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303rd Bomb Group (H) History
January 30, 1944
303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 102
Target: Twin Engine Fighter Production Center,
Brunswick, Germany (PFF Bombing)
Crews Dispatched: 36
Length of Mission: 6 hours, 25 minutes
Bomb Load: 21 or 42 x 65 lb M47A1 Incendiaries
Bombing Altitude: A Group, 24,400 ft; B Group, 25,300 ft
Ammo Fired: 8,030 rounds
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January 30, 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: Mission 200: 623 B-17's and 154 B-24's are dispatched to hit aviation industry plants in Brunswick, Germany but cloud cover prevents visual bombing; 597 B-17's hit the secondary target, the city of Brunswick and 2 others hit targets of opportunity; the B-24's find dense smoke and contrails over the secondary and 104 bomb Hannover and 39 hit other targets of opportunity; the bombers claim 51-7-27 Luftwaffe aircraft; 18 B-17's and 2 B-24's are lost, 3 B-17's are damaged beyond repair and 104 B-17's and 11 B-24's are damaged; casualties are 4 KIA, 14 WIA and 206 MIA. Escort includes 635 P-38's, P-47's and Ninth Air Force P-51's; they claim 45-15-31 Luftwaffe aircraft; 2 P-38's and 2 P-47's are lost, 2 P-38's, 3 P-47's and 2 P-51's are damaged; casualties are 1 WIA and 4 MIA. Mission 201: During the evening, 5 of 5 B-17's drop 1.2 million leaflets on Chateauroux, Brest, Chartres, Le Mans and Caen, France without loss. Mission 202: In a night Oboe Mk II test, 1 B-17 drops 2 bombs on Duren, Germany.
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