VIII Air Support Command 12B

2 August 1943

Description

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

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 13-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham, 19-Oct-2014, correction made to typographical error.

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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'.