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U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Combat Operations [Mission] Reports (Record Group 18, Entry (NM6) 7A) are among the textual records in our custody. This series – which is admittedly an incomplete collection – consists of original mission reports pertaining to specific targets. These reports were filed by the units and sometimes include encounter reports by pilots, aerial photographs, and loading lists. The series is described in our online catalog under National Archives Identifier (NAID) 596339. If you are unable to locate records pertinent to your research among these records, we suggest you call or write to the U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 600 Chennault Circle, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-6424. The telephone number is (334) 953-2395. The web site is https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Combat Operations [Mission] Reports (Record Group 18, Entry (NM6) 7A) are among the textual records in our custody. This series – which is admittedly an incomplete collection – consists of original mission reports pertaining to specific targets. These reports were filed by the units and sometimes include encounter reports by pilots, aerial photographs, and loading lists. The series is described in our online catalog under National Archives Identifier (NAID) 596339. If you are unable to locate records pertinent to your research among these records, we suggest you call or write to the U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 600 Chennault Circle, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-6424. The telephone number is (334) 953-2395. The web site is https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
