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| S-2 NARRATIVE REPORT | |
| MISSION DATE: JANUARY 8, 1944 | |||||||||
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MISSION NBR. 1 TARGET: Mostar, Yugoslavia - Airdrome I. CHRONOLOGY The 721st and 723rd Squadrons participated in this first mission of the 450th Bomb Group. Twenty-four tons of bombs were carried by each squadron and dropped on the target from an altitude of 19,000 - 19,500 feet. The Group was escorted by P-38's from the 82nd Fighter Group. II. ROUTE AND ASSAULT There was only minor damage to our aircraft with small holes in wing and tail surfaces and in the fuselage. There were no crew members wounded. The flak was not used in coordination with any enemy fighter attacks as there were no fighters in the area at the time. The only evasive action taken was to tighten the entire formation. III. RESULTS Light cloud cover over the target prevented any accurate and creditable hit observations. IV. ENEMY RESISTANCE A. Fighters: None observed or encountered. B. Flak: There were four points of contact with flak. One at the Southeast comer of the airdrome, one at the Southwest corner of the airdrome, and one at the Northeast comer of the airdrome and one at the Northwest corner of the airdrome. The bursts were from heavy guns of medium intensity and of the aimed variety with accuracy as to altitude. V. OBSERVATIONS Many warehouses and storage dumps, and some ground activity was observed at the City of Metkovic, Yugoslavia. There was one freighter seen at the docks of Makarska, Yugoslavia, believed too be of medium size. VI. CONCLUSION
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