Based in Britain, they began operations against German targets.
They were to be used in low-level missions against German military targets on the Continent.
The main squadron role was to carry out independent raids on German industrial targets using 4,000 lbs.
For the first year, the expected all-out offensive against German targets did not come.
He pledged a campaign of massive strategic bombing, to include German civilian targets.
Many artillery units continued to fire on German targets to avoid having to haul away their spare ammunition.
The task was to gather a record of German targets.
In October, 1944, they took part in a most successful attack on a vital German target.
During the battle other German targets received large attacks.
This was not unanimous, as there continued to be calls in Parliament for retaliation against German military targets.