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Let \(\alpha\) be a real \(2\)-plane bundle and \(\beta\) a real \(n\)-plane bundle over a smooth closed connected \(n\)-manifold \(M\). If there is at least one monomorphism \(\alpha\rightarrow \beta\), then [cf. Theorem 4.14 in \textit{U. Koschorke}'s ``Vector fields and other vector bundle morphisms -- a singularity approach'', Lect. Notes Math. 847 (1981; Zbl 0459.57016)] one has a bijective correspondence between the homotopy classes of monomorphisms \(\alpha\rightarrow \beta\) and the elements of the normal bordism group \(\Omega_2(P(\alpha),\Phi)\). Here \(P(\alpha)\) is the projective space bundle of \(\alpha\), and \(\Phi\) is a certain virtual vector bundle depending on the canonical line bundle over \(P(\alpha)\), on the tangent bundle of \(M\), and on \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\). The authors calculate the group \(\Omega_2(P(\alpha),\Phi)\) for \(n\) even, \(n>5\), under certain conditions on \(\alpha\), \(\beta\), and \(M\), without analysing the existence question for monomorphisms \(\alpha\rightarrow \beta\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0979.00028].