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Summary:
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This mission was intended to assist General Patton's Third Army in its effort to capture the German bastion at Metz. The 401st put up the 94th Combat Wing "A" Group and carried 1,000 pound armor-piercing bombs. Special aircraft equipped with Gee-H equipment were provided to the 401st by the 303rd Bomb Group.
As the targets were cloud covered, bombing was carried out using the Gee-H procedure, which utilizes two radio beams to establish position. One report indicated that the Group's bombs fell 2 1/2 miles from the assigned MPI while another stated that photos disclosed that bombs dropped by at least one aircraft were in the vicinity of the MPI. In any event, General Patton and others commended the Group for its superior work, which paved the way for the capture of Metz.
No enemy fighters and no flak were encountered except for the "friendly flak" thrown up by American ground troops to mark the front lines.
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