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xeavy overcast and generally bad weather conditions oaueed abandon- asn t of t h i s mission against Gerrnan targets when our a i r c r a f t were 30 - 42 . '- yr; .

' * .. miles off the Dutch coast. 83 planes (61 B-17's and 22 B-24's) were dis- ~ a b h e d , 17 turning baok ea r l i e r than the main formation due t o mechanical . A d other reasons. A l l landed safely, only 4x0 jet t isoning the i r bomb*.

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The whre airborne a t 0825 - OR56 hri & b rende~vous point was '

Ctomer. With 1st Wing leading, oourse was s e t f o r 9utch coast. A t ap,?roximately 530 N. - 04' El turn hack was made. The A/C landdd at bases a t 1128 - 1155 hrs.

p i b b . ; - Clouds b u i l t up ?sapidly t o ten-tenths. There were three layers, one at

r e ' ' . . , 12,000 ft, one a t 16 G 18,000 f t and one a t 25,000 ftwith heavy aloud bank , appearing over continent. Extreme cold and ie ing conditions were encountered.

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;40i:- - a A s ingle engined enemy a i r c r a f t was f i r e d upon by one B-24, The fire

waa not returned and no claims are made. 2 ; ' 3 e ; , 1 .?.I . ? . 6 ;

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Day Operation - 4 February 1843 bli88ioIl NO. 33

t . " ' . Target - a d e n - v.

GROUP DISPATSZELI ATTACXINQ LOSSES CLAIMS - -

Wi Lil ciovxis obsouring the primary and secondary targets, 91, 303, 305 and 306 Groups turned t o B-den as a l a s t resort . 381 x 500 KE were dro;)psd on Emden and vicinity with resu l t s generally obscured by cloud L-13 smoke screens. The 205 Sroup d i d not bcmb due t o unsatisfactory v i s ib i l i ty . Strong enemy opposi t lon was encountered w i t h 54 engagements taking plscs. of the f i v e 3-178s l o s t , f o x are i.ej:ieved t o have ~.esulted from E/A action and one from ~ ~ ~ I O W I I cmses. ?

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44 and 93 Grai l~)s tur i led back b e f o r e r e d - l i n g t i e .,utch ;)east, r e p o r t i n g many mechanical d i f f i c u l t i e s due t o tht, extreme co ld , (below t h e r e ~ i s t e r i n g c a p a c i t y cf t h e the r~cone t e r , L. 3. , -43 ,:, ) ,

s 5-17 and a B-24, h s v i n ~ t u rned bask e a r l y , s i g h t a d ari eneay convoy a t 5 3 ° 2 0 ' ~ . 05' E. They a t t a cked , dro2pinz 10 x 503 HI; m d 12 x 500 HE L

r e s p e c t i v e l y , an,: nea r mis aas were renor ted .

ROUTE >A9 CERO!qdLOGY 1 91, 303, 305 and 306 Sroups took o f f from bases a t 0852 - 0953.Erse, proceeded t o Sut tori S r i d ~ e , Cromer, Texel , Lingen, Wiedenbruck, Brernen and Xmden (1200 - 1215 i l r s ) . O n the way back t h e Dutch C m s t was c ro s sed a t ', 'lieland, th6lc:e t o E n g l i s h coas t . hidings wsre a t 1400 - 1445 hours.

44 and 93 Groups became a i r b o r n e t r t 0843 -0906 Ip s . , proceeded $0

S u t t o n Bridge and Cromer and fo l lowed 1 s t Xing. F a r t h e s t o i n t reached by 44 th Group was 53' ??, 4' E, The 93rd Group had 3 a i r c r c , f t go a s f a r a s 53'05' N, O R 0 5. Sases were r.?ached k t 1106 - 1217 h r s .

-miTY3R: F r o 3 Eng l i sh Coast t o approximate1.y 3%. 4/13-7/10 v a r i 8 b l e ar.d cunlulo-ninbus w i t h c louu to2s nea r 7002 f t . Feyczd 3 t o Dutch

Cosst , c louds were s i m i l a r b u t tops rhnged 16000 - 20000 f t . Over h o l l a ~ d 7/10-8,/10 c louds of aame t ypes a e r a eacounte red a t s w e l e v e l s w i t h low ~ j s i b i l i t y . Going i n t o Se r r any tkwre -.;as o v e r c a s t c l oud ine s s wit11 few breaks , some anv i l - tops ex tend ing t o 25000-30000 ft. There were n o t enough breaks t o s ee prinlary; secondary had s few good b r eaks b d i t u r g e t l u h s obscured by cloud: a t emden g e n e r s l l y 8/10-9/10 c loud p r e v a i i e d w i t h t a r g e t o c c a s i o n a l l y v i s i b l e . Cn r e t u r n t r i p cbo ;~f l s t3ps det:retisacl t.o 6000 - 7000 f t .

FLAK: S l i g h t ucl i n a c c u r a t e f l a k was e ~ c o u n t e r e d alnlost c o n t i w ~ o u s l y over - -the con t i nen t . Due t o heavy cloud cover a c c u r a t e i d e n t i f i c a t i o x of ins t t i l l , . .

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t i o n s was r r sven t ed . I t i s be l i eved t h a t f l a k was encour t s ~ 3 d it m d e r , Vl ie lhnd , Te r sche l l i ng , $lackenbruck and Lingen.

BOIILING WSiTLTS : 1ST X K G . FiOT ROJ!B Il?G BROTiGHT

GRWP A/C BOhBIIiG TIEG ALTITLDE VrdIGUT TARGET - - cTE?TLSOEJE7> ?&CK

44 0 - - - - - - - - 1.5 (4 168x503 9 3 0 - - - - - - - - 6 22x500 50x500

TOTAL 3 9 381x500 47 52x533 417x500 (a ) 10x590 on convoy (5) 10x500 maccotu, ted ( ) 20x533 L ~ Q ~ ~ C O U ~ ~ Q ~

( d ) 12xSC10 dropoed on convay

EPCOUiZTERS: Yore t h a t f i f ' ty E/A were seen, w< th ~ n m y a t t a c k s f r o v v i c i n i t y of Enden, over coas t , clnd w e l l ou t t o sea. FPT19O*s, FfElO9'8, ?EEllOte and JU8Rts were enco~; i te rod , sirqle-engir-sd and twin-engined a l r c r a f t being i n approximately equal proport ioas . It i s be l ieved .that f o u r of o i i r l o s s e s were due t o ~ / b act ion.

REIISOIJS FOR A/C 70T 3OBLBIXG TOJiGE?S :

91e t Group (1) 1 a/c b a l l t u r r e t

303rd G.rou2 (6 ) 2 a/c supercharger f a i l u r e 3 a/c maci:ine gun f a i l u r e s 1 a/c cloud-obscured t a r g e t s

305th G r o u ~ (18) 1 a/c machine gun f a i l u r e 1 a/c l a t e f o r f or:lal;ior_

16 a/c cloud-obscured t a r g e t s

44th S ro~?? (15) 1 Q/C personnel f a i l u r e 3 a/c f rozen guns 2 a/c e l e c t r i c s u i t s f a i l u r e s 2 a/c supercharger f a i l u r e 7 &i/c e a r l i e r r e t u r n s made formation t o o snlsil

S3rd Sr.3up ( 6 ) 1 a/c engine and heating w i t f a i l u r e 1 a/c prop -o~enoC and oxyzen f a i l u r e 1 a/c so lenoi2s aria g itrs f r o z e 1 a h t u r r c t , gyrc yonpass and _orup golrenor f r o p 1 a/c engines pad t u r r e t f a i l u r e 1 a/c e l e z t r i c s u i t fa; 1:u-e

CASUALTIES: I n addi t ion t o the 50 crew i i ~ e ~ b e r s missing f'roln the l o s t ai rcrafts the fo l lawinc c a s u a l t i e s q re r e ~ ~ o r t e d : one :?3ji i.rL ?-?- crfovl TiGC s?r :-~~. .s ly wounded. (hosp i t a l i zed ) Sixt9c~ crew lliembars from the 1 s t %inc.; Groups were s l i z h t l y woui-nded or frosthit . t .en ( r io t E:ospitali~eci.) , aar! s e v e r a l nir?or f r o s t h i t e - . ~ s e s a r e r s ~ n r t e d fr-7j.1 2ud T i n s Groups.

OBSER7JATIOP;S: h c o x o y , r e f e r r e d t o above, w a s sizbted of f t h e F r i s i o n Is lands, headed S v:tfi~ve s t .

Severa l oT our .k/C' re-jortcd that; o m df t h e 5 : p F s s L ~ ? '-17'- c o l l i d e d w i t h an 7 ~ 1 9 0 near 9 4 ~ n .

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. . Squadron 367 t l ~ , :,q, (TI) A/C Nunber !~?j.?:@ J

Tot:.l ti:.? f o r co~rple te mission 3: 7 7 Date 7 ~ F m ~ g ~ 2 , 194j.

Cp . ?Jc ;E..?!!, :". J. IS+,, L t . G -) ::5 I * A!!D.-, .':. T ':/5@

N o W?J,L:d2i9 F&F. 1st, Lt. G , (=OLIE?TX J o E. Szt -.L.-

B. Lx.i%, J. 2nd. Lmt. G. sum JT. 2.' 7. ,s, Lgt.

E . -- :,Cx:;.:n?G, -.- T ~/.$t* G. c:3;2cIG, 2*2J* :;/'sgt. "-

e I I S S I O N L@ilDING L I S T

Squadron 367th Bomb Sq. (R) A/C mber 42w5378

Total time for complete ,e: :ion 2 t l 0 ~~t~ 2 February 1943

P.'PIIWIWII., E- C-- R**

CP . GO-

N. C-. 2nd Lieut. GO*

B. A. J.. , let Weut. R, Q.,,- S n t . G.

C, ~,._r/Sgt. G.-L D-B d&&* E

'MJRmm BACK

/ . , 3 '%~Y,/s ' 'd 'S 'DEV~~S '3

?&/s '% 8y&by lr'3 9-g:

"+Bt-,:bL OX or '&mhL(3d3 '3 *%nar? puz "c. *,L 8~a~~ *;J

'%8~/5 ' *E *I- a '~~co-, '3 '%mT? PsrZ "t' C0'~~&7'3m 'd3

'%%/A OX miL, 'L~ZLX *H *%naT? %ST ' 'h % 'SO'T~SS 'd

~I-ISSION LOADING LIST.

4 6 E L ) A/C Nmber Q-244.66 Sc-~sdron a -

Total time f o r cotripletc mssion3:lrj Date 2 February 1943

P. STLEP, 7. if., 1st List. R. EZPU3. D. 3. . T/SE~,

CP.:SLEE1, 7,. C., 2nd Lieut. G . CL*iW, 2. C. . S/SPL

N. STZZUSS, ;?. I:. , 2nd Lieut, G. S m D . J, B., s/s&,

E-ISSION LOADING LIST

,Po-uadron 369th- B&. ,Q . (H) A/c Nunber U 2 U 8

Total t i m e f o r coroplete mission 3:30 Date 2, February 19k3

P. HENNEST. E. J . 1 s t . Ueut. R. DBENMM. B. H. S a t .

CP.~TTI&IO@I. R. D. 2nd. Ueut. G . FANN. W. C , Sgt . N . JONES. C . F. 1st. Lieut G . spELtb(AN. P. J. S d .

COLANTONI . W. 1st. Lieut. G.-ADJUS. R. G. Sgt .

aim i-ISSION LOADING LIST

Squadron 369th. Bomb. .Sa, (H) A/c Number. - 42-25404

T o t ~ l t L L c for cornplete mission 3:30 Date 2 , February 1943

P.MALISZEWSK1, E. P . 1st. Lieut. R . GRF;ENE, H. C. Sgt.

CPRATSON, F. K : 1st. Lieut. G . M)WLER, H . K . Sgt .

N.SCHULSTAD, A. E. 2nd. Lieut . G. B O W , J. T/sgt.

B. McDONALD, W. J . sgt G . WILLIAMS, J. F. S&.

E.FATIGATI, C . A. S@ . G * DAI&X, Re d m Sgt . /

iISSION U)ADIE.!G LIST -

Squadran 369th. Bomb. so. (HI A/C Number

T o t a l time far complete m i s s i ~ n 3:45 Date 2. Febru~yy 1943

P. TERRY. H. W. Capt. R.GECOWITZ, M. ~ / S u t . CP.HOWARD, J . M. Capt. - GOPAPPAS. P. V. s/S&.

N. BROWN, J . C . 2nd. Lieut. G.S)LITH. C . B . A S/S&.

B, RCYLTER, G. D . 1st. Lieut. G.COX. H . L.- T/S&

E. GORDON, B. , s/s&. G.m@. E. S/S& .

E - I S S I O N LOADING L I S T

Squadron 423rd Born3 Sq (H) A/C Idunber 42-5171 /'

Tota l t i m e f o r co~fiplete mission 3:OC) Datc -. 2 February 43

._ GEORGE, w. , JR. 1 s t ~ t . R. THORNTON. J. H. T / S K ~ .

CF. WLIN, R. 0. 2nd Lt. G. YOST, F. S . S / S ~ t.

N. SIBBMONS, A. V. 2nd Lt* G. GARRIS, J. J e S R ~ .

B. WARNW, M. J . 2nd Lt. G . UaCLENNAN, G. J. S g t .

E. ~CGXEGOR, n. A. s /~et . G . LAMB, E. J. s g t .

l.ISSI.^?J LOADING L I S T --- -

Squsdron 423rdBombSq (H) A/C Nunber 41-24476 /

Tota l time f o r co~rg le t e mission 3:30 Date 2 February 1943

P. JONES. R. We 1st Lt. R**

CP. STEELE. 9, A. 2nd L t - G.=U~*

N . TILLERY, 0. B. 2nd Lt. G. PIOTROWSKI, S / S R ~ .

B. PKELAN, E. E. 2nd Lt. G. SHOOT, J. E. S / S R ~ .

E. E L ~ E ~ B O ~ T H , L. L. S / S E ~ . G . D U R W , C. W* -- - S / S R ~ .

dab i,.IS?,C.;nN LOADING LIL:.

Squadron 423rd ~ o m b sq (H) A/C Nunber 41-24460 4

Total t ine f o r co~riplete mission 3 : 15 Date 2 February 1943

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P . SMITH. R. v. C P L . R. MOUNTAIN. W..B. . s/ssct. I

CP . J O ~ S O N , L. P. 1st Lt. G. HOBBS. J. Me S / S R ~ .

. POLLOCK, E, J. 1st Lt. G . HEWN, R. J . S / S R ~ .

B . KISSEBERTH, S . 8. 2nd Lt. G . SI!I?H,B* J I s/sE t.

E. GIBSON, R . H. s/sgt. ~ , s R O t f , , ---. -- H. F . s / s ~ ~ .

i,-ISSIOM LOADING LIST

Sc-uadron 423rd Bomb Sq ( H ) A/C Nmber 42-5717

Total t i m e f o r co~nplete mission 3 :00 .Date 2 February 1943

P. RARNER, W. H. 1st. Lt. R . ESPITALLIER, E. F. T/s?$.

CP. CARLSON, A. R . 2nd Lt. G. MORGAE-. T. C . s/snt.

N , U T m ; .L,.H.- b% Lt* G . KISLING, R. D. S / S ~ t.

B. KYLIUS, R . E. Z n d L t . G. WE2iTNaRTHD S . M. S g t .

E PFIISON, C.??. ~ / ~ g t . G. - WILLIA?dSD W. E. ~ / ~ g t .

1-ISSION LOADING LIST ,,

Squsdron 423rd Bomb ~q (HI A/C Nu;.iber 42-5720 /

r- lot21 t i x c f o r coiriplete mission 3 :00 Date 2 February 1943

- P. WILSON, J. W4 u j o r R e KIRN. J. K O T / S R ~ .

CP. SALCIDA, M. V. Cap** G. WILSON. do y SAW.

N. SALITRNIK, R. L . l s t Lt. G. HART. 'P. W. S / S ~ ta

B. YNSSI, F. D. l s t L t a G. BEAN, H. R. S / S ~ t.

E . BEZAK, A. T / S ~ t. G. COUNTS, C. M. s/sgt.

i-ISSION LOADING LIST a Squpdron 423rd Bomb Sq (H) A/C Nunber 42-5714 g

Totz? -',ixe f o r co~riplete mission 3 :O5 Date 2 February 1943

CP. HOPICINS, J. E. 1st L t - G , TRENARY, R. W. s /sgt .

N. SASLIN, H. E, 1st L t* G. UcCLtRE, K. N. ~ / s g t .

B. SORNER,G.S* 2 n d L t . G . COLVMD, F. Lo Sgt .

E. BLTJM, F. A. S / S ~ t • G. BAKER, W e V* s / ~ g t *