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Summary:
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Colonel Bowman led the Group and the 1st Air Division, the 401st providing three Boxes making up the 94th Combat Wing "A" formation. Since the target was covered by 9/10 to 10/10th's undercast, bombing was carried out by PFF (radar). However, the bombardiers had one momentary visual check-point, which greatly aided the bomb run, and subsequent information indicated that the target had been hit.
While no enemy fighters appeared, the Group encountered intense and accurate flak, which resulted in battle damage to 25 of the aircraft, five of them classified as major damage.
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