19th Mission

Marshalling yards at Hanau, Germany.  Carried 12 x 500lb.  Bombing was visual, we hit the target good.  2,500 gals.  Saw two chutes.  A ship from another group was hit by flak.  Coming back over the channel we got lost.  Clouds were thick.  Ceiling at the field was zero.  Couldn’t see a thing.  Finally found the field.  Coming in for the landing our left wing dipped and came about 2 feet from [the] runway.  When we stopped I could have kissed the ground.  Little flak.  Not much damage. 

Next eight days we got up but [the] missions were scrubbed while we were at the ship.  Even flew a mission but it was recalled when we got in Belgium. [Dec 18th Mission]