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This folder contains mission, plane, and personnel records from the 97th Bomb Group, including an alphabatized list of the group's planes, complete lists of the group's enlistees, and a simplified list of the group's missions throughout WWII.

No. 126: Attack on Rolling Stock in Trento North M/Y. No. 127: Attack on Zagreb West Siding, Yugoslavia (21 of 21 aircraft were early returns due to cloud cover target). No. 128: Attack on Vienna South Station, Austria. No. 129: Attack on Brod Highway Bridge, Yugoslavia.

No. 130: Attack on Linz North Main. No. 131: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 132: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 133: Attack on Regensburg Winter Harbor Oil Storage, Germany.

No. 134: Attack on Vienna Florisdorf Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 135: Attack on Vienna Central Repair Shops, Austria. No. 136: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 137: Attack on Vienna Central Repair Shops, Austria. No. 138: Attack on Maribor West Marshalling Yard, Yugoslavia.

No. 139: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. Attack on Celje, Yugoslavia. No. 140: Attack on Vienna Penzinger M/Y. No. 141: Attack on Rosenheim M/Y. No. 142: Attack on Trieste Shipyard.

No. 143: Attack on Graz South East M/Y. No. 144: Attack on Pola Harbor Installations. No. 145: Attack on Vienna South Station, Austria. No. 146: Attack on Donauworth (Weather forced all aircraft to return early).

No. 147: Attack on Knittleffeld. No. ---: Attack on Bolzano M/Y, Italy. This Mission has no archives file or file number. A handwritten note on the file says: "Suspect this was misnumbered 148 was on 2-24-45 to Bolzano and was called back due to weather. See 148 p. 15 for a Bombing accuracy report." A typed note also says: "The 484th Bomb Group was briefed to bomb the M/Y at Bolzano but because of adverse weather conditions all bombs were returned to base. Attempts were made to bomb alternates, but they were all closed in." No. 148: Attack on Linz North Main. No. ---: Attack on Capraz, Yugoslavia. This Mission has no archives file or file number. Aircraft recalled due to bad weather. No. 149: Attack on Augsburg M/Y, Germany. No. 150: Attack on Bressanone, Italy. Target missed.

No. 151: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 152: Attack on Linz Benzol Plant, Austria. No. 153: Attack on Graz Main M/Y, Austria. No. 154: Attack on Hegyeshalom, Hungary.

No. 155: Attack on Graz Main M/Y, Austria. No. 156: Attack on Florisdorf Oil Refinery, Austria. No. 157: Attack on Regenburg Main M/Y. No. 158: Attack on Weiner-Neustadt, Austria.

No. 159: Attack on Weiner-Neustadt, Austria. No. ---: Attack on Moosebierbaum Oil Refinery, Austria. Apparently this is also numbered 159 in the archival files and File No. 160 does not exist. However, the next mission report picks up at No. 161 in the archives, so this only affects this one file. No. 161: Attack on Rolling Stock in Muhldorf M/Y, Germany. No. 162: Attack on Rolling Stock in Wels East M/Y, Austria.