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Lt. Robert J. Beckley's Diary
Navigator, 600th/601st Squadron

Beckley's Mission No. 30

27 November 1944
Target: Marshalling Yards, Offenburg, Germany

No. 30. Strasberg [Offenburg], November 27, 1944:

7 hours 30 minutes flying time.

Bomb load 10 five-hundred pound GP bombs and 2 five-hundred pound IB.

This target was a marshalling yards of a town seven miles southeast of Strasberg. Two days ago our troops pushed into Strasberg so the purpose of this mission was to hamper the Jerry retreat in that sector.

A few bandits were reported in the target area, but we never saw any of them. The flak at the target was light for a pleasant change. We left the town one big bonfire. The cloud coverage was only about two-tenths so as we turned off the target and turned towards home we could clearly see the results of our bombs. We don’t have to hit that one again. The name of the small town was Offenburg.

Notes:
  • Lt. Robert J. Beckley was the Navigator for the Linn R. Rogers crew.
  • The above transcription was provided by Ann Collins, daughter of Phillip Collins, Ball Turret Gunner on the 601st Saul Marias Crew.
  • This transcription is a reproduction of the original. Spelling and punctuation changes have been made to improve readability. In some circumstances, material may not have been transcribed or was rewritten.
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