l a c e m e nt p r o bl e m a l o ne j u s t if ie d a s t r i c t l im it at i o n o f th e dur at i o n o f th e a i r l i ft . ? E dit o r 's N ot e : A i r c r a ft a n d a v ia t i o n i n s t r uc t o r s w e r e r e q uir e d by th e Ch ie f o f T r a ini n g o f B o m be r C r ew R e pl a c e m e nt s . L o ng ab s e n c e s o f th e s e i ns t r uc t o r s , a n d e v e n o ut r i g h t l o s s e s o f th e m , b e c a us e o f f r o nt l in e dut y h a m p e r e d th e in s t r uct i on o f r e pl a c e m e nt c r e w s t o s uch a n ex t e nt th a t t r a in in g w a s br o ught a lm o s t t o a s ta n ds t il l T h i . s w a s a s e r io u s p r obl e m wh i ch h a d la t e r , a n d h i gh l y im p o r t a nt im , p l ic a t i on s . 345 THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958
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