Crew Comments -
Colonel Shower as Command Pilot, Major Holmes as Navigator and Nose Gunner, Lt, Mulheran replacing Bisbing as Waist Gunner

Comments -
Formation lost in clouds and contrails trying to climb up even with group ahead Radio Operator shot off 80 or more flares to aid in formation assembly No word was received by radio to bomb a different target Other groups received radio reports to follow original plan Radio Operator sent a message back to Wing Headquarters and received receipt to abandon mission Length of Mission was about 3 hours