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410th BG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: 2nd Lt. Major Major has been posted to the 410th Bomb Group. Roster:

Kendall Bozeman reporting for duty!

Flew to target , Dave 1 blew up train, which made them angry, heavy flak damaged his plane so i did one pass to make sure train was dead then headed home , Dave crash landed , I landed safely,

Good luck tonight chaps ! 👍🏻

Chaps, I am very sorry to say I will have to miss another one Not a good week this week, worked all weekend due to major issues at work, and there are still some ongoing issues which are meaning I am working longer hours than usual. I am very much hoping to be back in the saddle for Sunday and hoping normal attendance will resume from that point.

I probably won't be absent

I will probably not be able to be absent ...

Thinking I could make a surprise appearance tonight.

I'll be there, full of pancakes

Reporting for duty

Scoreboards:

oil covered semi flexible thin metal rod!

370th FG Awards and Promotions: Captain Arjen Efftee is promoted to Major. A long time coming Major, but congratulations, it is well earned. 1st Lieutenant Fenton Rea is promoted to Captain. Captain Kevin Fruitbat is awarded the Bronze Star. 2nd Lieutenant Karl Spartan is awarded the Bronze Star. 2nd Lieutenant Dennis Falcon is awarded the Bronze Star. Personnel: Captain Fenton Rea is transferred to the 485th Fighter Squadron. A new pilot has been posted to the 485th Fighter Squadron - we await confirmation of his identity. Rosters:

Mission Date 25/11/44 402nd FS - Fighter Sweep, The Hague 485th FS - Fighter Sweep, The Hague 410th BG - Attack Rail Targets, Shiedam Debrief: 370th FG 402nd: Taking 2 x 1000lb bombs in case the Luftwaffe refused to play, the 402nd were obliged to jettison their load just crossing the frontline when a flight of Bf 109s deigned to put in an appearance; the e/a engaged 402nd from the Easy with a slight height advantage but the 402nd held together well and mad good work of covering each other and all e/a were dispatched within relatively short order. Continuing on to target the 40nd were then directed by 'Marmite' ground control to bandits in the Breda/Roosendaal sector. Quickly turning southeast the squadron spotted the bandits at low level just as they were crossing the Hollandschdiep, Red flight engaging a group of Fw 190s to the west and White flight another to the east. Quite a furball developed at low altitude, but all e/a were eventually knocked down, with Leakage White Lead, 1st Lt. Rea trailing some further bogies out to the East, his flight and Red in long pursuit. They caught up with the bogeys just east of Tilburg and engaged, though White 2, 2nd Lt. Karl Spartan was hit by flying debris - the entire vertical stabiliser in fact! - when his last victim exploded violently in front of his aircraft, obliging Spartan to try and dodge the wreckage. His port engine inoperable, he bugged out for home base, making a succesful landing. A similar fate befell Red 2, 2nd Lt Dennis Falcon, though fortunately he too made it home under the watchful escort of his squadron mates. All told the 402nd claimed 15 enemy aircraft destroyed, a superlative feat gents, well done indeed. 470th: Major Payne-less' debrief again outlines a tale of unfortunate luck and bad timing regards encountering the Luftwaffe; just a few minutes too far South of assisting in the first engagement and a few kilometers too far North when the call from 'Marmite' control came through request all aircraft assist in the Breda sector; that said the ordnance they elected to carry was put to good use with Capt. Cloister and 2nd Lt. Iden Hoe ruining the day of several AAA gun positions near Schiedam, accounting for 7 guns between them. 410th BG The 410th attacked their assigned target, accounting for a number of transportation targets, though we mourn the loss 2nd Lt. Dave Haggis who lost control of his aircraft at low altitude and spun in; this dedicated, fearless doyen of the group will be much missed.

Major Arjen Eftee is dead. He could not manage flying, talking on comms and focusing on targets all at the same time. He was last seen diving down steeply into terra firma.