WWII B-17 Bomb Group, Molesworth, England http://www.303rdbg.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:53:31 -0600 02 Apr 2026 09:18:54 -0000 http://www.303rdbg.com/tri-C-m.gif http://www.303rdbg.com Triangle C 75 66 <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>April 2, 1943</i></b></font> <br><b>303rd BG: </b>A practice mission was cancelled due to bad weather. No ground school classes were held. <br> <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>April 2, 1945</i></b></font> <br><b>STRATEGIC OPERATIONS</b> <b>8th AF:</b> 2 missions are flown. Mission 922: <b> 1. </b>447 B-17s, 261 B-24s and 572 P-47s and P-51s are dispatched against 6 airfields in Denmark but are recalled because of bad weather in the target area; 1 B-17 and 1 P-47 (pilot MIA) are lost and 1 P-47 is damaged beyond repair. <b> 2. </b>26 of 27 P-51s fly a scouting mission without loss. <b> 3. </b>15 P-51s escort 7 F-5s on photo reconnaissance missions over Germany. Mission 923: During the night of 2/3 Apr, 9 of 10 B-24s drop leaflets in the Netherlands, France and Germany without loss and 10 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions to Denmark without loss. <br> glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) http://www.303rdbg.com/today.php April 2, 1945-2b 02 Apr 2026 09:18:54 -0000