332nd Rolled from A21. Our target was the port NW at 33. We had a solid escort of the MAW's, plus dux and crew. Not long after take off we flew past a large flight of B-26's and many P-40's. With in 5 minutes the P-40's were all over us. Our escorts nailed several as did some of the buffs, but we lost several bombers also.



We made two runs on the port and destroyed several gun emplacements, fuel, and ammo dumps. We were able to RTB and again were saved by our escorts who fought off several P-40's that were chasing us.
Several of us landed and were able to make a 2nd run NOE and destroy more of the port. We finally landed with 20 minutes to spare in the frame.

to the P-40's we ran into!