That was some damned dark days for the eighth airforce for sure.I think the 100th Bomb had one plane come back from the first mission.The pilots name was Robert Rosenthal if my memory aint too gone.
I was stationed there in Ledward Barracks. Upon my return home I was approached by my best friends grandpa when he over heard Schwienfurt come up in the conversation.
“Schwienfurt?!” He said....”We bombed the hell out of that place during the war”
Started a great conversation...
JG