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Date: December 17th 1944
Time: 1030 hours
Briefing: OK guys, listen up! I know it sounds hard to believe but we have got to go out in this mess and recon the road on the other side of Saint Vith. The word is that there are German Panzers heading in our direction. If we can't stop them, we may have to evacuate the field. There are also reports of paratroopers landing northeast of here but we are not sure.
I need 4 volunteers to go and I won't blame anyone who doesn't raise their hand.
You will be carrying 500 lb bombs and rockets if the crews have been able to load them in this blizzard. That's all & good luck!
Difficile prise en main !
Les mauvaises conditions météo (neige, nuages touchant le sol par endroit, turbulences fortes), la flak, un nouvel avion, tout pour plaire. La mission s'est quand même pas mal déroulée et l'offensive blindée allemande contenue, mais l'atterrissage ne fut pas fameux, avec 3 P47 endommagés à des degrés divers !
J'ai détruit 4 chars, et Foxy,M8,Sam,Vic et Bishop ont eu leur part également.