Ludwigshafen, Germany
Heavy at target — red, white, and black flak bursts
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From William Orient's flight log: aircraft logged as '535-O', B-24H. Carried 2,000-lb bombs to Karlsruhe; flak encountered. Duration 7:00. Aircraft not matched to a DB record - candidates 42-51535 'Misery Wagon' and 44-10535 'Roy's Boys' (both 328th BS, call letter O) unconfirmed.
Mission eleven carried the crew to the marshalling yards at Karlsruhe. The route came in over Camiers, through Laon, Nancy, and Luxembourg to the target, returning by way of Stuttgart, Lille, and Ostende. Hughes flew on the flight deck. Over the target the flak was heavy, the crews noting bursts in red, white, and black. Cloud cover was complete and results could not be observed. Three 2,000-pound bombs went down through the overcast. One aircraft was lost and three men with it; seven others had bailed out elsewhere. Their own aircraft, "Maulin Mallard," returned without damage and all crew safe.