Mission No. Twenty-One – October 22, 1944

Target: Braunschweig – Tank & Engine Factory
Bomb Load: 6-500# G.P.; 6-M17 Incendiary
Gas Load: 2400 gallons
Briefing: 0745
Plane: X4934 – Million Dollar Baby
Position: #1, #3 Element, High Sqdn., 41st “A” Gp.
T.O.: 1026 Land: 1703 Time: 6 hours, 37 minutes
Left Base: 1121 @ 10700′
Bombs Away: 1437-1/2; 28800′; -42 degrees C.
Distance: 1046 SM

Remarks: Finally changed targets.  Bombed by instruments.  GEE H. Light flak.  No damage.  Very easy mission.  Let’s have more.

[Note: This was the 379th Bomb Group’s 218th mission.]