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· "MISSION SUMMARY"

MISSION N050 13TH. APRIL I 1944

94TH. CoMBAt 8oMB ~NG 401sr. BOMBARDMENTGROIP (H)

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HISSIOlT No. 50 Date: /3 APR. 44

TO: SCHWEINFliRT, GER.·

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Illustration No. 4(a)7/9

A. KUGELFISCHER.

B. FICHTEL & SACHS A.G.

C. V.K.F. (WERK II).

DEUTSCHE STAR . .

V.K.F. (WERK I).

TYPE A

OFFICE OF IJJ LUOE CE OJI'll!cm? S TIO. 128 - APO 551

U. S. APJlY

SU c:: Comoanta of Crews Part1c1 ting in Kiesion to Scmr inturt, 13 pril 1~44.

10 Co~iab Officer, ~tat!on 128, APO 557, .s. A~. (1hru Lt. Col. B. K. oorbeea snd L~. Col. A. c. Broo~).

1. jor Delwyn E. Silwr. Group ,o der, requested that the n spaper "S ra and tripea" be notitiod that the Luturatte bas net been entirely eli-mi.Dated rrca thD skies.

2. Lt. G4tcn·,• R. vanDyke, Nt.vi& tor A/0 9943, eayt lw had only two •ed tlar~• in h11 airoratt. The entire crew of thin aircraft (Lt. illi&m J. elly, Pilot) t.hinka P-47 '• abould ohazat;e lack to white no••• w-..d or red becau.ae tlwy are confuaed with •llK>. 1'hey also believe P-5l•a ahould ha whit no••• Lt. Daniel J. Co)'U, Co-Pilot, atatea that 8•2 br1et1n& thia 1110mia did no't include reference to places lulro fighter rencio•Wus a to takll p~ •

&. Lt. Benjamin u. Jolmaon, Jr., Pilot A/C 0060, al.•o •ntioJWd ~n. tact that brietin& die DOt c~soloae point or rendeavouo.

4. Althou&h triancUy ti hter eooort •• &••rally deaoribed •• e!'t'eotiw, Lt. Beajamb1 H. Johaaon, Jr., Pilot A/c 0050, wondered why -51 '• ho were

ivillg top cover did no coM down whan Ue-109' re at cldn 7 ainuwa 'tbetore ~ rget rc&ehod. Lt. V1Acent J. Kamblsld, Pilot A/C 1083. thou •ht there wu & eoaroity ot friendly .f1 ghtera over the target area, aa d!.d Lt. ion o. Iragu, Jr., . iloto A/C 999 , bo lao a-cated. tobat tl»re an re cieairable poait.iona to fly than low box.

5. Lt. rion o. gan, Jr .. , loto A/C 9993, a ya hie crew aeede .,r-. lunch to take alon.g.

6. The o!'*w of Lt. ua r. O'Neil, Pilot A/c 15Wl, would rather ba.,. hotoaas for breaktut 1u ad. of dried eg a.

7. .or• ot Lt. ul • Campbell, Pilot A/c 1521, -rery JIUoh appr -ci u the late briet!Dg (0700 houra), which e~~&blec1 tM to a.Leep longer.

a. Lt. to C. Pruitt, Co-Pilot A/C 1072. believeD he in& ahould have baed O.tend. on thlt en ooaat; beoaaae tlul tlak th re ia mown to be very

accurate.

• ;;j ... ~. Jolm c. u .. k, L ~G A/C 1072, saya the enoloaec1 W&iat window ot the 110dif1ed B-170 l1a1ta hie ~e ot tirea M could have had •ny .,r• ahot• in an Ulaldified. B-17.

10. Lt. Robert P. lah. Piloto /C 6448, st&~a ~hat o.W.oua clouds extenuiq to an dtltudl or 20,000 teet create an idltal •it tion t'or eneay A/C. aad are pr1aar1ly reaponsible tor th~ los• ot bomber• e~ wheD an a.er-

w~lming tt,h r eaoort 11 preae t.

11. Lt. ot C-t7•s tl

rvin J. Christena •• Pilot /C acrose t tr t io p tte. ~ j

• ed that a tormatloa took ott thi rni -

12. Lt. Karl c. OWens, Jr., Pilot A/c l4v6, highly oo 1fo•d tor at1ok11lg to his CUD• although wouaded.

18. Lt. no~rt • alsh, Pilot ~c 8448, ~oo nded hia bom rd1er. Lt. Guy R. Por"'»r, for bravery ho·m hile auia'tiag in gettinR out bo a

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whiob atuc.lc on the ok, d then, while ~Uing a walk-around oxygen bottle w ioh el pped out o hiB hand d fell •..o ear h, oranld 1 bo b-bay doore shut.

14. L't. rlT.On L. _laor., Pilot .jc 704:), cot· ncs hi OG, '~'/Sl:t• Carl D. A d rson, or retuaint to ve hia r111.dio ev~n 'thoU&h hie right lee we.a ahattered by a 20 tam. shell. Lt. I·rancia u. to,arty, Bolabardler on this rn, lett hia poa't atwr boaba away, applied a touniquet to Sg ~· nderaoua

le , :av him a druc and de biQ ccatortable. Duri thin t!mn L • John • cvm•ry• Navigator, to ok onr thl noBe guna ana contin~d firin at> a•tackinc airora!"t in a nner whlch r fHllted in ubm! a!on ur 2 combat ola1u. Inc1-d nt !ly,. Lt. ilson 1 n d thil dly shot up aircraft with no brakea ina

nn r 1'ibich a o0111ll'JCnt d upon by a. n ber or a.!.rcraf't co n.a ere.

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2. L • eat atatea tha bNalc:tut •• poor and that tblly ba.cl to •lt truok U.- o"har orew oha ad ir ww.

1. L"• D. Ji. tephana atatea that a beautiful job !a vigat10D waa do,_ aud that ~· route abould liNt t101m 1ato Qei"laDy ata1n.. Alao. nate4 tl t J'Mkh.et a "r:f poor.

•· Lt. •• aDd s•p»• apr•••• «Wa.re w attend oroup Critique tor pllotl ad oo-pilou, ao aanr;atora and laoabardiera ou t the beD~· tit ot Group Critique .ioh oould be aooo.p11~ b,y a auppl ... Dtary Crl 1que tor aa•ica~ra &Dd boabardlera.

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M!SSIOF TO SC '.'EH"FURr , GERl1A rY 13 April 1944

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RCU ~ : The enemy coast is crossed in the vicinity of the COXYDE-Furu;~s A/F in BELGiill~ . Thence strai~ht SE, running 3outh of Gm' rT , BRUSS~LS an LIEGE . The E-LGIJ..N- GE:ffi.J,N is cro ssed at a point just north of the BELGI!N-GEffi/..A~J-LUXEI·iBUtill border. The for-mation will turn Sast at a point approximately five north of /Offi.:S , \v i cn lies bet een 1.,IESBI,...RHA:!-!AU~Z -FR\~JK:o:; carr Certain , ir 0orps Briefing Officer

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