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THE UNIT
| # | Target Area | Date | Target | Lead Crew | Command Pilot | Ordinance | B-17s Lost | Claims |
| 2 | Vitry-En-Artois, France | 15-Aug-43 | Airfield | Lt. J. Geary | Maj. Jeffrey | 480 x 100lb General Purpose | 1 | 1-0-0 |
On its first airfield mission to Vitry-en-Artois, near Douai, the Group lost its first plane as a result of a collision, and shot down its first enemy fighter. Twenty-one aircraft bombed with results phrased by one crew as "airfield blown to hell."