First mission of the day of the new month saw the Group to the rail marshalling Yards at Douai, France.
Thirty-eight B-26's were dispatch at 0942 Hours, as directed by Field Order 34-293, 99th Combat Bomb Wing.
Their course took them to North Foreland to their fighter rendezvous at 51 degrees 13 minutes North, 02 degrees 20 minutes East, to Nieuwpoort on the enemy coast to Deinze to the I.P. at five miles South of Valenciennes to the target.
Sixteen Ships of the first box dropped sixty-four 1000- pound general purpose bombs on the Aniche Marshalling Yard, mistaking it for the primary target.
Eighteen ships of the second box dropped seventy-two 1000-pound General Purpose bombs from 12,000 feet on the primary target at 1109 hours.
One of the aircraft dispatched failed to bomb for personnel reasons, one because of a delayed take-off and failed to catch the formation, and two with engine trouble.
Only from a dozen to twenty bursts of heavy fire flak were encountered on the entire mission, and the formation returned to base at 1210 hours, via Furnes and North Foreland without damage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS MISSION FROM THE GROUP MISSION RECORDS IS AVAILABLE IN THE "CREW LOADLING LIST" SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE here