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364 Combat Missions of the 303rd Bomb Group (H)
With Mission Reports and Lead Crew Photos
November 1942 - April 1945

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Copies of the actual Mission Reports are available for review and research at these locations:
Idaho Military History Museum, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
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MISSION
REPORTS
DATE TARGETAIRCRAFT **
T/O - NE - Lost
LEAD CREW
PHOTOS
Mission 001Nov 17, 1942 St Nazaire, France16 - 16* - 0  
Mission 002Nov 18, 1942 St Nazaire, France21 - 2 - 0  
Mission 003Nov 22, 1942 Lorient, France18 - 7 - 0  
Mission 004Nov 23, 1942 St Nazaire, France12 - 0 - 1  
Mission 005Dec 06, 1942 Lille, France20 - 5 - 0  
Mission 006Dec 12, 1942 Rouen, France 20 - 12* - 2  
Mission 007Dec 20, 1942 Romilly, France 21 - 7 - 2  
Mission 008Dec 30, 1942 Lorient (Keroman), France16 - 6 - 0  
Mission 009Jan 03, 1943 St Nazaire, France17 - 3 - 4  
Mission 010Jan 13, 1943 Lille, France19 - 1 - 0  
Mission 011Jan 23, 1943 Lorient/Brest, France 21 - 2 - 7  
Mission 012Jan 27, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany11 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 013Feb 02, 1943 Hamm, Germany (cxl-WX)11 - 11 - 0  
Mission 014Feb 04, 1943 Osnabruck, Germany 13 - 6 - 1  
Mission 015Feb 14, 1943 Hamm, Germany (cxl-WX) 17 - 17 - 0  
Mission 016Feb 16, 1943 St Nazaire, France14 - 2 - 2  
Mission 017Feb 26, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany19 - 7 - 0  
Mission 018Feb 27, 1943 Brest, France16 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 019Mar 04, 1943 Rotterdam, Holland18 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 020Mar 06, 1943 Lorient, France18 - 1 - 1  
Mission 021Mar 08, 1943 Rennes, France19 - 7 - 0Lead
Mission 022Mar 12, 1943 Rouen, France18 - 6 - 0  
Mission 023Mar 13, 1943 Amiens/Longeau, France20 - 1 - 0  
Mission 024Mar 18, 1943 Vegesack, Germany20 - 0 - 3Lead
Mission 025Mar 22, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany18 - 3 - 0  
Mission 026Mar 28, 1943 Rouen, France18 - 1 - 0Lead  High
Mission 027Mar 31, 1943 Rotterdam, Netherlands20 - 3 - 2Lead
Mission 028Apr 04, 1943 Paris, France23 - 3 - 1Lead
Mission 029Apr 05, 1943 Antwerp, Belgium21 - 4 - 0  
Mission 030Apr 16, 1943 Lorient, France21 - 5 - 0Lead
Mission 031Apr 17, 1943 Bremen, Germany29 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 032May 01, 1943 St Nazaire, France 19 - 9 - 2  
Mission 033May 04, 1943 Antwerp, Belgium27 - 6 - 0Lead  High
Mission 034May 13, 1943 Meaulte, France21 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 035May 14, 1943 Kiel, Germany27 - 2 - 1360BS  358BS
Mission 036May 15, 1943 Heligoland Island, Germany24 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 037May 17, 1943 Lorient, France 21 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 038May 19, 1943 Kiel, Germany27 - 4 - 0Lead
Mission 039May 21, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany19 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 040May 29, 1943 St Nazaire, France30 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 041Jun 11, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany25 - 6 - 1Lead
Mission 042Jun 13, 1943 Bremen, Germany27 - 4 - 0Lead
Mission 043Jun 22, 1943 Huls, Germany28 - 2 - 1Lead  High
RecallJun 23, 1943 Villacoublay, France21 - 21 - 0Lead
Mission 044Jun 25, 1943 Hamburg, Germany25 - 3 - 3Lead
Mission 045Jun 26, 1943 Villacoublay (Paris), France20 - 20* - 0Lead
Mission 046Jun 28, 1943 Beaumont Le Roger, France18 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 047Jun 29, 1943 Paris, France19 - 19 - 0Lead
Mission 048Jul 04, 1943 Le Mans, France24 - 4 - 1Lead
Mission 049Jul 10, 1943 Poix/Abbeyville, France26 - 23* - 0  
Mission 050Jul 14, 1943 Paris, France 21 - 1 - 1  
Mission 051Jul 17, 1943 Hannover, Germany27 - 27* - 0 [A]Lead
Mission 052Jul 24, 1943 Heroya, Norway20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 053Jul 25, 1943 Hamburg, Germany20 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 054Jul 26, 1943 Hamburg, Germany20 - 5 - 0Lead
Mission 055Jul 29, 1943 Heligoland Island, Germany20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 056Jul 30, 1943 Kassel, Germany23 - 4 - 1Lead
Mission 057Aug 12, 1943 Geisenkirchen, Germany20 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 058Aug 15, 1943 Amiens, France 20 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 059Aug 16, 1943 Paris, France20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 060Aug 17, 1943 Schweinfurt, Germany 29 - 2 - 0  
Mission 061Aug 19, 1943 Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands20 - 9 - 2  
Mission 062Aug 23, 1943 Search Mission 6 - 0 - 0  
Mission 063Aug 24, 1943 Diversion Mission 18 - 0 - 0  
Mission 064Aug 27, 1943 Watten, France20 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 065Aug 31, 1943 Amiens-Gilsy, France20 - 11 - 1Lead
Mission 066Sep 03, 1943 Rommilly/Seine, France19 - 4 - 0Low
Mission 067Sep 06, 1943 Stuttgart, Germany19 - 2 - 2Lead
Mission 068Sep 07, 1943 Brussels, Belgium14 - 1 - 0  
Mission 069Sep 09, 1943 Douai, France18 - 0 - 0  
Mission 070Sep 16, 1943 Nantes, France19 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 071Sep 23, 1943 Nantes, France 19 - 4 - 0  
Mission 072Sep 27, 1943 Emden, Germany20 - 14* - 0Lead
Mission 073Oct 02, 1943 Emden, Germany20 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 074Oct 04, 1943 Heddernheim/Frankfurt, Germany 21 - 6 - 1Lead
Mission 075Oct 08, 1943 Bremen, Germany22 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 076Oct 09, 1943 Anklam, Germany20 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 077Oct 10, 1943 Coesfeld, Germany21 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 078Oct 14, 1943 Schweinfurt, Germany20 - 2 - 2Lead
Mission 079Oct 20, 1943 Duren, Germany19 - 19* - 2Lead
Mission 080Nov 03, 1943 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 23 - 1 - 0  
Mission 081Nov 05, 1943 Gelsenkirchen, Germany19 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 082Nov 16, 1943 Knaben, Norway20 - 20* - 0Lead
Mission 083Nov 26, 1943 Bremen, Germany35 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 084Nov 29, 1943 Bremen, Germany20 - 5 - 2Lead
Mission 085Dec 01, 1943 Solingen, Germany20 - 3 - 2Lead
Mission 086Dec 05, 1943 St Jean D'Angley, France 20 - 20* - 0Lead
Mission 087Dec 11, 1943 Emden, Germany20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 088Dec 13, 1943 Bremen, Germany40 - 3 - 0A-High  B-High
Mission 089Dec 16, 1943 Bremen, Germany20 - 0 - 0  
Mission 090Dec 20, 1943 Bremen, Germany21 - 3 - 3Lead
Mission 091Dec 22, 1943 Osnabruck, Germany20 - 20* - 0Lead
Mission 092Dec 24, 1943 Vacqueriette, France 27 - 18* - 0Lead
Mission 093Dec 30, 1943 Ludwigshafen, Germany33 - 3 - 1Lead
Mission 094Dec 31, 1943 Ship Osorno (near France)20 - 20* - 0  
Mission 095Jan 04, 1944 Kiel, Germany37 - 21* - 1Lead
Mission 096Jan 05, 1944 Kiel, Germany 23 - 11 - 1  
Mission 097Jan 07, 1944 Ludwigshafen, Germany36 - 2 - 0Lead High Comp
Mission 098Jan 11, 1944 Oschersleben, Germany38 - 6 - 11Lead    Low
Mission 099Jan 14, 1944 Le Meillard, France18 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 100Jan 21, 1944 Bois Coquerel, France29 - 7* - 0A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 101Jan 29, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany39 - 1 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 102Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 36 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 103Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany39 - 10 - 1Lead  Low
Mission 104Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany38 - 6 - 0A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 105Feb 05, 1944 Orleans, France20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 106Feb 06, 1944 Dijon, France23 - 22*- 1Lead
Mission 107Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany22 - 5 - 0Lead
Mission 108Feb 11, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 21 - 6 - 2  
Mission 109Feb 20, 1944 Leipzig, Germany38 - 6 - 1  
Mission 110Feb 21, 1944 Diepholz, Germany36 - 18* - 0Lead
Mission 111Feb 22, 1944 Aschersleben, Germany36 - 4 - 5A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 112Feb 24, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany27 - 3 - 2Lead
Mission 113Feb 25, 1944 Stuttgart, Germany 31 - 4 - 0Lead
Mission 114Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France23 - 13* - 1Lead
Mission 115Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 31 - 5 - 1Lead
Mission 116Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 27 - 27* - 0  
Mission 117Mar 04, 1944 Bonn/Köln, Germany 27 - 5 - 0  
Mission 118Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany27 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 119Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany22 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 120Mar 09, 1944 Berlin, Germany18 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 121Mar 16, 1944 Augsburg, Germany 29 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 122Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany29 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 123Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 23 - 1 - 0  
Mission 124Mar 20, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany21 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 125Mar 22, 1944 Berlin, Germany28 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 126Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany 28 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 127Mar 24, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 22 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 128Mar 26, 1944 Wizernes, France 20 - 1 - 1  
Mission 129Mar 27, 1944 Chartres, France 26 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 130Mar 28, 1944 Dijon/Longvic, France 22 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 131Mar 29, 1944 Stedorf, Germany 22 - 0 - 0  
Mission 132Apr 09, 1944 Marienburg, Germany40 - 9 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 133Apr 10, 1944 Brussels/Evere, Belgium21 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 134Apr 11, 1944 Sorau, Germany 33 - 2 - 0High  Low
Mission 135Apr 13, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany20 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 136Apr 18, 1944 Oranienburg, Germany 35 - 2 - 1  
Mission 137Apr 19, 1944 Kassel, Germany21 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 138Apr 20, 1944 Sottevast, France28 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 139Apr 22, 1944 Hamm, Germany30 - 1 - 2Lead
Mission 140Apr 24, 1944 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 28 - 4 - 3Lead
Mission 141Apr 25, 1944 Metz/Frescaty, France 21 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 142Apr 27, 1944 Sottevast, France18 - 1 - 0Lead    Low
Mission 143Apr 27, 1944 Toul/C'de Metz, France20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 144Apr 29, 1944 Berlin, Germany 20 - 2 - 2  
Mission 145Apr 30, 1944 Lyon/Bron, France20 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 150May 04, 1944 Berlin, Germany (Recall)33 - 33* - 0 [B]  
Mission 146May 07, 1944 Berlin, Germany36 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 147May 08, 1944 Berlin, Germany18 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 148May 08, 1944 Sottevast, France19 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 149May 09, 1944 Thionville, France12 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 151May 11, 1944 Saarbrucken, Germany37 - 0 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 152May 12, 1944 Merseburg, Germany17 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 153May 13, 1944 Stettin-Posen, Germany13 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 154May 15, 1944 Mimoyecques, France20 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 155May 19, 1944 Berlin, Germany37 - 2 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 156May 20, 1944 Orly, France 12 - 0 - 0  
Mission 157May 22, 1944 Kiel, Germany12 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 158May 23, 1944 Saarbrucken, Germany22 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 159May 24, 1944 Berlin, Germany38 - 4 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 160May 25, 1944 Blainville, France 24 - 0 - 0 Lead    Low
Mission 161May 27, 1944 Mannheim, Germany37 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 162May 28, 1944 Cologne, Germany19 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 163May 28, 1944 Rotha-Dessau, Germany16 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 164May 29, 1944 Posen, Poland35 - 0 - 0A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 165May 30, 1944 Halberstadt, Germany36 - 4 - 1A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 166May 31, 1944 Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands12 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 167Jun 02, 1944 Dannes, France 19 - 0 - 0  
Mission 168Jun 02, 1944 Juvisy, France 12 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 169Jun 03, 1944 St Cecily, France 19 - 0 - 0  
Mission 170Jun 04, 1944 Le Touquet, France 34 - 2 - 0  
Mission 171Jun 05, 1944 Azeville/Caen, France 35 - 0 - 0A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 172Jun 06, 1944 Caen, France - D-DAY 34 - 2 - 0Low Lead
Mission 173Jun 06, 1944 Caen, France - D-DAY 6 - 6* - 0   
Mission 174Jun 06, 1944 Vire S. Noir, France - D-DAY33 - 2 - 0  
Mission 175Jun 07, 1944 Flers/Noireau, France36 - 2 - 0  
Mission 176Jun 08, 1944 Orleans, France 48 - 2 - 0  
Mission 177Jun 10, 1944 Nantes, France36 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 178Jun 12, 1944 Cambrai/Epinoy, France36 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 179Jun 13, 1944 Evreux, France 40 - 4 - 0  
Mission 180Jun 14, 1944 Creil/Coulom, France39 - 3 - 0  
Mission 181Jun 15, 1944 La Possonnier, France36 - 1 - 0A-Lead  C-Lead
Mission 182Jun 16, 1944 Juvin Court, France40 - 3 - 0  
Mission 183Jun 18, 1944 Hamburg, Germany36 - 2 - 0  
Mission 184Jun 19, 1944 Fiefs/Predefin, France40 - 0 - 0  
Mission 185Jun 19, 1944 Fiefs/Predefin, France40 - 0 - 0  
Mission 186Jun 20, 1944 Hamburg, Germany 39 - 4 - 1  
Mission 187Jun 21, 1944 Berlin, Germany42 - 3 - 3A-Lead    B-Lead
Mission 188Jun 22, 1944 Wizernes, France 14 - 1 - 1  
Mission 189Jun 22, 1944 Lille, France 26 - 2 - 1  
Mission 190Jun 24, 1944 Bremen, Germany 33 - 1 - 1  
Mission 191Jun 25, 1944 Toulouse/Francazal, France 13 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 192Jun 25, 1944 Sens/Coulanges, France21 - 4 - 0Lead  High
Mission 193Jun 28, 1944 Juvin Court, France26 - 1 - 1  
Mission 194Jun 29, 1944 Heiterblick (Leipzig), Germany36 - 8 - 1Lead    Low
Mission 195Jun 30, 1944 Le Culot/Coxyde, Belgium 35 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 196Jul 05, 1944 Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands39 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 197Jul 06, 1944 Beaumetz/Les-Aire, France38 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 198Jul 07, 1944 Muckau-Leipzig, Germany38 - 4 - 0Lead
Mission 199Jul 08, 1944 Etaples, France 39 - 2 - 0  
Mission 200Jul 09, 1944 Chateaudun, France37 - 1 - 0  
Mission 201Jul 11, 1944 Munich, Germany 38 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 202Jul 12, 1944 Munich, Germany 40 - 1 - 0A-Lead  B-Lead
Mission 203Jul 13, 1944 Munich, Germany 38 - 3 - 1  
Mission 204Jul 16, 1944 Munich, Germany 20 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 205Jul 17, 1944 Peronne/Jussy, France50 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 206Jul 18, 1944 Peenemunde, Germany38 - 0 - 0  
Mission 207Jul 19, 1944 Hollriegelskreuth, Germany37 - 2 - 1  
Mission 208Jul 20, 1944 Dessau, Germany37 - 2 - 0  
Mission 209Jul 21, 1944 Lugwigshafen, Germany39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 210Jul 23, 1944 Creil, France 38 - 2 - 2  
Mission 211Jul 24, 1944 St. Lo, France 38 - 1 - 0  
Mission 212Jul 25, 1944 St. Lo, France 39 - 12* - 0  
Mission 213Jul 28, 1944 Merseburg, Germany37 - 0 - 0  
Mission 214Jul 29, 1944 Merseburg, Germany51 - 4 - 0  
Mission 215Jul 31, 1944 Munich, Germany 38 - 2 - 0  
Mission 216Aug 01, 1944 Orleans/Bricy, France 39 - 0 - 0  
Mission 217Aug 03, 1944 Fresnoy/Crepieul, France39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 218Aug 04, 1944 Peenemunde, Germany39 - 0 - 0  
Mission 219Aug 04, 1944 Graveline-Fleury, France11 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 220Aug 05, 1944 7 No-ball Targets, France 39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 221Aug 06, 1944 Genshagen, Germany39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 222Aug 07, 1944 Chartres/St. Ouen, France37 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 223Aug 08, 1944 Caen, France 36 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 224Aug 09, 1944 Pirmasens, Germany41 - 0 - 0  
Mission 225Aug 11, 1944 Brest, France38 - 3 - 0  
Mission 226Aug 12, 1944 Metz, France 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 227Aug 13, 1944 Eureux-Bernay, France39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 228Aug 14, 1944 Stuttgart, Germany 39 - 0 - 0  
Mission 229Aug 15, 1944 Wiesbaden, Germany39 - 0 - 9  
Mission 230Aug 18, 1944 Liege/Val Bendit, Belgium39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 231Aug 24, 1944 Merseburg, Germany39 - 4 - 2  
Mission 232Aug 25, 1944 Anklam, Germany 15 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 233Aug 27, 1944 Esbjerg, Denmark37 - 12* - 2  
Mission 234Aug 30, 1944 Cauche D'Ecques, France39 - 20* - 0Lead
Mission 235Sep 03, 1944 Ludwigshafen, Germany39 - 3 - 0  
Mission 236Sep 05, 1944 Ludwigshafen, Germany39 - 3 - 0Lead    High
Mission 237Sep 08, 1944 Ludwigshafen, Germany39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 238Sep 09, 1944 Ludwigshafen, Germany37 - 4 - 1  
Mission 239Sep 10, 1944 Stuttgart, Germany 26 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 240Sep 11, 1944 Lutzkendorf, Germany 26 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 241Sep 12, 1944 Brux, Czechoslovakia 26 - 3 - 2Lead
Mission 242Sep 13, 1944 Eisenach-Merseburg, Germany15 - 8 - 2Lead
Mission 243Sep 17, 1944 Eindhoven, Netherlands 37 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 244Sep 19, 1944 Osnabruck/Hamm, Germany36 - 1 - 0  
Mission 245Sep 21, 1944 Mainz, Germany30 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 246Sep 26, 1944 Osnabruck, Germany39 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 247Sep 27, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 248Sep 28, 1944 Magdeburg, Germany 28 - 4 - 11  
Mission 249Oct 02, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany38 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 250Oct 03, 1944 Wesseling-Cologne, Germany38 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 251Oct 05, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany 38 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 252Oct 06, 1944 Stralsund-Politz, Germany31 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 253Oct 07, 1944 Dresden, Germany 35 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 254Oct 09, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany37 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 255Oct 11, 1944 Wesseling, Germany 47 - 2 - 2Lead
Mission 256Oct 14, 1944 Saarbrucken, Germany 26 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 257Oct 15, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany13 - 0 - 1High
Mission 258Oct 17, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany34 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 259Oct 18, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany27 - 2 - 0  
Mission 260Oct 19, 1944 Mannheim, Germany35 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 261Oct 22, 1944 Brunswick, Germany39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 262Oct 25, 1944 Hamm, Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 263Oct 26, 1944 Munster, Germany 48 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 264Oct 30, 1944 Hamm, Germany39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 265Nov 01, 1944 Gelsenkirchen, Germany48 - 4 - 0Lead
Mission 266Nov 02, 1944 Sterkade, Germany 49 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 267Nov 04, 1944 Bottrop/Hamm, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 268Nov 05, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 269Nov 06, 1944 Bottrop/Hamm, Germany 46 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 270Nov 09, 1944 Metz, Germany 39 - 2 - 2Lead
Mission 271Nov 10, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany52 - 1 - 1A-Lead  D-Lead
Mission 272Nov 11, 1944 Gelsenkirchen, Germany39 - 2 - 1Lead
Mission 273Nov 16, 1944 Weisweiler/Echweiler, Germany55 - 0 - 0  
Mission 274Nov 20, 1944 Gelsenkirchen, Germany 50 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 275Nov 21, 1944 Merseburg, Germany39 - 2 - 4Lead  High
Mission 276Nov 23, 1944 Gelsenkirchen, Germany26 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 277Nov 26, 1944 Altenbecken/Osnabruck 58 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 278Nov 27, 1944 Offenburg, Germany40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 279Nov 29, 1944 Misburg (Merseburg), Germany39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 280Nov 30, 1944 Zeitz, Germany39 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 281Dec 02, 1944 Oberlahnstein, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 282Dec 04, 1944 Soest, Germany43 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 283Dec 06, 1944 Merseburg, Germany39 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 284Dec 09, 1944 Stuttgart, Germany 42 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 285Dec 11, 1944 Mannheim, Germany 52 - 4 - 0  
Mission 286Dec 12, 1944 Merseburg, Germany38 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 287Dec 18, 1944 Koblenz, Germany 40 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 288Dec 19, 1944 Kall/Blankenheim, Germany39 - 0 - 0  
Mission 289Dec 23, 1944 Ehrang, Germany 43 - 0 - 0  
Mission 290Dec 24, 1944 Merzhausen, Germany 50 - 2 - 1  
Mission 291Dec 27, 1944 Euskirchen, Germany 42 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 292Dec 29, 1944 Bullay, Germany42 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 293Dec 30, 1944 Kaiserlautern, Germany 41 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 294Dec 31, 1944 Neuss, Germany41 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 295Jan 01, 1945 Kassel, Germany39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 296Jan 03, 1945 St. Vith, Belgium43 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 297Jan 05, 1945 Nider-Breisig, Germany41 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 298AJan 06, 1945 Cologne (Köln), Germany 41 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 298BJan 07, 1945 Kall, Germany 40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 299Jan 08, 1945 Schweich/Koblenz, Germany40 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 300Jan 10, 1945 Bonn/Hanglelan & others, Germany 43 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 301Jan 13, 1945 Mannheim, Germany41 - 1 - 3  
Mission 302Jan 15, 1945 Ingolstadt, Germany26 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 303Jan 17, 1945 Paderborn, Germany41 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 304Jan 20, 1945 Mannheim, Germany40 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 305Jan 21, 1945 Aschaffenburg, Germany13 - 1 - 2  
Mission 306Jan 22, 1945 Sterkrade, Germany 26 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 307Jan 23, 1945 Neuss, Germany13 - 0 - 0  
Mission 308Jan 28, 1945 Cologne (Köln), Germany16 - 0 - 0  
Mission 309Jan 29, 1945 Siegen, Germany29 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 310Feb 01, 1945 Mannheim, Germany 39 - 1 - 0  
Mission 311Feb 03, 1945 Berlin, Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 312Feb 06, 1945 Friedrichoda, Germany39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 313Feb 09, 1945 Lutzkendorf, Germany39 - 1 - 3Lead
Mission 314Feb 14, 1945 Dresden, Germany39 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 315Feb 15, 1945 Dresden, Germany39 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 316Feb 16, 1945 Langendreer, Germany39 - 21* - 1 [C]Lead
Mission 317Feb 19, 1945 Gelsenkirchen, Germany38 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 318Feb 20, 1945 Nurnberg, Germany 39 - 2 - 0Lead
Mission 319Feb 21, 1945 Nurnberg, Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 320Feb 22, 1945 Ulzen, Germany 39 - 3 - 0Lead
Mission 321Feb 23, 1945 Kitzingen, Germany39 - 0 - 0  
Mission 322Feb 24, 1945 Hamburg, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 323Feb 25, 1945 Friedrichshafen, Germany38 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 324Feb 26, 1945 Berlin, Germany 39 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 325Feb 27, 1945 Leipzig, Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 326Feb 28, 1945 Hagen, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 327Mar 01, 1945 Bruchsal, Germany39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 328Mar 02, 1945 Chemnitz, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 329Mar 03, 1945 Hannover, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 330Mar 04, 1945 Ulm, Germany39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 330AMar 06, 1945 Air-Sea Rescue 4 - 0 - 0  
Mission 331Mar 07, 1945 Dortmund/Harpenerweg, Germany39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 332Mar 08, 1945 Essen, Germany 39 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 333Mar 10, 1945 Schwerte, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 334Mar 11, 1945 Bremen, Germany40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 335Mar 12, 1945 Betzdorf, Germany40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 336Mar 14, 1945 Minden, Germany 40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 337Mar 15, 1945 Zossen, Germany 40 - 0 - 1  
Mission 338Mar 17, 1945 Bohlen/Erfurt, Germany 40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 339Mar 18, 1945 Berlin, Germany 40 - 2 - 2Lead
Mission 340Mar 19, 1945 Plauen, Germany 39 - 0 - 1Lead
Mission 341Mar 20, 1945 Hamburg, Germany 39 - 0 - 2Lead
Mission 342Mar 21, 1945 Hopsten/Hesepe, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 343Mar 22, 1945 Buer, Germany 40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 344Mar 23, 1945 Gladbeck, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 345Mar 24, 1945 Furstenau, Germany 35 - 1 - 0Lead  Officers
Mission 346Mar 24, 1945 Twente-Enschede, Netherlands 14 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 347Mar 28, 1945 Berlin/Spandau, Germany 40 - 0 - 3Lead
Mission 348Mar 30, 1945 Bremen, Germany 37 - 1 - 1  
Mission 349Mar 31, 1945 Halle, Germany 34 - 1 - 0C-Lead
Mission 350Apr 03, 1945 Kiel, Germany 39 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 351Apr 04, 1945 Unterluss, Germany 40 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 352Apr 05, 1945 Bayreuth, Germany 42 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 353Apr 06, 1945 Leipzig, Germany39 - 0 - 2Lead
Mission 354Apr 07, 1945 Hitzacker, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 355Apr 08, 1945 Schafstadt, Germany34 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 356Apr 09, 1945 Wolfratshausen, Germany38 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 357Apr 10, 1945 Oranienburg (Berlin), Germany 39 - 1 - 1Lead
Mission 358Apr 11, 1945 Freiham, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 359Apr 14, 1945 Bordeaux/Royan, France 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 360Apr 15, 1945 Bordeaux/Royan, France 42 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 361Apr 16, 1945 Straubing, Germany 39 - 0 - 0Lead
Mission 362Apr 17, 1945 Dresden, Germany 41 - 0 - 2Lead
Mission 363Apr 20, 1945 Treunbrietzen, Germany 42 - 1 - 0Lead
Mission 364Apr 25, 1945 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 42 - 0 - 1Lead

**
T/O: Number of B-17s that took off on the mission.
NE - Non-Effective Sorties: Number of B-17s that had abortive or abortive sorties missions or failed to drop bombs properly. The " * " after some indicates B-17s that did not abort the mission but dropped no bombs after reaching the target or failed to find and bomb the target are included. Most, but not all, of these B-17s brought their bombs back to Molesworth.
Lost: Number of B-17s that were lost over enemy territory, that ditched, that were abandoned in air over friendly territory or in the U.K. or that made emergency crash landings in friendly territory or the U.K. and were salvaged.

[A]: Mission was recalled
[B]: Mission recalled - CD-ROM showing 36 A/C that took off is incorrect
[C]: CD-ROM and mission report folder correctly show 39 A/C that took off with 1 abort and 1 a/c lost. The mission Summary Chart incorrectly shows 40 a/c scheduled and dispatched. There were 21 aircraft with Non-effective sorties; Low Squadron (12 B-17s) - Lead B-17 dropped early and others followed; Lead Squadron - 1 abort and 2 B-17 jettisoned bombs after being hit by flak; High Squadron (6 B-17s) jettisoned bombs or dropped prematurely.

[Research by 303rd BGA Historian Harry D. Gobrecht]
[AIRCRAFT: T/O - NE - Lost compiled by Bill Owen]