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326th Squadron
a/c 338069 P

Take-off:   0710
Land:   1440
landed at Manston, wounded
landed 1940 base

Target Attacked:   target of opportunity Zeitz
Time:   1145
Altitude:   24,500 feet
Heading:   295°

# bombs dropped:   5 1,000
Observations on bombing:   salvoed on center of town

E/A:   6 109s seen
Complete Tactics:
6:00 level and broke below
two passes
chased by P-51s
did not attack in any given formation

Fighter support:   good

AA:

Unusual phenomenon:   none

Route Followed:
in formation to friendly territory then let down as oxygen was low
followed brief course to England
landed at Manston
low on gas

Crew observations:   none

Crew illnesses/casualties:   RW ankle shattered

Crew Suggestions:   none

Assembly:
Group:   normal
late; had to change ships
Wing:   normal

Damage:
#4 engine feathered
tanks out
# 3 plenty of flak
wing hole two-inch diameter
vertical control cables out
Cat AC

Signing Officer:   J. Moriarty

326th Squadron
a/c 48281 A
lead high squadron low group

Take-off:  0651
Land:   1505

Target Attacked:   target of opportunity   Altenburg   4959-1226
Time:   1143
Altitude:   25,000
Heading:   213°

# bombs dropped:   5 1,000

E/A:
Complete Tactics:
1215-1245 ... shot down
camouflaged OD
2nd attack from 6:00 low
turned out to 3:00 w/i 75 feet
this followed by various paths
contrails used great advantage
Enemy use of friendly fire:
1 B-17 3,000 ft above this a/c
290° silver plane
which crew suspects was used as an observer...
first seen at 1116-1125 between IP and target B-17 at 31,000 ft

Fighter support:   excellent

AA:

Unusual phenomenon:
...red flame in the middle of the flak
area...
assembled red stick six ft long
continued burning ... seemed to hit ground still burning

Route Followed:
with formation to target
after bombing Altenburg a/c headed due W, then rejoined briefed course

Crew observations:
1245 2 Me-109s shot down by P-51s just south of Eisenach
1023-1245 Smoke screen at Frankfurt
1042 Schweinfurt 1042
          Lake
1051 Plauen (15 miles due west of town)

all observations from 26,000 ft

Crew illnesses/casualties:   none

Crew Suggestions:   none

Assembly:
Group:   good
Wing:   good

Damage:  2 small flak holes between first run on primary and second run

326th Squadron
a/c 297299 R
#2 high squadron, low group

Take-off:   0650
Land:   1509

Target Attacked:   vicinity of Altenburg
Time:   1145
Altitude:   29,200
Heading:   175°

# bombs dropped:   5 1,000 GPs
Bombs jettisoned:   none
Bombs brought back:   none

Observations:
ship out to right of formation
...[disk?] turn...after making...primary ...bomb
took all the ... town of Leipzig where the group lead got a direct hit in the bomb bay then formation went to ...[Precis?]

E/A:
...
1205 at Meiningen area in sight
... silver with a yellow ... [and black craft?]
...OD with white cross on wings
Complete Tactics:
came in from 6:00 - 7:00
...
level and low then break away to left, then e/a were firing rockets
Enemy use of friendly fire:
B-17 with [triangle] S and orange stripes

Fighter support:   good until return to right over target

AA:

Unusual phenomenon:   none

Route Followed:
leader made right turn over Leipzig and then over...Belgian coast on course

Crew observations:   none

Crew illnesses/casualties:   none

Crew Suggestions:   none

Assembly:
Group:   good
Wing:   good

Damage:  flak holes in wing, nose and aerial

Signing Officer:   ...[R. Money?]

326th Squadron
a/c 297227 P
#2 high squadron, lead group

Take-off:   0648
Land:   1440

Target Attacked:   primary visual
Time:   1122
Altitude:   28,700
Heading:   20°

# bombs dropped:   5 1,000 GPs

Observations:
... plane in group ahead went down in flames over target
one chute seen

Did missing a/c bomb?   did not drop bombs on target

E/A:   none

Fighter support:   excellent

AA:

Unusual phenomenon:   none

Route Followed:   ...

Crew observations:
B-17 ...Oso 5111-03.. made crash landing on ground
alt. 7,500 at 1330
no one seen about the a/c

Crew illnesses/casualties:   none
gassy food caused cramps

Crew Suggestions:   no ammunition for guns

Assembly:
Group:   good
Wing:   good

Damage:  Class A damage

Signing Officer:   J. A. ...[Marvel?]

326th Squadron
a/c 337535 F

[no other information]

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