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Hi, A few inaccuracies in the allied losses in this post. 39 heavies were sent out, 1 blew a tire on take-off, 3 aborted. 35 made it over Germany when they got hit by the Luftwaffe. 29 crashed--25 of them over the Eisenach area. 29 German fighters crashed also, plus one American P-51. 336 men...

Erich, Hi! Just a note on the stats from the Kassel Mission of 27 Sept 1944: 25 planes went down within a 15 mile radius in central Germany, another 4 crash landed--2 in Belgium and 2 in France. My father's plane which landed in Manston was re-classified recently as we heard from Maxwell...

Hi, The air battle known as the Kassel Mission involved 35 US B-24's from the 445th BG. They were attacked by at least 150 FW-190's and Me-109's. Of the 35 bombers, 25 crashed within a 15 mile radius in central Germany, 2 crash landed in Belgium, 2 in France, 1 (my father's) made an...