Dailies of the 323rd - the 91st Bomb Group!

Pickard and crew; #359, Lt. Williams and crew; #006 (324th ship),
Lt. Bradford and crew. The first two completed the mission,
dropping their bombs with good results; the latter four aborted,
turning back for various reasons without getting to the target or
dropping their bombs. It seemed that the main reasons were
malfunction of the oxygen systems and engine trouble. Immediate
steps were taken by the Squadron Commander to ascertain these
reasons and to take corrective action so as to avoid future
occurrences of this nature.
Ground school was well attended by crews not flying: link
trainer, bomb trainer, shadowgraph, radio class and aircraft
recognition.
25 Feb. 1944: Augsburg Germany was bombed on the 25th with
devastating effect. Eight ships of this organization took part
and all returned safely, very little battle damage being
inflicted on our ships and no injuries to personnel.
Fighter escort was very good. Ships as listed went on this
mission: #761, Lt. Wood and crew; #774, Lt. Gorby and crew; #965,
Lt. Pickard and crew; #359, Lt. C. M. Williams and crew; #483
(322nd ship), Lt. Bradford and crew; #909, Lt. Samuelson and
crew. The latter two ships flew what is called a "diversion
flight".
26 Feb. 1944: On the 26th, weather conditions prevented flying of
any kind. Ground school and training was carried out by all
ground crews of this and two other squadrons to acquaint them
with the work the combat crews have been doing during the month.
The Group Commander, Col. Putnam, Major McPartlin and Captain
Dieble described the missions that had been flown by the 8th Air
Force, and by showing pictures on the screen and by use of maps,
gave a vivid description of how the German Air Force is being
knocked out of the war, or else made ineffective as a means of
defense against our attacks. Each person at that meeting surely
felt the significance of his job. An aerial offensive on the
scale that this squadron has participated in during the past two
weeks requires a lot of hard work and effort on the part of the
men on the ground. It is their job to "keep ‘em flying" and
judging from what was accomplished, it can be seen that they have
done their work very efficiently.
27 Feb. 1944: On the 27th, adverse weather conditions prevented
flying of any sort. It being Sunday, there was no ground school
or training activities. It was a "day off" for everyone to make
use of his time as he saw fit. Church services, as usual, were
well attended.