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351st Bomb Group – 509/510/511 Squadron

Mission 131 – Berlin

Polebrook Airfield 24th of Maj 1944

03:00 DBSTBreakfast(DBST = Double British Standard time)  
04:00Briefing   
06:20On StationsCrew in plane  
06:30Start Engines   
06:40Taxi20 planes taxi to runway  
06:55Take offFirst B17 rotate  
07:15Take offLast B17 rotate  
08:38RV CromerFormations rendes vouz over Cromer, Norfolk, 10000ft 2 reserveplanes returns to base 18 ship formation 5 minutes ahead of time at Cromer. Circle one ekstra round at rv. point The English coast is passed 3 min ahead of time.  
10:1754°12’N/08°49’EFormation is passing the continental coast 3 km north of the town Hedwigenkoog in 6,7km height  
10:58IPIP = Initial Point of Bomb Run. Bombardier takes over  
11:14Bombs gone18 x 100lbs General Purpose Bomb 32 x M47 Incendiary Bomb Nickels [Propaganda Leaflets] (only in 3 of the planes)  
12:38 12:5954°12’N/08°49’EFormation is passing the continental coast 3 km north of the town Hedwigenkoog in 6,7km height  
14:00 (approx)   14:26Skærtoft Als (DK)     Cromer  Crashlanding B17G, Stormy Weather
14:56  Return PolebrookOnly Stormy Weather is missing from the 18 plane formation.