VIII Air Support Command 11E
31 July 1943Description
This is VIII ASC mission 11E. 24 B-26s from 387BG are despatched to fly a diversion for the other B-26s attacking airfields in VIII ASC mission 11. No losses or claims.
Mission Details
POIX/ NORD
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 8.40
- People killed in action: 4
- Prisoners of war: 3
- Aircraft sent: 21
- Aircraft effective: 19
- Aircraft missing in action: 1
- Aircraft damaged: 5
Chipping Ongar, Ongar, Essex CM5, UK
Description: DIVERSION
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 24
- Aircraft effective: 24
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 11-May-2015. Added Mission desigantion to description.
Lee Cunningham 11-May-2015 Corrected mission title to 11E, added mission event details and statistics all per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 11-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative, corrected mission description added statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman
Lee Cunningham 11-May-2015. Flagged as DUPLICATE caused by space between mission number and alpha designation.
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'.