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22nd December 2009, 16:12
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Target was bridge over Rhine at Mannheim
532nd Bomb Sq. 11. DECEMBER 1944 Nine ships from this squadron bombed the bridge over the Rhine at Mannheim, by GH equipment, with results unobserved due to 10/10th cumulus cloud over the target. Flak was moderate to intense and accurate tracking fire with some predicted concentration in the target area. Participating pilots were Lts Mousseau and Seeley in the led ship of the high squadron "C" Group, with: Lts Tauro, Taylor, Godwin, Copeland, Smith, Hughes and Belskis, the latter missing in action.381st Bomb Group (H) WAR DIARY Submitted by Lt. G.T. Kelley MIA crew: 1st Lt Leo Belskis, 2nd Lt Glenn C. Vaughn, 1st Lt James V. Collett, 2nd Lt Ross W. Perrin; T/Sgt Elvis A. McCoy, T/Sgt Walter R. Newman, S/Sgt Lynn J. Laurett Jr, S/Sgt Durward V. Suggs, S/Sgt Robert P. Rogers. 
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22nd December 2009, 16:29
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Re: Info on Crash Site Dec 11, 1944 Mannheim
So it looks like they were hit over the target area and came down about 4.5 kilometers SSE of the main bridge over the Rhein.
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