Narrative - Official Air Force Mission Description
| Heavy bomber operations are curtailed for one day to give bomber crews a break from maximum effort operations. Two small missions are flown:
Mission 231: 40 P-38 fighters from the 20th Fighter Group are dispatched to make a high altitude reconnaissance sweep of coastal areas of Holland, Belgium and France without loss.
Mission 232: 5 of 5 B-17s are dispatched to drop 250 bundles of leaflets on Rennes, Le Mans, Chartres, Lille and Orleans, France at 2136-2232 hours without loss.
| Source: Notes from Lee Cunningham |
Mission Reports
| 458th Bomb Group Mission report | source: 458th Bomb Group web page http://www.458bg.com/ | | 91st BG / 322nd BS Mission Report - Raid on Schweinfurt, Germany. Bomb load: 12 (6) x 500. Bombing Altitude: 20,000 to 21,000. Bombing Results: Unobserved due to heavy smoke in target area. Time: Take off 0850. Target 1338. Ar. Base 1603 to 1630. A/A fire: Moderate and accurate at target with meager to moderate at scattered points en route.
| source: 322rd Bomb Squadron / 91BG Mission Report http://www.91stbombgroup.com/ | | 92BG Mission Report - Losses: 327th Squadron, a/c B-17 G-15-BO 231411 R. Me 110 crashed into left wing. A/c in flames; disintegrated just before entering clouds. #2: 407th Squadron, a/c B-17 B-30-BO 231860 L. Last seen over Holland with one engine out and losing altitude. | source: 92nd Bomb Group web page http://92ndma.org/ |
Non-Combat Accident Reports
Aircraft: B-17F (#42-29889).
Organization: 525BS / 379BG of Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire.
Pilot: .
Notes: ground accident destroyed by fire.
Location: Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#42-38154).
Organization: 358BS / 303BG of Molesworth, Huntingdonshire.
Pilot: Gamble, Donald (NMI).
Notes: crash landing.
Location: Molesworth, Huntingdonshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-24H (#42-52182).
Organization: 735FS / 453BG of Old Buckenham, Norfolk.
Pilot: Adams, William B.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-47D (#42-22530).
Organization: 487FS / 352FG of Bodney, Norfolk.
Pilot: Riley, Harold S Jr.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Bodney, Norfolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51B (#43-12255).
Organization: 363FS / 357FG of Leiston, Suffolk.
Pilot: Hurley, William M.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Leiston, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51B (#43-12471).
Organization: 363FS / 357FG of Leiston, Suffolk.
Pilot: Gutierrez, Santiago R.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Leiston, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ |
Mission Stats (Targets, Aircraft, Casualties, etc.)
Mission "8th AF 231 8th AF Fighter Command Fighter Operation 249"
Sweeps of coastal Holland, Belgium, France
February 23, 1944Primary source for mission statistics: Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman | | | Aircraft
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KIA-WIA-MIA | Notes | | 40 | 40 | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | | | | | Mission Targets Click blue links for maps, photos and other documents. This will open a new tab in your browser | | asdfasdfasdf | Aircraft Groups Click blue links for info on the group. This will open a new tab in your browser.
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