Air Force the Official Service Journal - Air Force Historical Studies ...
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The Marauders took off fOl <strong>the</strong>ir first night mission in a cold, £;ll>tI r.un SOIl1C IK'''illll'h predllted t lr.it a third of t lun w oul«] Illd ict u ru<br />
Drawings By Capt. Raymond Creekmore<br />
f\U{ FOJ{CI-: Staff<br />
TI IE Xlaraudcrs. once condemned as too hot to haucllc.<br />
were <strong>the</strong> first Amcric.m bombers to make succc.sful<br />
night-bombmg missions in force from Crcat Britain.<br />
striking first on ~Ia\' 22. and <strong>the</strong> fifth time on [ulv 7 when<br />
nine were lost. ;\'e\\'s of <strong>the</strong>se operations \\'as \\'ithlteld for<br />
;1 l iinc since <strong>the</strong> iirst four \\TrC made without alms. ,\11<br />
\LiLluder 11Igllt missions \\'CIT led bv 9th <strong>Air</strong> Forcc 1'~ltllfinders<br />
\\lliclt m:rdc possible bombil{g tltrouglt xolid cloud<br />
cover TIIC If'tontlts of night training paid on gcncromll' at<br />
(1:1\\11 on [nne () \\'llcn tlte first '\ornl~Ill(II' landings \\'l'IC<br />
prelTdl'l1 III 112(, alLlCks. <strong>the</strong> pLrrICS LIking ofF in tltc cl.uk ,<br />
German searchlights clllght Cl \Lir;llIder ctlkd "I IOIlll'sick," and Cl gllllilcr IUS wounded bv<br />
NOVEMBER, 19~4<br />
fr'lgillenh. Bornb.u dicr gal'e<br />
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