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44th Bomb Group Mission Number
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City |
Country |
Target |
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2/16/1943 |
St. Nazaire |
France |
Airfield |
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Unofficial Mission Summary
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UMS
2/16/43
A return to St. Nazaire today with five ships of the 67th and seven of the 66th Squadron. The 68th did not participate due to the rough treatment received yesterday.
Lt. Long, in aircraft #818 and Lt. Billings in aircraft #354 were involved in a mid-air collision and both crashed.
Also, "Miss Dianne" was credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed, and she in turn, suffered major damage requiring nearly 36 hours to repair. Lt. Cameron's ship included.
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