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Summary:
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On this mission the 401st not only led the 1st Air Division but put up the equivalent of four squadrons. Three squadrons, making up the 94th Combat Wing "A" Group, were armed with 250 pound General Purpose bombs and 120 pound Fragmentation bombs, while one squadron (the 614th) made up a "screening force". This force preceded the main force and dropped Chaff to disrupt the flak radar in the target area.
Because of a solid undercast, bombing was again conducted by PFF methods, and no observation of results was possible. Flak was moderate at first (possibly the result of the release of Chaff by the Screening Force) but became intense and fairly accurate later. Three of the Group's ships received major flak damage and 28 others received minor damage. No enemy aircraft were encountered, and no injuries were incurred.
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