VIII Air Support Command 12B
2 August 1943Description
21 B-26s from 386BG are despatched to bomb the airfield at St.Omer/Ft. Rouge, France. 18 are effective on the target. There are no losses or claims, although 13 B-26s sustain damage from AA fire.
Mission Details
SAINT OMER/FORT ROUGE
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 16.45
- Aircraft sent: 21
- Aircraft effective: 18
- Aircraft damaged: 13
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 13-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham, 19-Oct-2014, correction made to typographical error.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.