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the runways and taxiways. 38/* The reader familiar with the problem of bomb damage assessments given by participating air crews -- in contrast to the read-out of post-strike photog- raphy ~- can appreciate that a similar difference of opinion occurred following the D-2 air strike against Castro's air fields. Although no copy of the PI read- out made immediately following the attack is available, a review of the post strike photography for this history stated that: Analysis of 15 April 1961 photography revealed that air strikes had been made against the air fields at Campo Libertad, San Antonio de los Banos, and Santiago de Cuba. No damage to any of the runways and only minimal apparent damage to the combat aircraft was observed. The only confirmed damage to combat aircraft was the destruction of a B-26 at Santiago de Cuba. A C-47 cargo plane and another unidentified probable cargo plane were also destroyed at Santiago de Cuba. A C-47 cargo plane was destroyed at San Antonio de los Banos airfield. The edge of a taxiway was cratered at Campo Libertad airfield. There could have * These trucks and artillery pieces were still present when the Campo Libertad airfield was resurveyed by the U-2 on 23 April 1961, so apparently, these were not part of the artillery that were called into action at the Bay of Pigs. - 208 -