Not according to our guide. That had been tried earlier - with mixed results. It really messed up whatever it hit - but “friendly fire” proved so likely that tactical use of carpet bombing was not used at Falaise. There was a midair collision between two of the fighters which were strafing the Germans at Falaise, and the jawbone of one of them was only identified in this century . . .A previous tactical use of heavy bombers resulted in the death of an American general, whose class ring was found on a piece of his finger - which is all that is buried in his grave at the American cemetery.
It certainly would’ve been the perfect target, if they had been able to hit it with the heavies. But they didn’t dare try. They didn’t want to get obliterated themselves. Apparently the heavies didn’t dare to fly low enough over such a heavily armed target to be really accurate.
The claims of super accuracy for the Norden bomb sight were hype. A good piece of equipment, doubtless - but inherently subject to limitations which were far more important than the hype would admit of.
Interesting!
That contradicts stuff I have read.