Mission #31-32 to Bratislava Apollo oil refineries and storage tanks. Attacked by JU 88  - 110's - 410's just before IP . Really rough battle for a while. Taylor and Bray claim a 410 and an 88 destroyed and I think they got them both. We blasted the heck out of the target which measured 1400 ft. x 1400 ft. Huge fires and smoke and explosions. Light and inaccurate flak on route in and out. Total time 7 hours, on oxygen 4˝ hours. No fighter escort except one lonely P-47.

Still haven't finished my letters to Adele and Mom but some day, I hope.

Alerted again for the morning. Getting to be a habit. Skinned my little finger. 20,000 ft. Temp - 18°