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Missions List
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Target
Date
Total: 221
Mission # 052 • Guyancourt, France • 15 Jun 44
Mission Info
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City:
Country:
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Target:
Guyancourt
France
France
Secondary Target:
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Country:
Target:
Country:
Target:
Evreux
France
Airfield
France
Airfield
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Primary
Yes
Yes
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Mission Narrative
8th AF mission #414 saw 1,361 bombers dispatched in 8 forces to bomb an oil refinery Germany and numerous tactical targets in France, including 9 airfields, an aircraft plant, a CROSSBOW (V-weapon) sites, 11 bridges, a marshaling yard, and various other targets. 614 B-24s of the 2nd BD are dispatched to France to hit rail targets and airfields.
26 aircraft from the 467th started their takeoff at 0656. The Group assembled into two squadrons of 13 aircraft each. The first squadron flew high right on the 466th BG and flew with the 'A' Wing of the 96th CBW. The second squadron flew high right on the 458th BG and flew with the 'B' Wing. Assembly went very well and the route in was essentially as briefed.
Lt. Col. Herzberg led the first squadron flying with Lt. Monefeldt on 42-95032 'Silver Chief' with crew #032-R0 of the 789th BS. Capt. Beatty led the second squadron flying with Lt. Tormoen on 42-94910 with crew #085-R1 of the 791st BS.
The first squadron, led by the 466th BG, had trouble identifying the target because of hazy conditions and "collision course" with 95th CBW. Instead, they attacked the secondary target. They bombed the airfield at Evereus/Fauville. Due to the short bomb run, the results of this attack were rated as poor. The second squadron, led by the 458th BG, bombed the primary target, the airfield at Guyancourt, by visual means. The results were rated as poor.
From the second squadron, 41-29378 'Homeward Bound' flown by Lt. Martin with crew #065-R1 of the 790th BS, attacked the primary target at Guyancourt with the 458th BG. Also from the second squadron 42-94931 'Sack Time', flown by Lt. Kagy with crew #026-R0 of the 789th BS, did not attack either target. They ended up attacking a target of opportunity (a railroad overpass). Two aircraft returned early due to engine failure. 42-52303 'Topper' flown by Lt. Nussbaumer with crew #095-R0 of the 791st BS and 41-28744 'Go Getter' flown by Lt. Horner with crew #034-R0 of the 789th BS.
No enemy fighters were seen and the flak encountered was meager and inaccurate.
26 aircraft from the 467th started their takeoff at 0656. The Group assembled into two squadrons of 13 aircraft each. The first squadron flew high right on the 466th BG and flew with the 'A' Wing of the 96th CBW. The second squadron flew high right on the 458th BG and flew with the 'B' Wing. Assembly went very well and the route in was essentially as briefed.
Lt. Col. Herzberg led the first squadron flying with Lt. Monefeldt on 42-95032 'Silver Chief' with crew #032-R0 of the 789th BS. Capt. Beatty led the second squadron flying with Lt. Tormoen on 42-94910 with crew #085-R1 of the 791st BS.
The first squadron, led by the 466th BG, had trouble identifying the target because of hazy conditions and "collision course" with 95th CBW. Instead, they attacked the secondary target. They bombed the airfield at Evereus/Fauville. Due to the short bomb run, the results of this attack were rated as poor. The second squadron, led by the 458th BG, bombed the primary target, the airfield at Guyancourt, by visual means. The results were rated as poor.
From the second squadron, 41-29378 'Homeward Bound' flown by Lt. Martin with crew #065-R1 of the 790th BS, attacked the primary target at Guyancourt with the 458th BG. Also from the second squadron 42-94931 'Sack Time', flown by Lt. Kagy with crew #026-R0 of the 789th BS, did not attack either target. They ended up attacking a target of opportunity (a railroad overpass). Two aircraft returned early due to engine failure. 42-52303 'Topper' flown by Lt. Nussbaumer with crew #095-R0 of the 791st BS and 41-28744 'Go Getter' flown by Lt. Horner with crew #034-R0 of the 789th BS.
No enemy fighters were seen and the flak encountered was meager and inaccurate.
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