r1.":~UJ"Jtrut3 JO6TH ~~l!E1I'4 Gt{~p (ii)Oiticu of the L"lte~enco ()l':icer

tinit9d 'Jt~tos r'OI'CO~

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,i.PO 5'37 "l2th Septel1lber" 1944

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I.) I:; 4. lntel1ig~r.ce NlJ.rrutivc!..:ission: au.~Clnd1 12th SepteJJlbor, 1944

TO .. COCJ!l"J1di"8 ()f.f'icer, 306th BO:Jlb;.:r~ent Group (H)

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JO6th !lew 34 plus t11O Pff ~/c d.[J 40th "J\" CO!:lbat ~ing. English. coa..:st

0<346. hour:J, CrOl:lcr;. er1emy co~t 1027 hours, 5424JI-oo42E; tolloning preceding

Comboii.t..~iDgS7 )(ent a.bout. e~ht.m.il~5 south O!:cou:r8euntU t"nc~ty.mi1es fro.oJ:".. :

Earlin,. than. Mi.ded north~t .to .525lH-IJ42SJ ll33 llOurS; 522l.'J-l4l4E, ll1.O .hour~;

52l5H~l4268,. ~ honrB; I.P. a.t.5106H-l413~, l2l0 hour~; target at 12l9i route.out appro~~tely a,., brisfed..nith :£)el,gian c~tat .?llO}{-0246E, 1448 hours;.C:r-

...,fordne88., .15li:. hours; ba.:Jo J .1553. .7... ' .!.,. ;..; .,..; -.)'. ..:. ..,... .; -..

.~.2~...;.li~~~r. Opp~aiti~n aOOF1:l,hter su~t_. ::': ~ J'\..3 JCb~ ~e" thcs turu l1Ort..h o.L' £jerlinl ttu.6e or rou.r jet p,r<opalled s/c" ..

leaving contrO1i1.a fOlr abovel n.OOtravolli.n.g very f~~t., 'j;cre :Jeen to s~eep do~nth6 col~ of cc:D.b.;,t. Tli~8 ~ front to N-r. 'l1~13re ",~ .a group str~~lin,g. b.a.ci-

ly ~w't8l.Y behi.nd the 306th. JI.S th.o Jet3 1rtil.U ubovo; thi:J g:roup they de5c.rlbeda wld8 circleJ their contrOlil~ be~ very ~tillCtiv~, iJ.S thouc;h ciesigned t.o mark

the 5POt. ..C~t .')\'ing8 in front. ~ero OOS6rv~ to L6 turnin,g too clo5e to i:.arlin.

J(,'6th le.adcr Dogan alidin& of! to leftJ rrhen A..!i. l'irc breko out in tho ~ddle or

co;r.bat ~ ings ?Lhead 3nd on rizht. Be.t'ora 3Cbth got 6l1tirely clear" on6 a./ c in

l~d group, ~nd leader of higb group were Aard l~t. !~~ ll26; poBit10n~ 5240x,-

IJ40L. LeJa.d groU? held togcth~r ~ol1dly , but h1t;1~ grotlj) loat al titude foll~ing

crlppled le&1.~r~ LoJf group, tr-.ling to g~t cle-..r oJ.' A.Ji. !ire, T{Q.S. run int,o byanothe r .group ~i th rod di.:igonnl acrous ta.il , 'rilich C4;:.\O bargin;J out .rrom right ,

I:!.ircctly throu&b. f.Orc.a.tiollJ breaking up both 6TOUp8.A t thi3 DlCQtlnt ~bout ti~enty !i ve F":':l90D jWOlJJed the di.scrgarii2;ed pl.ar=.ss. -

Ent~re att.a.ck3 did not. ~8t ~N thCln :flvo or 8:...x r.linute8~ b1lt ~ccountad. .tor

3even 306th pla.ne.'3;.~ (;De o.t }fhich crash landed in fu1glAnd. :;..~ .:..

:. lea.d grq~::",hich hung to£other ~olidly ~tS l~t atucked. Re~rt8 nt--.t.:lcks 6n oth~r O!°ii~as being f~ .5 to 7 oJcloc.k, h~J levcl}. ~..low~..!our tc

8i.'tabr'C~~t. Lo5ton~-.t~I...d.ft.to;1.A.f.~. ::~:. , .

.High gro1Jp. 'JfAu ..tt:.Lcked rrOQ 7 to 8 or~lock }!i.gb~lf5ix~brea..st and :fourd~ep'4, lo8'1ng t"t¥o.to .!ightor8, o~ to- AA fire. .; ~, ...

..r.ow &roUp.8t:1.t6!JJ aAbout 25 m19os c~o ~JjJ. II o'clock... high; tiring.~t group to our le!t~lth one F85.. thcn tur~d ~r'.d C4!le iJ.t U3 l..rom 6 o'clocJc,

lo,,~ 1n i'.ivo '.¥C].ve", of .thr~e .-4!i:rcrO1J.'t e~c}~, h.a.l! .I.ollcd ben~t.h u:s &.nd J:en ..w~'/8tueply." Lost. five to tiY)1ter8) 01'-C 0! 7(hic.~ cr~h lAnded In England. ..

T".to. pl~r.e.:J oi' thB high group tagged. on to tho l6~d. R~air.i..'"l6 pl~es

Ol~ Lh~ r~gh and low, ~ith a l..~n ~tr~ggl~r5 ~ith red ~gor~l~ str~gled toge~n~r

irJw group .t'o~-".Ation a.nd ;)ullcd cl~ar .J.zj .5l.s c~~ to th~ resct:.a ...

P-51:J.. fir3t ~een 1Te5t of D~ni:;h c~t ~t 1020, ga...a sul.1f)ort al.l the~~~r to Eerlin. !~~ oi. Berlin tr.e7 vigo~ou~ly at~ack~d eI~.~j' fighters, n~~cu5

dQr:; fi;;;nt:J belnb Deen. Good 8upport. continuo(j ove:- t~1"3~t., 1f~,~r6 5

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8hot down t'WO a.i.rcra1't. b.t. tArget, ~erat..e, lc.., ioo~W'kte bar~, !'ol1cwed b,.~gerJ iDaccur&t. tracking. Damagef LeaJ, 2 ~ight, 1 ~t. Lan, 3 alightl 286vcre ..H1gh., :; ~evere I 1 lost. ..

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: .J.!ter att.a.ck north o.t' Berlin, !lve ai;r~. 0! h1gb group joinad wj,th re-caining ..&1='afi o.r low group. "rh.i;8; ne:u lDw group b.aked oIrt.o t'WO groupa Ah4ad a1Xi~d ~ .&t l2l5 1/2 h0ur"8.. lio 8triko photoe IU-e av&i'Ahl., hut. group ba;sr.. -,b.a,rdier .bel1en.5 bri4!ed prim.ary -wa.rJ hit. ~too. troJ!1 groupa ahe&d ~,.. 8ho. .3COth.,trlk...,...l.e.a.d grou.p rlth t'"O a.ircr&!t !roc high grot1p bOIJb.d. Q.t m9: :.:, -..

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;;.i.':.;..-~c 57S;~ dropped aeY8n..IG268 .a:nd thrO. J.G22:a on prl..i::;o;r. ~:: :.:..,..6:::~:;~~~.t.~.~.':~;.::::.. c : : .~ ! : --~ : '~~.;;,~: ..:; : , .: :', .: .~:;"..!,1:..:.~'..;.~~:;;~~.

..::.:.i:.I":t:Q"""571Oth8 oyer ent1re route. BetW88l1 Berlin &.Irl. W-ge't, 6 to 8/lC}th.;.;top8 2OJCOO. .!elit.. -IAadcr o.r 3cout1n,g Yorco reJXJrt8d. t~t.. he w.Q.S be1.ng jumped b.1 .

O~oC1Y' !i.ghtenJ ha.d to jett1aon U.ck8 and run !or it; therctore 00 target refX;)rt on,"e,at.ber.:,:v::.'. : ~~::.:~..: ..;,.

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..,..: OFthe t-wo ppy a1rcra!t. no.n" scope 0! lc.a.d. did ~ tunct.ion .u:t!icient1:r

tor 8it1'J4r na.yiga.t1.o~ a.1d or poa5ible bOlJbi.ng. DejJut,/ oq~nt borkad well.

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J..bcut .30 t-win enginc a/c on a1rdrCIM j"WJt 8Cuth 0! Lud..~s1U8t.50 to 60 b.arg.e a.lOng Bhino south ot Xoblens..foc~1bly 15 ~~1' a/Q on air~ a.t 5llB!i-l.3~.

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.In- ~Uon.-LO JO6"t1110.;8e~1' tiv. B-178 with red d1AgQ~ yere eee.ngoing dc'WD uDdar !1ghtcr attack norths.Q.Bt 0! Bcrlin..

.-10.; -Aircraft ~t~ Rllrly ..

..A/c ~l t~-1ii:Qk-&t 5J.o7J-o5OOE at ,0951 ho~ due to eD8ir. f-ill~.

Bro ught ba.cJc 10 :x .500 HE .

Jam A .B.URR.9Y AT HER,jL&jor. Air Corp8,GrouP 5-2.

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13 Septtmber ~ 1941+

Intelligence llarrativ6 -Aircrnft Lossesl!is~ioQ: lLUHLA:1D» 12 SepterWer, 1944

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COlilOaodiJlg Officer, .306th Bambartbent Group (H)TO !

The 3o6th lo.st nine aircr~t, 5even to !ight.era (008 A/c, i'O9J-V, pilotDonkin, craah landed in England) ~ two to A.A. gun tire. The38 loss" occurr«ijU3t north ea3t of Berlin at approximAtely 1l30 hour8. A.A. i1re accounted rort...o A/C ju-st before the fi&~ter attacks. Belo-w 13 t.h& COOSetlsua 0! in!orm.a.timfrc:m retllmi!1g crews on e<s,ch A/C\

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Lt. Ero~ ~s t.hiB Chit b.v .A..A.. gun !ire H. ~llil" 521yW -l340Eat 1126. 9 chutes.. one 0!' .hich appe.a,:red not too open. No fire, suoke" or exploa-ion. Lt'4. Era8 alxi Un~ agree iJc hit. b.r .A.~. gun fire.

.it.~. OO?lKnl. A/C 093-V : ..:.~.~::.; H1t bl tig.~te1"s. j(idntained lead for a "hll8 then told Ga5fJm2JJ. ~ Uka..

over. Cr~ lI1Ilded 5 milea S.B. o.f Uan.a'ton. 4 OOiled out oV~ ~and. ~ deaa....Four Tii th 5Ome injurie3. Thrce not hurt. .", .

Lt..BARR. A/C 969-XLt. ~~(5 crcw S.1¥3 thnt ~C explodad ns a rasult or direct hit on

#.3 engine. Lt. Breed's cre" 8ay8 that A/c ha.d all rour- 8l1£ille:J cn tire. 3 chutes.A/C p~eled 0!!, not ~een ony ~ra. Lt. R15k ~» thiB AIG on firc. H1t b7 :ight-e:a. Rxploded. 1 chu~. ,

11.3 o hour 3 .b~. ~:~~~~-~/~...~~5:;~L t .;. <.i.:o:Im 5 a.1 e ti1 i.s A I C cb 1a1 to t igh tar s .have been 01,2 i!1~teadA ",

6-7 chutes. ~

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Lt. ~dam says possibly this A/C do~ ta !ightcr5 at 113.0. 6 to 7 chutes .

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Lt. Adam S~8 thia.~hit by !'lzhtera, lJ.30 hours N. Berlin_. Wont 0!.!to laft. Four cQtas. ro53ibl.v tX)rtS. Lt. Ga3smm DAyS 13 el'lgiIl8 on .fir~. SlidoJ."t to 5:id~. Not observed lJrl7 longer. Lt.. Risk BCl.yS tt1ifJ A/c tail a.ssOI!Ib1i B.~ot.of! .Dropped. out of .for::.a.t.ionJ 11.28.

Lt.S..J.5S~, A/G J~ .,Lt. Underwood Say8 th:i" A/c down ll35..hanr:J" m; !3erlin. IJ engin8 hit

b7 A.A. gun f.irc. A/c spiralled do~ to clood3. Uo 1'iro. 5 cilUt8s obBorved.Lt. ~aaj says this A/C Idt by A..1. gun fire before fighturs arrived. i2 6ad i4~(l!:.i:,.e.' 01.4t. Under c~trol. tIo ct1t.'t85. ~:I'l bo~rs.

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r~d.:i) rOOtA b4ct.:. 1/0 cnut.es .obaerved. f!J e!1g.lno on !iro. I hours. Fl~ea t~m.

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Oomb&t ncg. 1n !ront were ob.oM'.d to b. turnin8 too alo8. to Ber'jn"306th .l.&dor bec&n 8l1dirig 0!! to l.!t , wb.n !1ak brok8 out 1n th.m1dd.l. 0! a~t .1r18. aho£d &nd on rl,ght. ~tore 3C() lot ent1r.'1

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I.8~, «roup hold. together. DO~~f but h1gh'Sroup loat alt1tud. !oUow1TIR;; or1pp;1.td ~8&de~.' .Low arcuP, .~n, to ..t : ole.-.r ot !~J .i.. run 1nto.~ :bl:.~~.r~oup.'With "d d1qonal &cr~~',t&U, wh1oh O&lDe m:r:mv.p..

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1 ing ~- , , ~ .,rl t',.~~~~;,~. ,.;.)'~:~.' ~ tour j.t PropeUel:1 ., 0; e&T '- II.I.-&V.~ V.ry &.t, wer..: :i~~:\:. ;~J;;~::. ..en to p Qown th, OalUW1 ot o~t w1nge !r<:a !ront to re.ar. Thar.t.~~~E~~:~;f ..:;;J..~~;.;;..a. & group .traul1n& b&4lJr i=ediatel:r behirid th. 306. A8 the j.t.:;;~~'(:~'.~f; .~.~,~\i ...n a.bOY. thie group, th81 dl80ribed a ndo circle, .th.1r oontra.1la~~;,:;?~~,~:~ J.:.",.~;:~:. .b.~ Y.17 d1.tinot1 ~ , &. thoUih dt.1inod to IJ£:'k th. 8pOt .;.J~1~!~.:ti1"" I.." ~ ..' I.1\!1\VI.\It;j,i' ..;'\:~'. .

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~he ~ttack~ ~3ted fro~ ll27 tu ~30 hour3. ~vaviJst atLack Was s~n toba l.18d~ 0(\ the pr~c~eding ,;i.')gJ troll1 ;vhich ~ix t.o oi~t ll-17IJ "We~ Geento b8 ;;nocked out 01' I.O~Uon. .'\t~ack5 ';\'e~ t4ade fro:ll. 6 to 7 olcl~klo'T a."1d b t.o 7 olclock h1i.:.b, wit..1 on~ Btta.l:k Q8ain3t th~ lcaQ bax frol2II 01 cloc:< .l.LigIlt.1y hi:;h. !~/i\ ~er., s.Jen to fol.lo~ cri.',":)lad B-173, ke~p-.: .; 1 .!..I-Oir '~~.;...i..!1:.:..).1:.; i.lr~ ..~,LJ .;/.. ..'O'l:~l ;\~;.I'O~C:l to ";1. tni.'l 'jJ t.ol~ J.~~3 U.~ sach attack, then turn ay(~~ 5hArply in 4 r.Jl1. 1.he f1~tarc:)co:.~ '.;Ll5 ;"b:;ellt :i,\:,iJ,~ th" t1.:1e 01' t.'1e att.:.::i'os, but retU;";lc(j, tcf.or.the ::/,. co.o1J I~' a 3eco('.d attack ftfpinst thia .\ing. ?/A \ler8 p.ai.nt~dbluck, dark graJ, und a f~~ Wer8 paintod eilvor.

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':.he J'J()th group, !~i:1g as tha 4Oth :IA: Co;nbat :il'-t~, .':lAf.ie ita tC-""Dnorth 0! ,:.)rl1n, whtfn t.r.reo or rc.xlr j~t-!>roj)-~l1ed .VL: le.:vjJ)t: aoot~f~ ~cove th. fo~~t1an and truvelinG v~r~ I~3t ~ere seen to swe8p d~~.lle colu.rm oi Cc;I¥:>n~ .1.'lg3 1.roB front to r~ar. 7:'1~re \~ l3. nroui' etrag.gl-ill;:; b,:,tl1y i.~<iiat8l:! bt!~i."1d the JCtth ;;rol.:p 1.1 :: ~~ th" jet:J :1ere ~oveti'l1:s ';-;"Oup t;.~;: de:;cri~i a o;rif.i8 cL-c19, the.1.r contrails bcin~ verJ c!.i~tinct, aa thoU&h d~8igned to J:ark the spot.

':o1J:bat .ini,S ~hOiid O~. tr.e 4oJ";.h r'A" ;.:c;;-j:.at .in5 :;era observed to beturni~g too closu to ;~rlinJ so th~ JU6th ~roup l~ader b~~~~ ~l1dL~g 0!!t,;) tha l..a!t 3t. :lbout the SJ.lL1~ tiJre t.hoJ i li1k 't::-ok~ OU~ in th~ ~cd1o 0!our (.Vlobat .,in6s a.l !ad az1d on t.~d rigj1t. L'C:.OM the JOcth group got eD-tirel:] cll!ar J o::e .\/C i."1 t.hIJ le6d ,;:-oup allj the l~a~i3r 01' t.'11i hi j1 ;;ro1.1p.:.c~ hard :dt. ':hi3 ,~~ at 1l26 r.our3 at po81tion 524QN-IJl~Oc. !helQ:1u i;,TOUC ::eld tol;;ether ~l1dl:;r, 't'lt t:'\0 hi~'t1 c:.'1'OUp loQt altiturle tol-10YIinG the cri;:>~a.t lea.r;ar. ~1'le lo1'f l;rOU?, t'r1in6 to ~et clCAr u! t.hsl~akJ .~a3 f~~ u col11~1on cour5o \.Iitn L~O~Cer ~roup which came b&r&-1.."1~ O\lt !r~ rlc;ht .\nd pa.s5ed ri~ht tlu-ou~.:n t..i'Ia 40th .'..11 (.;or.bat ;.1ng: {or-::Ation) t~aJ(ing up th9 (~a.+. ,ji.ig forJ:1At.ion. At thia A¥JIMnt. aOOu+. 25~. 1)~3 j~p6d t~c Uisorganiz8d ~ss. 1ne entire at~ck did not lastu~re than flye or ~1x ~t3s, out ac~~~.ted for ~ev5n pl~ne~ from thoJO6th .;rou?, on~ o.r ';hich crash-lanued 1... ::nglo71l1d. T'003 1Da.u i.roup 0!tha L.Oth "AI' Gor;ir:Jat ;:.ing 'Ihich bu."16 to~I!t..'1ar DoliJl;{ '.1:;S not attar.kedJcn~ rRports ~ttaCk3 on o~her ~7QUp8 as being rro~ 5 ~ 7 olclock hl6hJ1,1v8l and low by !~/ A r~g four to 6ix abr6Uat. The lead ~p lo~tOi1'3 .VC t..J f1:J.k .

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