Date: 17 mar 1944

MISSION #9

BASE: San Pancrazio

TARGET: Vienna, Austria--Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Installations at Schwechat Airdrome

SHIP: Sakinshack …256

ESCORT: P-38’s from 14th Fighter Group 49th Fighter Squadron and P-47's.

BOMBS: 40 Incendiary Bombs from 23,000 feet.

ENEMY AIRCRAFT: none

FLAK: No flak over target some flak en route.

RESULTS: A solid overcast prevented any observations of results.

SORTIES: 2 Total: 12

MISSION TIME: 7:40 Total: 55:20

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NARRATIVE: There was haze and scattered cloud cover until Bos Novi after which clouds became solid up to 18,000 feet. There were cirrus clouds up to 25,000 feet. There was a solid overcast over the target area. This prevented any accurate bombing. Clouds were all over and thick and saved us from being jumped by fighters. God bless the clouds. We dropped our bombs 18 miles SW of target. Other flights dropped their bombs on targets of opportunity on route back to base. Some returned their bombs back to base. SMALL FRY (42-52156) of the 726th ditched in the Adriatic due to flak damage. No fighters came up to attack us, and there was no flak over the target so we made out all right, except we were on oxygen so long, and it was pretty cold.