HAPPY NEW YEAR?

On December 31th 1944 a B-17 force con-
sisting of aircraft from the 95th, 390th,
and 100th Bomb Group attacked the Rhenania
oil refinery at Hamburg. They encountered
very stiff resistance from flak: Several
bombers from the 390th were hit, one of
them exploding directly. A straggling B-17
of the same BG was pounced on by a Me 262.
The 100th BG ("The Bloody 100th") made
full honor to its nickname: 12 of their
B-17s were hacked from the heavens by
fighters and flak.
Little is known about German losses; one
fighter was seen going down by the bomber
crews.


YOUR MISSION

Bomb the Hamburg oil refinery. Watch out
for enemy fighters. Return safely.
