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Summary:
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On this mission the 401st provided three 12 ship squadrons, comrising the 94th Combat Wing "C" unit. Because of heavy cloud cover, the Lead and Low Squadrons dropped on the Mannheim marshalling yards using PFF (radar) technique with unobserved results. However, the High Squadron, whose lead bombardier, Captain D. W. Fesmire, was flying his 121st mission, was able to bomb a target of opportunity at Karlsrue with excellent results.
No enemy aircraft were encountered but flak over the target and en route resulted in major battle damage to four aircraft and minor damage to twelve others. Two crew members were wounded, one seriously.
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