VIII Air Support Command 30B

22 August 1943

Description

36 B-26s from 322BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield Poix/Nord in France. The mission was recalled when the bomber fomration were unable to rendezvous with the RAF Spitfire fighter escort. No claims or losses.

Mission Details

POIX/ NORD

Description: AIRFIELD

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder

Notes: Mission recalled when fighter escort rendezvous is missed with RAF Spitfires.

322nd Bomb Group

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

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: None
  • Aircraft sent: 36

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 25-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.