"The target for the Eighth on 4 April was the Renault plant near Paris.
Three
diversions drew the German defenders away and permitted the lead 305th Bomb
Group to destroy the complex; 498 out of 500 bombs fell within the target
area."

The target area was "France," right?

No.

"The first mission of April brought more evidence of the value of the
bombardment campaign when Fortresses left the Renault works at Paris a smoking
ruin; It took six months to resume full production, denying the enemy 3,075
lorries...the target was picked out in spite of industrial haze that shrouded
much of the city...bombs of the 305th Fortresses struck at least 19 factory
buildings..."

--"The Mighty Eighth" by Roger Freeman

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