VIII Air Support Command 34B

25 August 1943

Description

36 B-26s from 322BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield at Tricqueville, France late in the afternoon - 1834 hrs. There are no losses but 2 aircraft are damaged. The bomber gunners claim 1-8-5 on German aircraft.

Mission Details

TRIQUEVILLE

Description: AIRFIELD

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 44.25
  • Enemy aircrafts destroyed by bomber: 1
  • Enemy aircrafts probably destroyed by bomber: 8
  • Enemy aircraft damaged by bomber: 5
  • Aircraft sent: 36
  • Aircraft effective: 31
  • Aircraft damaged: 2

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-May-2015. Added bomber gunner claims to statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.