and bury their dead. As a result, the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) declared the area as an "infected area" and had plans to eliminate the city using flamethrowers. The remaining citizens, however, had found out about the German plan to raze the city, and worked to bury their dead. In total, 485 civilians were victims of the allied raid. Order of flight 131 USAAF aircraft (B-17G Flying Fortress) carried out a selective-bombing from height altitude because the aircraft were equipped with the modern laying control system "Norden". The order of flight was: 1) 99th Bomb Group with n. 32 F.F. B17 - 5,500 m (18,000 feet). 2) 301st Bomb Group with n. 36 F.F. B17 - 6,000 m (20,000 feet). 3) 97th Bomb Group with n. 35 F.F. B17 - 5,500 m (18,000 feet). 4) 2nd Bomb Group with n. 28 F.F. B17 - 6,000 m (20,000 feet). References Notes Bibliography Chronology of the Second World War, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1949 The Army Air Forces in World War II, Craven Wesley Frank & Cate James Lea - The University of Chicago Press, 1952 Blumenson, Martin, Salerno to Cassino - The United States Army in World War II: The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Washington, 1988 1943 in Italy Frascati 1943 Conflicts in 1943 World War II strategic bombing conducted by the United States Airstrikes Italy–United States military relations