| SECTION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Field Order: | 217 |
| Reel: | B0437 |
| Page Start: | 104 |
| Mission: | 141 |
| Date Order Sent: | 11 Aug 1944 |
| Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 111830b |
| Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 4803W/J/22 (1st box), 4803W/J/21 (2nd box) |
| Fighter Escort: | fighters of ninth fighter command will furnish escort |
| Rendezvous: | |
| Route Out: | base to St. Catherines Point to 4943n0158w to 4900n0239w to target. |
| Route Back: | turn left to 4942n0117w to St. Catherines Point. |
| Altitudes: | 12500 and 12000 |
| Initial Point (IP): | 4900n0239w |
| Axis of Attack: | 130 degrees |
| Emergency Airdromes: | NULL |
| Intervalometer Setting: | 1st box 70 feet. 2Nd box 50 feet |
| Bomb Load: | 1st box 2x2000gp fused 1/10 and 1/100. 2nd box 3x1600ap fused 0.08 tail only. |
| Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | NOTE: teleprinter message timestamps and other documents prove that this was mission #141 and not #142 as annotated on the mission records divider. |
| SECTION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Reel: | B0437 |
| Page: | 120 |
| Field Order: | 0 |
| A(i) Target Ordered: | Ile de Cezembre |
| A(ii) Target Attacked: | Ile de Cezembre |
| B(i) Group: | 391 |
| B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 30 B-26 plus 2 PFF |
| B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-1-0 (racks would not release) |
| B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 31-0-0 |
| C(i) Time Up: | 17:00 |
| C(ii) Time Over Target: | 18:50 |
| C(iii) Time Down: | 20:00 |
| D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-0 |
| D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | 0-0-0 |
| D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 0-0-0 |
| E. Results Of Bombing: | good to excellent |
| F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
| F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
| F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | nil |
| F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | nil |
| G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
| H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | CAVU |
| H(ii) Weather En Route: | clouds over south coast of England 3/10 to 7/10. |
| I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 44-0-0-0-0 (1600ap), 28-0-0-0-2 (2000gp), 8-0-0-0-0 (500gp) |
| J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12500 and 11000 |
Pilot and crew are not shown on crew loading lists where Squadron field of aircraft is blank.
All aircraft not participating in this mission (e.g. Spares, Abortive) are shown in yellow.
All aircraft damaged by FLAK are shown in orange.