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Summary:
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After the earlier briefed mission to Germany was scrubbed, 24 aircraft in two 12 ship Boxes, designated "Force A" and "Force B" were dispatched to bomb a chemical plant in Belgium. Two bomb runs were made, but cloud cover prevented visual sighting, and the Group had been ordered not to drop unless the target was positively identified. The two Forces therefore returned with their bombs. No flak or fighters were encountered.
One account states, however, that the mission was simply a "cover" for a very different kind of operation code named "Batty". This was said to be a B-17 with T.V. guided bombs in an attack on a target in Holland. The source and accuracy of this account are not known.
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