Dailies of the 323rd Squadron
1945
Transcribed by Nancy Perri
1
Jan. 1945:
Kassel
.
Germany
was our Target for the first day of January, 1945.
Bombing
was made on the marshalling yards visually with very good results. Our squadron
sent 12 ships and crews, all of which returned safely, and there were no aborts.
Those participating in the mission were as follows: Group lead, Capt. Reid and
Capt. Maxwell with the "A" crew; Lt. Kirkham and crew; Lt. Sweet and
crew; Lt. McConnell and crew; Lt. Yavis and crew; Lt. Flynn and crew; Lt.
Donohue and crew; Lt. Adams and crew; Lt. McKnight and crew; Lt. Partridge and
crew; Lt. Williams and crew; Lt. Hoffman and crew. Ship numbers for these crews
are consecutive as follows; #630, #618, #083, #379; #806, #276, #911, #540, #490, #939, #636 and #116. Crews not flying were attending ground school and training activities.
2
Jan. 1945:
Prum
Germany
Railway
Center
was the target for our group on the 2nd. GH Bombing was the technique used for this particular bombing run. Bombs
for the low and lead squadron fell short of the target while the high squadron
had excellent results. This squadron sent 12 ships but two aborted. Lt.
Partridge in #841, and
It. McKnight in #144 (401st). #144 was due to and
credited as an engineering abortive. #841 was due to the tail gunner becoming sick with bad pains in his chest.
Crews completing the mission were: Capt. Boggs and crew; leading the squadron;
Lt. Yavis and crew; Lt. Flynn and crew; Lt. Bull and crew; Lt. Kirkham and crew;
Lt. Sweet and crew; Lt. Scofield and crew; Lt. Williams and crew; Lt. Hoffman
and crew; Lt. Adams and crew; in ships: #632 (324th), #806, #959 (324th) #431,
#379, #083, #909, #636, #116, #540.
3 Jan.
1945:
Cologne
Germany
was bombed with unobserved
results on the marshalling yards. 12 ships of this squadron participated on the
mission with one abortive, It. Adams, in Ship #540,
due to a gas leak at the butt of the right wing. Crews completing and returning
safely were: #478,
Squadron lead, Capt. Dietrich and the "A" crew; #618,
Lt. Kirkham and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #431,
Lt. Bull and crew; #540, FIO Adams and crew; #083,
Lt. Sweet and crew; #939,
Lt. Partridge and crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #379, Lt. Flynn and crew; #841,
Lt. Whitten and crew #836,
Lt. Brown and crew.
4
Jan. 1945: There was no mission on the 4th, but ground school and
training activities were carried out with fair success. Two crews were allowed
passes.
5 Jan.
1945:
Koblenz
was the target for the group; however, this squadron did not participate as we
took our regular "stand down". However, classes were well attended for
the day and the squadron had a critique to study better methods for the combat
personnel
6
Jan. 1945: The 6th was another day the Marshalling yards at
Cologne
.
Germany
felt our bombing, even though done by PFF methods, Mickey Operators
report excellent runs. Twelve ships of this organization took part with one
abort, Lt. Flynn and crew in Ship #276,
due to a fire in the upper turret and one ship lost; Lt. McConnell and crew #276 (Jeanie).
The
remaining crews completed the mission as follows: #104 (324th) Capt. Reid and the "A" crew, flying
group lead; #083, Lt.
Sweet and crew; #806, FIO Adams and crew; #501,
Lt. McConnell and crew; #276,
Lt. Flynn and crew; #490,
Lt. Brown and crew; #911,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew.
7 - 9
Jan. 1945:
Ground
School
and training activities were carried out to a fair degree of success in spite
of the cold weather, which also made it very difficult on ground crews trying to
keep the ships in shape for missions.
10 Jan.
1945: An Airfield at Ostheim.
Germany was bombed visually with excellent results, which sounds good
after so many missions where the targets have been clouded over and impossible
to see with any accuracy whatsoever. Of thirteen ships, this squadron had
scheduled for the mission, only 11 completed the entire route and returned
safely. Two crews, Lt. Sweet in Ship #116 and Lt. Brown and crew in #379 had engineering troubles and had to return to base. Crews completing the
missions were: #632 (324th) Lt. Donohue and crew. #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #939,
Lt. Partridge and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #276,
Lt. Flynn and crew #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #431,
Lt. Williams and crew; #911,
Lt. Meyer and crew; #772,
Lt. Lawson and crew.
11-13
Jan. 1945: There were no
missions scheduled and so classes were well attended for these three days.
Several crews took the opportunity to take passes during this time. Weather
conditions prevented much practice flying during this time.
14
Jan. 1945: Again Koln,
Cologne
German's Marshalling Yards felt our bombing.
Assessment
for this group was impossible because of smoke and debris from the excellent
bombing of groups ahead of us. This was also a visual bomb run. Crews taking
part in this mission was as follows: #471,
Squadron lead, Lt. Dietrich and crew; #806,
Lt. Williams and crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #939,
Lt. Partridge and crew; #379,
Lt. Adams and crew; #909, Lt. Hoffman
and crew; #431, Lt.
Holliday and crew; #276,
Lt. Flynn and crew; #911,
Lt. Meyer and crew; #636,
Lt. Lawson and crew. There were no abortives and all returned safely.
(Reference to the book "The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn"
aircraft #43-38911, "Bull Session" Lt. Meyer's crew was lost).
15-16
Jan. 1945: The railway works and workshops at
Ingolstadt
.
Germany
was the main feature for the day for this group. Our squadron had a
"Stand Down" but sent one ship and crew, #379,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew. Three 323rd men flew on crews in the 401st squadron.
Bombing was done by PFF methods with good results. On the 16th, training activities were carried out with good
attendance.
17 Jan.
1945: The Railway workshops
at
Paderborn
.
Germany
was the subject for our target on the 17th. Bombing was done by PFF
methods and all three squadrons lead ships had good runs. But bombing was
unobserved. 12 ships of this squadron participated. Major Taylor led the group
(commanding officer of 323rd Squadron), in Ship #630,
and the "A" crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #618 (Dep. Group Lead), Lt. Bull and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #806,
Lt. Williams and crew; #083,
Lt. Sweet and crew; #841,
F/O Adams and crew; #636,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #755 (322nd), Lt. Flynn and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew. All returned safely and there were no abortives.
18-19
Jan. 1945: Weather evidently was adverse as we were not scheduled for
flying and there were no ships flying practice missions. Ground school and
training activities were carried out with great success.
20 Jan.
1945: Our target for the
20th was the marshalling yards at
Ludwigshaven
,
Germany
. Bombing was done by PFF methods with unobserved results. Strike photos plotted
bombs to fall in the city. Thirteen ships of this squadron participated in the
mission. However, two aborted due to engineering difficulties. Ships and crews
aborting were Lt. Lawson and crew in ship #144 (401st) and ship #552,
Lt. Whitten and crew. The remaining crews to finish and complete the route were: #478, squadron lead, Lt.
Donohue and crew; #083,
Lt. Sweet and crew; #939,
FIO Adams and crew; #841,
Lt. Bull and crew; #431,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #836,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #806,
Lt. Williams and crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew. All returned safely.
21
Jan. 1945: The A.F.V. works at
Aschaffenburg
,
Germany
was bombed by FFF methods on this date. The results were unobserved. Twelve
ships and crews scheduled for this mission were as follows: Squadron Lead, #471,
Capt. Basnight and crew; #205 (324), Lt. McKnight and crew; #083,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #841,
Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #889 (324th), FIO Adams and crew; #276,
Lt. Flynn and crew; #431,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #636,
Lt. Williams and crew; #379,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #772 (324th), Lt. Whitten and crew. All returned safely but there were two abortives,
which were: #379, Lt.
Lawson and crew and #772 (324th) ship, Lt. Whitten and crew. This was due and credited
as an engineering abortives.
22 Jan.
1945: This group
participated in a raid to Sterkrade.
Germany
, bombing the synthetic oil plant there visually with excellent
results. Our squadron was on its regular "stand down" so did not send
any crews. Ground school and training activities were carried out with good
attendance.
23-27
Jan. 1945: Due to adverse
weather conditions, this group did not participate in any missions. During this
time, several crews took passes, while combat members remaining on the field
continued ground school and training activities with occasional flying on
practice missions as weather permitted. On the 2nd, our squadron had a formation
for all personnel, for the purpose of having a "sex morality lecture",
Awards
were given out by Major Butler to a number of men in appreciation for their work
in the squadron.
28 Jan.
1945: The goods yard and
station area at Kiln (
Cologne
),
Germany
was bombed by GH methods on this date. Some of the hits were seen on
the bridge (our MPI). Twelve ships of this squadron took part in the mission and
we had no abortives. The ships and crews taking part were as follows: Group lead
squadron commanding officer, Major Taylor and the "A" crew in ship #478 (401st), also Dep. Group Lead, Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #939,
Lt. Partridge and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #116, Lt.
Hoffman and crew; #276,
Lt. Williams and crew, #536,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #540,
Lt. Whitten and crew. All returned safely.
29 Jan.
1945: The Railway center at Niederlahnstein.
Germany was bombed by "GH" methods, but bombing was
unobserved. Twelve ships of this squadron participated with no abortives. They
were: Squadron Lead, #630,
Lt. Donohue and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #540,
FIO Adams and crew; #939,
Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #843 (401st), Lt. Brown and crew; #636,
Lt. Williams and crew; #909,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #276,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #490, Lt.
McKnight and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew. All returned safely.
30-31
Jan. 1945: There were no
missions due to inclement weather. Classes and training continued with good
attendance.
Summary: During the month our squadron had two losses - on the 6th, Lt. McConnell and crew, and the 14th, Lt. Meyer and crew.
These men were all qualified crewmembers of good standing. The mission of the
29th adds up to 287 missions for the group, since we have been in the ETO. The
323rd squadron flew 135 sorties with 10 abortives to take-off of this figure.
The abortives could be considered as partly ill luck due to our good record the
past several months in this respect. Although a large percentage of this is laid
to new crews; and so ends our 29th month in the ETO.
FEBRUARY
1945:
1 Feb.
1945: The first day of
February saw the initial spark that mounted to a terrifically glowing offensive
thrust deep into industrial Nazi land. Beginning, our heavies attacked Manheim's important marshalling yard with unobserved results by using PFF. Cooperatively,
the 323rd squadron put thirteen AlC into the air on this mission. Following are
the thirteen AlC: #471,
was lead ship flown by Lt. Partridge and the "A" crew; #909,
Lt. Flynn and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #939,
Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #636,
Lt. Williams and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #772 (324th), Lt. McKnight and crew; #027 (322nd), Lt. Lawson and crew; #540,
F/O Adams and crew; #754 (401st), Lt. Gregg and crew. Due to mechanical failure Lt. Brown and F/O Adams
aborted. Flak was reportedly meager and accurate. All our ships returned safely.
2 Feb.
1945: A communication's
center in the city of
Berlin
was our target on the second. The target was attacked visually with very
good results. However, pin-pointing from strike photographs was made impossible
because of heavy smoke in target area. Flak was reported moderate and accurate
at 24 to 25,000 feet. On this day, our squadron "stood down". Training
activities were attended with fair attendance.
3-5
Feb. 1945: Inclement
weather made it impossible for this group to operate in the air, so our crews
took this advantage for more ground training and passes that were overdue to
former activities.
6
Feb. 1945:
Gotha
. Germany received the
full impact of our next haymakers visually as a target of opportunity, due to
10/10ths clouds over our assigned target. Strike showed fair results. Again,
thirteen ships of our squadron participated. Our dynamic Squadron Commander led
the group in A/C #471,
assisted by the "A" crew; #379,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #540,
F/O Adams and crew; #630,
Deputy Group Lead, Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #909,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #636,
Lt. Williams and crew; #116, Lt.
Hoffman and crew; #276,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #095,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #841,
Lt. Scofield and crew. Due to mechanical failure, Lt. Lawson and crew aborted.
All ships returned safely.
7-8
Feb. 1945: No operation
missions were flown. Advantage was taken, of ground and air training activities,
with good attendance.
9
Feb. 1945: By
"GH" methods, a railway viaduct at Altenbecken.
Germany was attacked. Our operators reported good runs. Our thirteen
ships that participated were: #478,
Squadron Lead, Capt. Donohue and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #379, Lt.
Theis and crew; #841, Lt.
Williams and crew; #061 (401st), Lt. Holliday and crew; #276;
Lt. Lawson and crew; #490,
Lt. McKnight and crew; #540,
F/O Adams and crew; #636;
Lt. Thompson and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #144 (401st), Lt. Hoffman and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #027,
(322nd) Lt. Whitten and crew.
10-13
Feb. 1945: Although our
crews were raring at the bit and terribly anxious to get cracking; flying was
not permitted operationally on these days. Our mortal enemy was granted a few days of respite. Our flyers were finally forced to be content with ground training which
was carried out reluctantly with good results.
14
Feb. 1945: On this day,
Dresden
,
Germany
was bombed to disappointment because the rain they expected us to give them
never came thru. Instead,
Prague
, Czechoslovakia looked
more promising for some reason or other, and so they caught hell instead
visually. This was carried out be
our high and low squadrons. Results
were good. Some other target looked
better to our lead squadron so they hurried off an bombed it as a target of
opportunity by “PFF” with results unknown. Eight crews landed on the continent. Our crews participating were #806,
Lt. Theis and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #431,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #636, Lt. Harvey and crew; #490,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #540,
F/O Adams and crew; #860, Lt. Lawson and crew; #276,
Lt. Flynn and crew; squadron lead, Lt. Partridge, in ship #630. Lt. Harvey and crew aborted due to mechanical failure. All crews returned safely.
15
Feb. 1945: Our squadron
took their turn at stand down on this date, although the group attacked
Dresden
,
Germany
by “PFF”.
16
Feb. 1945: A Benzol
plant, 6 miles NNE of center of
Essen
, located in
Gelsenkirchen
,
Germany
, was bombed visually. The
strike photos show excellent results. All
our crews returned safely and there were no aborts. Crews taking part in this mission were: Major Taylor and the “A” crew in ship #478 leading the group; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #630 (Dep. GP. Lead), Lt. Yavis and crew; #088 (322nd), Lt. Whitten and crew; #806,
Lt. Holliday and crew, #431,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #755 (322nd), Lt. Harvey and crew, #841,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #061 (401st), Lt. McKnight and crew; #901 (322nd), Lt. Dickson and crew; #707 (322nd), Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #909, Lt. Scofield and crew. This
was considered a very successful mission.
17-18
Feb. 1945: There was no
flying as far as operational describable
ground training activities took the attention of our crews on these days. Missions
were concerned on these two days. However,
the same
19
Feb. 1945: The
Benzin Plant at
Dortmund
,
Germany
was attacked by this group by “GH”. Results
were unobserved. Crews taking part
in this mission were: Squadron lead
#145 (324th) Capt. Donohue and crew; #035,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #636,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #843,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #379, Lt. Skawienski and crew; #540,
Lt. Adams and crew; #429 (401st), Lt. McKnight and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #909,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #678 (401st), Lt. Dickson and crew. There
were no abortives and all returned safely to base.
20
Feb. 1945:
Nienburg
,
Germany
was the target, hitting the railway workshops by “GH”, The
bombing was unobserved. Twelve
ships of our squadron participated in this mission. Ship #471, leading
the squadron, Lt. Partridge and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #568 (324th), Lt. Skawienski and crew; #618,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #379,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew. Lt.
McKnight and crew failed to return due to a direct flak burst, several chutes
were seen. There were no abortives.
21
Feb. 1945: Again,
Nienburg
,
Germany
was our target. The Railway
Station and goods yard was bombed on “PFF” but no results were seen. Our squadron took their turn at “stand down” so were not
participating in this mission. Grounds
school and training activities were carried out with fair attendance.
22
Feb. 1945: The railroad
traffic center at
Stendal
,
Germany
, was attacked on this date by our group. Bombing
was done visually with good results at 12,000 feet. Our Squadron Commander, Major Taylor, led the group in ship #651 (324th); #909,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #806,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #000 (322nd), Deputy Group Lead, Lt. Yavis and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #578 (322nd) Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #640,
Lt. Adams and crew; #636,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #707 (322nd), Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Harvey and crew. All returned
safely and there were no abortives.
23
Feb. 1945: Meiningen
and
Hildburghausen
,
Germany
was bombed by this group on
the 23rd. The primary
target had 10/10ths clouds cover. The
high squadron thus bombed Hildburghausen. Thirteen
ships of our squadron took part in this mission. Squadron lead was Lt. Partridge in ship #754 (401st), #939, Lt. Cochran and crew; #333 (322nd), Lt. Lawson and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #896,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #552 (401st), Lt. Thompson and crew; #841,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #540,
Lt. Adams and crew; #636,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #116,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #887 (401st), Lt. Dickson and crew; #014 (401st), Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #618,
Lt. Harvey and crew‘s #333 (322nd), There were two
abortives from this squadron due to mechanical failures. Ship’s #333 (322nd)
Lt. Lawson and crew; #806,
Lt. Holliday and crew.
24
Feb. 1944: This was the
group’s 300th mission on enemy targets since our first bombing on
November 7, 1942. Target for our group on this date was
Hamburg
,
Germany
. Bombing was made on the Blohm
Voss Factory, by “GH” with an excellent run. Twelve ships of this squadron participated in this mission. Lt. Williams and crew led the squadron in ship #145 (324th), #618, Lt. Brown and crew; #217 (401st),
Lt. Dickson and crew; #909,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #263,
Lt. Holliday and crew. Lt.
Borgstrom and crew in ship #939,
aborted due to mechanical failure. All
crews returned safely to base.
25
Feb. 1945: There was no
operational mission for the group so ground school was carried out as per usual.
26
Feb. 1945: A mission was
carried out to
Berlin
,
Germany
on the railway station at Schlesischer in the eastern section of the city. Bombing was by “GH” results unobserved. Our squadron was “stood down”.
27
Feb, 1945: The railway
traffic center at
Leipzig
,
Germany
was attacked on this day which
was our secondary bombed on “PFF” thru 10/10ths clouds, with unobserved
results. Major Taylor, squadron
commander, led the group in ship #630 with the “A” crew; #806, Lt.
Skawienski and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #471,
Dep. Group Lead, Lt. Yavis and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #225,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #909,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #618,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #841,
Lt. Hoffman and crew flying with the 398th group. There were no abortives and all returned safely to base.
28
Feb. 1945:
Schwartz
,
Germany
was another railway storage and siding marshalling yards bombed by our bombers
on the ”GH”. No results were
observed. Thirteen ships of this
squadron participated as follows: Squadron
lead #478, Lt. Williams
and crew; #263, Lt. Adams
and crew, #379, Lt. Brown
and crew; #909, Lt.
Scofield and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #806,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #939, Lt.
Cochran and crew; #618,
Lt. Dean and crew; #225,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #636, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #615,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
In
summary for the month – this squadron sent 151 ships and crews on
operational missions for the month – 8 of which aborted, making a total of 143
sorties. The loss of one crew on
the 20th was our only loss. Ship
#909 to date has 113 missions to her credit without a single abortive.
MARCH
1945:
1
March 1945:
Mission
#304 for the group was made on
Heilbrownn
,
Germany
. Bombing was made on “GH” methods, with good runs. Crews reported that upon leaving the target, they could see fire and
smoke coming from what they described as being the target. This was a railway traffic center. Twelve
ships of this squadron participated in this raid as follows: Lt. Partridge and crew, leading the squadron in ship #651 (324th); #363,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #379,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #615,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #324 (401st), Lt. Dickson and crew; #116,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #618,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Dean and crew; #225,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #263, Lt.
Martinson and crew. All returned
safely and there were no abortives.
2
March 1945: On the 2nd,
the groups 305th mission was carried out on Chemnitz,
and
Jocketa
,
Germany
. The target assigned
was Bohlen, lead and low
squadrons bombed the marshalling yards at Chemnits. The high bombed a bridge at Jocketa. Bombing at Jocketa was excellent while the marshalling yards were bombed
“PFF”. The 323rd squadron was “stood down” in their turn, so did not participate in this
mission.
3
March 1945: The 306th mission was on
Chemnitz
,
Germany
. Again the marshalling yards
caught the effects of our bombings. This
was the secondary target. The
synthetic oil plant at Gropach was the target assigned. Bombing
was made with unobserved results by “PFF” methods. The 323rd squadron led the group. The group leading the division, Col. Sheeler and Lt. Partridge and crew,
flew lead in ship #630; #636, Lt. Skawienski and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #471 (Dep. Division Lead) Lt. Yavis and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #578 (322nd), Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #431,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #379,
Lt. Dean and crew; #939,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #225,
Lt. Martinson and crew. All twelve
5ships and crews returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
4
March 1945: For the
fourth consecutive day and the groups 307th mission on
Ulm-Reutlingen
,
Germany
, Klockner Humboldt
Factory was bombed by the lead squadron. The
low and high squadrons bombed the center of the city of
Ulm
. Bombing was unobserved due to
dropping on “PFF”. Thirteen
ships of this squadron completed the mission with the group as follows: #145 (324th)
Squadron Lead, Lt. Williams and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #225,
Lt. Hoffman and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #431,
Lt. Dean and crew; #615, Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #939,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #116,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #806,
Lt. Whitten and crew; and #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
5
- 6 March 1945: The next
two days, there was no missions, which gave the crews some time to rest up for
the next to come and, also, give the ground men time to repair ships damaged by
flak and to get a little sleep as well. Due
to so much flying on operational missions, classes are continued each day even
though there is a scarcity in attendance, which even prevails on stand down
days, but not to such a great extent.
7
March 1945: The 91st Bomb Group’s 308th mission was to Dortmund
and Giessen,
Germany
. The lead and high squadron attacked the coking plant at
Dortmund
; and the low squadron attacked the RR workshops at
Giessen
– all with fair results. Twelve
ships of this squadron participated in this mission as follows; #145 (324th)
Lt. Partridge and crew; #806,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #615,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #540,
Lt. Dockson and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #116,
Lt. Dean and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #225, Lt.
Hoffman and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #636,
Lt. Martinson and crew. All ships
and crews returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
8
March 1945: On the 309th mission to
Huls
,
Germany
, the Benzol plant was bombed by our aircraft. Results were unobserved as bombing was done with GEE-Hequipment. The 323rd squadron took their turn and were “stood down”
for this mission.
9
March 1945: The group’s 310th mission was
Kassel
,
Germany
. The marshalling
yards were bombed visually with excellent results. Twelve A/C of this squadron participated in this mission as follows: Major Taylor, Squadron Commander, with Capt. Partridge and crew, in ship #357 (401st) flew the group lead; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #225 (Dep. Group Lead) Lt. Hoffman and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #615,
Lt. Dean and crew; #000,
(322nd) Lt. Blanchet and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
10
March 1945:
Sinsen
,
Germany
was the 311th mission for the group. The railway
center at Sinsen was bombed GH methods with fair results. Thirteen ships flew the high squadron as follows: Squadron lead, #357 (401st), Lt. Williams and crew; #615,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #540,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #225,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
11
March 1945: No mission
was scheduled for the 11th. The
squadrons carried out ground school and training activities with fair
attendance.
12
March 1945:
Dillenburg
,
Germany
was the group’s 312th mission. Bombing was made on wagon
repair shops in M/Y’s 500 yards north of #1 MPI. This was by the GEE-H method. Fixes
at bombs away indicate good results. Twelve
ships of this squadron flew the mission as follows: Lt. Yavis and crew led the squadron in ship #476;
#263, Lt. Adams and crew; #841,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #618,
Lt. Dean and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #615,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #806,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #225,
Lt. Dickson and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
13
March 1945: There was no
mission scheduled for the 13th. Ground school and training activities were carried out.
14
March 1945: The
completed mission to Vlotho and
Osnabruck, Germany was
the group’s 313th. The
lead and low squadrons bombed the R.R. Bridge over the
Weser
River
by the town of
Vlotho
. The high squadron bombed the
marshalling yards at
Osnabruck
. These were with good results. This was the 323rd’s “stand down” in turn so none of our
crews took part. Ground school
schedules were carried out with fair attendance.
15
March 1945: For the 314th mission,
Oranienburg
,
Germany
was attacked. The marshalling
yards there suffered the bombings of our aircraft although by “PFF”. Results were from poor to excellent. Twelve ships took part as follows: #852 (322nd) Capt. Reid, Group Lead and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #263,
Lt. Adams and crew; #630,
Lt. Brown and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #806,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #225,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #615,
Lt. Comstock and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #618,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #909.
Lt. Blanchet and crew. All ships
and crews returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
16
March 1945: There was no
mission scheduled for the 16th. Ground school and training activities were carried out.
17
March 1945:
Bohlen
,
Germany
was the group’s 315th mission. The synthetic oil plant was bombed “PFF” unobserved results. There was much crowding by other formations on the bomb run. Thirteen A/C participated in this mission as follows: Squadron lead, #471,
Lt. Williams and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #615,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #806,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #263,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #909,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #225, Lt. Comstock and crew; #964 (322nd), Lt. Templeton and crew; #431,
Lt. Smiekel and crew. All crews and
ships returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
18
March 1945: Again
Berlin
was attacked by our group. Bombs
were dropped on the Schlesischer and East Marshalling yards. Results were unobserved. Twelve
ships of this squadron participated in the mission as follows: #630, Squadron
Lead, Lt. Yavis and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #618, Lt. Whitten and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #806,
Lt Dickson and crew; #116,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #225,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #431,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #909,
Lt. Comstock and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #333 (322nd), Lt. Templeton and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
19
March 1945:
Plauen
,
Germany
was the 317th mission for the group. The synthetic oil plant at Bohlen was the assigned target. Due to cloud cover, the group bombed the number 3 target which was
Plauen
by H2X methods with unobserved results. The
323rd Squadron took their turn and were “stood down” for this
mission.
20
March 1945: There was no
mission scheduled for the 20th. Ground school and training activities were carried out with fair results.
21
March 1945: On the 21st of March, the group completed their 318th mission by attacking Rheine-Salzbergen Airfield. All three
squadrons bombed visually with excellent results. Major Taylor, Squadron Commander, led the group in ship #145 (324th) with the “A” crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #806,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #777 (324th) (Dep. Gp. Lead), Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #639,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #540,
Lt .Borgstrom and crew; #225,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #379,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #841, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #263, Lt.
Thompson and crew; #431,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #615,
Lt. Dean and crew. All twelve ships
and crews returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
22
March 1945: The German
Military Camp at
Dorsten
,
Germany
was attacked on this day visually
with fair to good results. Target
was well hit but bomb pattern is well scattered. Thirteen ships of this organization took part in the mission as follows; Squadron Lead, #479,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #909, Lt.
Scofield and crew; #806,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #379, Lt. Brown and crew; #263,
Lt. Dean and crew; #615,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #431,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #225,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #610 (401st), Lt. Smiekel and crew. All
thirteen returned safely and there were no abortives.
23
March 1945: The
marshalling yards at
Coesfeld
,
Germany
felt our bombing as the strike photographs show good to excellent results. Of the twelve ships and crews that took part, all returned safely to base
and, of course, there were no abortives. The
following participated: #588 (324th) squadron lead, Lt. Hoffman and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #939,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #909,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #841,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #615,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #566 (324th) Lt. Dean and crew; #880 (324th) Lt. Brown and crew; #225,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #263,
Lt. Hunt and crew. This was the
group’s 320th mission.
24
March 1945: The 24th was an unusual day for this group but not for the first time for this group to
complete two missions in the same day. Early
morning the target was
Vechta
,
Germany
. All three squadrons bombed the airfield visually with good results. The three twenty-third took their turn at “stand down” so did not
participate in this mission. However,
in the afternoon, the 323rd squadron flew the high squadron with
Ridgewell and Nuthempstead, attacking the airdrome at Twente-Enscheden,
Holland
. This squadron bombed
visually with excellent results as per the strike photographs. Thirteen ships and crews participated in this second mission for the day,
all returning safely to base with no abortives. #478, Lt. Williams
and crew flew lead; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #615,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #777(324th),
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #623 (324th), Lt. Harvey and crew; #220 (324th), Lt. Dean and crew; #379,
Lt. Brown and crew; #431,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #618,
Lt. Comstock and crew; #035 (401st), Lt. Lawson and crew; #116,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #225,
Lt. Marinson and crew.
25
– 27 March 1945: For
these three days, there was no flying, except for a few transition flights. Practice missions were not made due to hazy conditions. However, a training flight did take place on the 27th for some
of the newer members of the group. Aside
from this, ground school and training activities were carried out with fair
attendance, as per this squadron is concerned. There were a few pre-flights made to break in some new engines.
28
March 1945: The 323rd squadron took part in the group’s 323rd mission to bomb the aero
engine factory at
Spandau
and the Stendal Marshalling yards. The lead and low squadrons and six ship element of the high squadron
bombed the No. 2 target by PFF methods with unobserved results. The high squadron leader, with five of his ships and 2 from another
squadron, bombed the No. 3 target (Stendal by PFF methods) with unobserved
results. Twelve ships of this
squadron led the division as follows: Major
Thompson with an “A” crew in ship #471 leading the division; #116,
Lt. Dean and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #630 (Dep.
Division Lead), Lt. Scofield and crew; #038 (322nd), Lt. Constock and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #909,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #615,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #263,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #225,
Lt. Hunt and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
29
March 1945: There was no
mission scheduled for the group. Ground school and training activities were
carried out.
30
March 1945:
Bremen
,
Germany
was bombed visually. Pin-pointing
was made on the shipbuilding yards with good to excellent results. Of the thirteen ships and crews of this squadron participating, all
returned safely to base with aborts nil. #471,
Lt. Williams and crew leading the squadron; #263,
Lt. Dean and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #116,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #225,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #636,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #431,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #276,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #841,
Lt. Lawson and crew; #306 (322nd),
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #540,
Lt. Comstock and crew; #591(322nd),
Lt. Templeton and crew.
31
March 1945: The
group’s 325th mission for the total ending March, 1945. The group bombed the railway station at
Halle
and
Aschersleben
,
Germany
. Lead and high
squadrons bombed
Halle
by PFF methods with unobserved results. The
low squadron, while on the bomb run, ran into a collision course with another
formation; and was unable to drop their bombs. 5 A/C made a 360 and bombed
Halle
, the other 7 bombed A M/Y at Aschersleben visually with good results. Our squadron’s twelve A/C furnished the low squadron as follows: #630, Lt. Hoffman
and crew; #379, Lt.
Martinson and crew; #276, Lt. Thompson and crew; #615,
Lt. Scofield and crew; #618,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #205 (324th), Lt. Hunt and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #568 (324th), Lt. Blanchet and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #843 (401st), Lt. Dean and crew; #217 (401st), Lt. Smiekel and crew; #504 (401st), Lt. Holliday and crew. All returned safely and there were no aborts.
SUMMING
UP MARCH 1945: The 323rd Bomb Squadron completed 185 sorties for the month of March, without an abortive.
Ship #909 holds the ETO record to date (April 12, 1945) of 132 completed missions without an abortive. An
article concerning this ship and its ground crew appeared in a March issue of
“Yank”, and also the “Stars and Stripes”. This article was submitted by the squadron’s executive officer, Major
Edward J. Butler.
The
squadron supplied 6 men in February and 3 men in March for the infantry quota.
Thus ends
the month of March, 1945.
APRIL
1945: Prepared by Capt. Laurence E. Baird & Sgt. Dull
1
– 4 April 1945: There
were no operational missions on these days. Ground school and training activities were carried out by this squadron. On the 4th, our squadron took their turn and were “stood
down” even though the group participated in a mission to
Fassberg
,
Germany
.
5
April 1945: A mission to
the ordnance depot at
Grafenwohr
,
Germany
with excellent results of our group’s bombing on the number one target. The squadron participated by sending twelve aircraft and crews, all of
which returned safely to base and without an abortive. The following completed this mission: Major Taylor and the “A” crew in ship #471,
flying CBW lead; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #276,
Lt. Dean and crew; #630 (Dep. CBW lead), Lt. Scofield and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #939,
Lt. Cochran and crew; #841,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #263,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #909,
Lt. Hunt and crew; and #615,
Lt. Holliday and crew.
6
April 1945: No
operational mission on the 6th, ground school as scheduled.
7
April 1945: Thirteen A/C
of this squadron participated in a mission to the Airdromes at Kohlenbissen
and Fassberg, Germany. Very
good results were obtained on this attack. We had no abortives and all ships and crews returned safely to base. Following are those participating in this mission: #471, Lt. Williams
and crew; #431, Lt.
Holliday and crew; #939,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #615,
Lt. Shambaugh and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #263,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #225,
Lt. Ward and crew; #841,
Lt. Schilley and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #618,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #276,
Lt. Hunt and crew.
8
April 1945: On the 8th,
the locomotive repair shops at
Stendal
,
Germany
felt the effect of our bombing. Even
though attacked by “PFF”, methods, strike photographs show excellent
results. Twelve of our A/C took
part in this mission. They were: #471, Lt. Yavis
and crew; #276, Lt.
Dickson and crew; #116, Lt.
Blanchet and crew; #909, Lt. Scofield
and crew; #615, Lt. Hunt
and crew; #431, Lt.
Holliday and crew; #263,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #225,
Lt. Ward and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #939,
Lt. Dean and crew; #540,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #841,
Lt. Schilly and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
9
April 1945: The group
participated in a mission to
Oberpfaffeniofen
,
Germany
. This squadron took their turn and
was “stood down”.
10
April 1945: An attack on
the Ordinance Depot at
Oranienburg
,
Germany
, proved to be another very excellent pinpoint bombing mission by this group. This squadron led the attack sending twelve A/C led by Major Thompson,
C.O.. Also leading the group in
ship #471, with the
“A” crew; #379, Lt.
Martinson and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #630 (Dep. Op. Lead), Lt. Skawienski and crew; #615,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #225,
Lt. Ward and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #263,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #841,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #939,
Lt. Dean and crew; #116,
Lt. Schilley and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were not abortives.
11
April 1945: On the 11th,
an attack on the underground oil storage plant at
Freiham
,
Germany
was made with very
excellent results. This squadron
participated by putting up 13 A/C although #116 aborted due to mechanical failure. All
returned safely to bases. They
were: #792 (401st), Capt. Williams and crew; #843 (401st), Lt. Martinson and crew; #225,
Lt. Ward and crew; #163,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #276,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #615,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #618,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #939,
Lt. Dean and crew; #841,
Lt. Schilley and crew; #116 (aborted), Lt. Hunt and crew; #638,
Lt. Harvey and crew;
12
April 1945: No
operational mission scheduled. Ground
school as usual.
13
April 1945: An attack on
the railway center at
Neumunster
,
Germany
, was carried out with
excellent results. This squadron
furnished 12 A/C for this attack as follows: #471, Lt. Yavis
and crew; #618, Lt.
Martinson and crew; #615,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #263,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #840,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #225,
Capt. Ward and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #276,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #844 (324th), Lt. Schilley and crew; #841,
Lt. Hunt and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
14
– 15 April 1945: There
were no operational missions on these two days. The squadron took their “stand down” on the 15th while
rest of the group attacked a target in the Rochefort
area in
France
, with excellent results.
16
April 1945: Our squadron
led the group on the mission to
Regensburg
,
Germany
to strike a railway
bridge. Excellent results were obtained. Twelve
A/C of this organization participated as follows: Lt./Col. Taylor (Squadron Commander), also group lead in ship #471 with the “A” crew; #263,
Lt. Dean and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #852 (322nd), (Dep. Group. Lead) Lt. Skawienski and crew; #841,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #540,
Lt. Schilley and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #615,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #737,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #225,
Capt. Ward and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew, #088 (322nd), Lt. Phagan and crew. All
returned safely and there were no abortives.
17
April 1945:
Dresden
,
Germany
was our target on the railway center. Strike
photographs show good to excellent results. 13 A/C of this squadron participated as follows: #471, Lt. Thompson
and crew; #615, Lt.
Smiekel and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #225,
Capt. Ward and crew; #618,
Lt. Dean and crew; #843 (401st) also aborted, Lt. Schilley and crew; #263,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #116,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #035,(401st),
Lt. Harvey and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #431,
Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Phagan and crew; #540,
Lt. Templeton and crew. All
returned safely to base but #843 and crew aborted due to mechanical failure.
18
April 1945: Bombing was
done on the marshalling yards at
Rosenheim
,
Germany
with excellent results being obtained. Twelve
A/C of this squadron flew as follows: #471,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #615,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #153 (324th), Lt. P. Borgstrom and crew; #225,
Capt. Ward and crew; #276,
Lt. Dean and crew; #431,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #772 (324th), Lt. Harvey and crew; #151 (324th), Lt. Dickson and crew; #841,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew. All returned
safely to base and there were no abortives.
19
– 20 April 1945: No
mission was scheduled for the 19th. The 20th, the group attacked
Brandenburg
,
Germany
. Hits on the marshalling yards
were good to excellent, even though by “PFF” methods, this squadron was
“stood down”.
21
April 1945: bombing was
made on the Marshalling yards at
Munich
,
Germany
by H2X methods. Results believed good. 12
A/C of this squadron participated: #471 (Group Lead), Major Reid and crew; #116,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #618,
Lt. Whitten and crew; #630 (Dep. Gp. Ld), Lt. Blanchet and crew; #755 (322nd), Lt. Harvey and crew; #379 (aborted), Lt. Schilley and crew; #276,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #088 (322nd), Lt. Dean and crew; #909,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #095 (322nd), Lt. Smiekel and crew; #225,
Lt. Bloodworth and crew; #591 (322nd), Lt. Phagan and crew. All
returned safely to base. #379
aborted due to mechanical failure.
22-24
April 1945: No
operational missions were scheduled for these days.
25
April 1945: This mission
was our last one for this theatre, although, it wasn’t known at that time. This made the 340th mission for the group and for ship #909;
140 completed missions without an abortive, still holding the ETO record. This last attack was made on an airfield at
Pilsen
,
Germany
. Good
results were obtained. 12 A/C of
this squadron participated as follows: #630,
Lt. Thompson and crew; #225,
Lt. Dean and crew; #116,
Lt. Hunt and crew; #615,
Capt. Ward and crew; #540,
Lt. Borgstrom and crew; #963 (322nd), Lt. Schilley and crew; #276,
Lt. Dickson and crew; #379,
Lt. Martinson and crew; #636,
Lt. Harvey and crew; #909,
Lt. Blanchet and crew; #263,
Lt. Templeton and crew; #841,
Lt. Phagan and crew. All returned
safely and there were no abortives.
26-30
April 1945: No operation
missions were scheduled. Ground
school and training activities were carried out as scheduled.
TOTAL
FOR APRIL: this squadron
flew 135 sorties with
only three abortives due to mechanical failures.
Ship
#909 has completed its tour
in the ETO with 140 missions,
but will still do its share in the revival missions.
THUS
ENDS THE MONTH OF APRIL AND, ALSO, OUR BOMBINGS WITHIN
EUROPE
.
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