The Air War Begins AAR continued:
Second Week, August '42
We chose the aircraft factory at Bordeaux, France (hex 7 on the map above) as our target for the week. Luftwaffe response was Average again. There is a bandit marker in the target hex due to the factory card requirements. The inbound event was a Fleet Resupply that gave us +3 SO points. Always useful. Our force was intercepted neat the factory but there were no losses to either side. Flak hit 6 aircraft over the target. We scored 7 hits with no incendiary hits, so medium damage. Disappointing, and it got worse. The return trip was uneventful, however upon landing it was discovered that Cmdr LeMay was mortally wounded by the flak at Bordeaux. I guess George Wallace will have to find a different Vice Presidential running mate in 1968. :P The 91st BG rating was raised to Average due to Cmdr Wray’s superior training skill.