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Re: bombing of Dautphe 16 march 1945
Dirk !
The bombing was carried out by 323rd Bomb Group, 9th AF that day. Here exactly Box # I, Flight A, probably Flight B (partly). The primary target was Niedermarsberg railroad Bridge. The target was at the schedueld attack time not visible by clouds and the secondary target Siegen was whilst GEE-fixes too inaccurate to attack. So the bombardier choose to Dautphe and other Targets that day. The reported times of attack are 14:15 - 14:45 hrs.
You'll find the sources on page 1635 of HFHRA reel # B5695 (9th AD 6-3-1945 - 16-3-1945) (same reel). The time over target in this case (14:15 hrs - 15.10 hrs) are on the same reel documented on page 1616 as well.
Your candidate is Box I, 323rd BG, seeking for a target of opportunity.
Best wishes !
Horst Weber
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