Never seen that B-24 image before ... interesting! I wonder if that was an 'Assembly Ship', although it doesn't feature in my tome on "The Mighty Eighth". The dazzle on the ship is certainly impressive.
As to
PN's typos [
] I agree tossing nukes is a different topic. We were obviously considering passive defence against conventional attack aircraft. Our work never made the 6th Floor, as we were disbanded in the post-USSR euphoria!