Summary:
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The 401st, led by Colonel Bowman, provided the Lead and Low Boxes of the 94th Combat Wing on this mission to bomb synthetic oil refineries supplying fuel to the Luftwaffe. Strike photos indicated fair bombing results, most of the bombs falling short of the MPI, although some struck the MPI. While there were a number of enemy aircraft in the area, friendly fighter support was numerous and effective in keeping the Lufwaffe at bay. Flak was encountered en route and in concentrations over Merseberg.
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