392

5 June 1944

media-44305.jpeg UPL 44305 8th Air Force mission 392; June 5, 1944; Le Touguet, France beach defenses. 447th Bomb Group strike photo 447th Bomb Group collection

Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 44305 - 8th Air Force mission 392; June 5, 1944; Le Touguet, France beach defenses. 447th Bomb Group strike photo

Official Description

629 Heavy Bombers attack 6 coastal defence installations in Cherbourg-Caen area and 8 in Pas de Calais area, along with 3 V-weapon sites and a railroad bridge. 6 Bombers are lost.

Mission Details

BOULOGNE (Primary)

Description: COASTAL DEFENSES

CAEN (Primary)

Description: COASTAL DEFENSES

CHERBOURG (Primary)

Description: COASTAL DEFENSES

Notes: Bomb Groups participating 44th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group, 93rd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group, 385th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 389th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group, 458th Bomb Group, 467th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Group, 491st Bomb Group, 491st Bomb Group.

Description: COASTAL DEFENSES

Notes: Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance, Jr (Navigator,) 489th Bomb Group lead aircraft B-24 41-28690 44th Bomb Group/66th BS, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on this mission. He was acting as the lead navigator for the 489th Bomb Group on this mission. This was the only CMOH to be awarded to any B-24 crewman in 8th Air Force. He survived the wounds he received this day and was to be awarded the medal upon his return to the United States. However, Lt. Col Vance was lost in action on 26 July 1944 when the aircraft in which he was a passenger and that was carrying wounded back to the States was lost over the Atlantic. This was the 11th CMOH to be awarded to a member of the 8th Air Force

Brigadier-General Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. during a visit to the 305th Bomb Group Official caption on image: "(GPR-83-9305) (18-6-43) (Brig. Gen. Armstrong..."

1st Bomb Division

Unit Hierarchy: Division
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A formation of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group enroute to Europe. Printed caption on reverse: '71049 AC- A formation of Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" of the 2nd Bomb Division, roars over Europe en route to the target area. 24 November 1944. US Air Force photo.'

2nd Bomb Division

Unit Hierarchy: Division
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

3rd Bomb Division

Unit Hierarchy: Division
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

Mission Statistics

Tonnage Dropped: 1,896 T

Connections

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People

Andrew Louis Addison

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18137748
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Arthur Ellsworth Allison

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33574325
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Corwin Edward Alspach

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39854329
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Le Roy Edgar Aulthouse

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33529901
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Bernard W Bail

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator, Radar, Radar Navigator

Aircraft

42-102430

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-102442

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Swiss Miss
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-102459

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Kenny
Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-102501

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Challenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-102518

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Damn Yankee
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date25 Jan 2019 14:49:22

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

USAAF Combat Chronology.

Date4 Aug 2016 21:46:03

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Mazure&GSfn=Louis…;

Date27 Sep 2014 18:43:06

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'.