Summary:
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On this mission the 401st put up three 10 ship squadrons making up the 94th Combat Wing "A" Group, part of a broad attack by the 1st and 3rd Air Divisions on rail targets throughout Germany. The weather was clear, and the three Lead bombardiers all hit their assigned aiming points with good results. The total bomb patterns were not as good as expected, but this was attributed to inexperience in flying the new 30 ship formations. The Luftwaffe hit the 3rd Air Division, downing five B-17's, but the 1st Air Division, including the 401st, was unscathed.
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