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Narrative - Official Air Force Mission Description Mission Reports 91st BG / 322nd BS Mission Report - 15 A/C of 91st Group attacked marshalling yards at Rouen, France with 6 x 1000 bombs at 1249 hours. 322nd Squadron sent 5 A/C. Group was led by Major Paul Fishburne of 322nd. Group lost one A/C #537, Lt. Coen of 324th lost on the way home. E/A attacked in force. Flak was slight. Group was credited with 2 destroyed, 1 probable. Bombing was excellent. source: 322rd Bomb Squadron / 91BG Mission Report http://www.91stbombgroup.com/ Non-Combat Accident Reports Aircraft: B-17F (#41-24545). Organization: 322BS / 91BG of Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. Pilot: [ground crew]. Notes: ground accident. Location: Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire England. Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5 source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ Mission "Fighter Command" Patrols March 23, 1943 Primary source for mission statistics: Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman   Aircraft Sent Aircraft Effective Bomb Tonnage Enemy Aircraft X-P-D Enemy Aircraft (on gnd) X-P-D USAAF Aircraft X-E-D USAAF Personnel KIA-WIA-MIA Notes 8 8 0.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mission Targets Click blue links for maps, photos and other documents. This will open a new tab in your browser - - Patrol 8 A/C Aircraft Groups Click blue links for info on the group This will open a new tab in your browser. 1ST BOMB DIVISION 2ND BOMB DIVISION 4FG 3RD BOMB DIVISION OTHER (IX AF, HQ, etc) Aircraft Losses Click blue links for info on the MIA aircraft (if known). This will open a new tab in your browser. 1ST BOMB DIVISION 2ND BOMB DIVISION 3RD BOMB DIVISION OTHER (IX AF, HQ, etc)

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