8th Air Force CARPETBAGGER
29 February 1944Description
12 B-24s from 801BG/406BS are depatched on a night "CARPETBAGGER" operation to drop supplies to partisans in France. There are no losses, casualties or claims.
Mission Details
France
Description: CARPETBAGGER
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: 12 B-24s from 801BG/406BS drop weapons and supplies to French partisans.
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 12
- Aircraft effective: 12
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-001340
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Mission Event details per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Edited Description to and 406BS citation per "The Mighty Eighth War Daiary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-44. Corrected statistics and notes based on 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Corrected title per "The Mighth Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.