Our ship is the top right - near the tail of the middle squadron. Quite a safe place to be but the Luftwaffe must be expected to put up a major effort.
The log so far. 2 ships lost and 16 men KIA - 2 WIA and INV - 6 POWS. The ENGINEER and RADIO OPERATOR are the only survivors from COTTON CLUB flying this mission. They wouldn't know it but the CO-PILOT is about to return from France having evaded capture.
Lots of fuel but only 4000lbs of bombs.
Patchy escorts expected as far as the ZONE 4 - then maybe an odd P-47 until the Heligoland Bight - after that it's 90 minutes with only the big friends for company. It's an 8 hour mission.
RESULT - Having ramped up the tension in anticipation of a big fight - FLYING FISH made it all the way there and back with hardly a scratch - a couple of FLAK hits over the target caused no injuries or damage and the middle position saved them from BANDITS more than once.
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