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303rd Bomb Group (H) History
December 19, 1943
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: VIII Bomber Command Mission 158: 5 B-17's drop 1 million leaflets on Paris, Amiens and Chartres, France at 2059-2135 hours; no losses or casualties.
December 19, 1944
303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 288
Target: Tactical Troop Support at Blankenheim, Germany
Crews Dispatched: 39
Length of Mission: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Bomb Load: 12 x 500 lb H.E. M43 bombs; 12 x 500 lb G.P. bombs
Bombing Altitudes; 21,550 & 22,400 ft
Ammo Fired: 1,080 rounds
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December 19, 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: Mission 756: 328 bombers and 45 fighters are dispatched to hit tactical targets (rail and road junctions, rail and road chokepoints and railheads) in the Luxembourg and Ehrang and Koblenz, Germany area to impede the German counteroffensive launched in the Ardennes on 16 Dec using PFF: 1. 144 of 172 B-17s hit 6 tactical targets and 24 hit the secondary target, the Koblenz marshalling yard without loss. 2. 62 of 156 B-24s hit 2 tactical targets and 82 hit the secondary target, the Ehrang marshalling yard; 2 B-24s are damaged beyond repair; 11 airmen are KIA. 3. The missions above are escorted by 37 of 41 P-47s; they claim 7-0-1 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 P-47s are damaged beyond repair; 1 pilot is WIA.
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