DRAGONFLY SHOT DOWN OVER FRANKFURT

The Sturmgruppe's FW190s shot down 2 Mustangs and 3 Lightnings before closing in to shoot down DRAGONFLY. They accomplished this without loss to themselves.

601ST SQN 398TH BG[H] LOG 1-59

The loss rate is alarming.

12 A/C = ~ 20%
48 crew KIA = ~ 8%
44 POWS
+ 5 WIA and INVALIDED home

Total crew attrition = 97 = ~ 16%

NATURAL FINISH AND GREEN B-17Gs of 398THBG [H] OVER COLOGNE

NOT BEEN POSTING MUCH FOR A WHILE BUT HAVE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.

FINISHED A B-24 TOUR OF 30 MISSIONS WITH A NUCLEUS OF ABOUT 7 CREWMEN. AND NOW I'M ON A 398TH BG[H] TOUR AND IT HAS BEEN ROUGH. LOTS OF A/C AND CREW HAVE BEEN LOST - MANY AS POWS.

IT IS SEPTEMBER NOW SO THE CORNER IS TURNED AND ESCORTS EASILY DEAL WITH THE BANDITS MOST OF THE TIME.