This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History: March 29th

glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) — 29 Mar 2026 13:52:13 -0000

March 29, 1944
303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 131
Target: Barracks area, Stedorf, Germany
Crews Dispatched: 22
Length of Mission: 7 hours, 50 minutes
Bomb Load: 10 x 100 lb G.P. bombs plus 42 x M47A1 Incendiaries
Bombing Altitude: 20,800 ft
Ammo Fired: 320 rounds

March 29, 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: Mission 284: 1. 236 B-17s are dispatched to Germany; 193 hit the secondary target (Brunswick), 20 hit Unterluss, 18 hit Stedorf and 2 hit other targets of opportunity; the B-17s claim 8-3-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 66 damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 5 WIA and 90 MIA. Escort is provided by 50 P-38s, 242 P-47s and 136 Eighth and Ninth Air Force P-51s; the fighters claim 44-4-13 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 13-7-14 on the ground; results are: P-38s: 2 lost, 3 damaged beyond repair and 1 damaged; 2 pilots are KIA and 2 MIA. P-47s: 1 lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 8 damaged; 2 pilots are WIA. P-51s: 9 lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 3 damaged; 1 pilot is WIA and 8 MIA. 2. 77 B-24s are dispatched to V-weapon sites at Watten, France; only 30 bomb because of PFF failures; 2 B-24s are damaged beyond repair and 6 damaged; casualties are 18 KIA and 1 WIA. Escort is provided by 37 P-47s; no claims or losses.