The St. Mihiel air operation brought together roughly 1,500 aircraft, with a large British, French, and Italian contribution. American accounts often credit Mitchell with planning and leading the whole operation. The multinational force and the involvement of more senior Allied officers complicate that account. Sources also disagree about whether Mitchell personally flew in the operation. The suggestion that airborne seniority explains his claim to have led it remains tentative.
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Mitchell, St. Mihiel, and disputed command credit
St. Mihiel's multinational air force complicates claims that Mitchell alone planned and led the operation; even his personal participation in the flying is disputed.