[alfa6]

Snooper bomber were night bombers sent over to harass the Japanese. Most likely they were radar equipped.

More here...http://ww2b24snoopers.blogspot.com/

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[EternalVigilance]

Your explanation obviously is the correct one.

[PeterPrinciple]

the development of the SCR-717B Long Range Radar Search Radar and the super-secret SCR-729 Low Altitude (LAB) Radar Bombsight mounted in the ASV Radar-Equipped B-24 airplane gave birth to the Snoopers.

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That is interesting to know.

But all the different types of bombers and bombs on IWO JIMA give me the impression that these were practice and experimental missions, and also to protect the B29s.

The interpretation of mine that all the bombing was preinvasion hammering was always justification for me that all was done that could be done. This revelation reminds me that war is complex and wheels within wheels..........

[PeterPrinciple]

By March 1944 the rapid retreat of the Japanese and their unwillingness to risk shipping in the Solomons area would result in technological unemployment for the “Snooper Squadron,” and at this time the radar planes would be authorized to serve as pathfinders for the high-altitude bombers.

http://weaponsandwarfare.com/?p=2157

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So at this time in the war they had been so effective that the enemy had responded in a way to put them out of work. The new role is path finder for high altitude bombers which I would take to mean B29’s. Lemay with his low altitude bombing plan will also help make them obsolete? Further reports may give us some clues?