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Summary:
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The effort on this mission was to bomb German V-1 rocket sites. Since bad weather was expected, the Group was prepared to bomb using Gee-H and H2X methods. However, the weather in the target area was so bad up to and above the briefed bombing altitude that the formation found it virtually impossible to stay together. The High Box Leader dropped his bombs using the Gee-H technique, but only three other aircraft of his Box were close enough to be able to drop with him. All other members of the Group were forced to return to base with their bombs.
No enemy fighters or flak were encountered, and of the 941 American bombers and 310 fighters operating over the Continent, not a single loss was reported.
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