SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 223 |
Reel: | B0437 |
Page Start: | 481 |
Mission: | 145 |
Date Order Sent: | 14 Aug 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 140900b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 4801E/C/5 |
Fighter Escort: | [RAF] 11 Group Spitfires will furnish area cover for the 344th group and escort for the 391st and 386th group. |
Rendezvous: | with fighters at 4919n0002w at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 60 min. |
Route Out: | base to Selsey Bill to F/R to 4855n0045e to 4856n0126e to 4843n0151e to target. |
Route Back: | turn left to 4856n0126e to 4855n0045e to 4919n0002w to Selsey Bill. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 4843n0151e |
Axis of Attack: | 350 degrees |
Emergency Airdromes: | NULL |
Intervalometer Setting: | 30 feet |
Bomb Load: | 4x1000gp 1/10 x 1/40 |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | bombing will be done by flights. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0437 |
Page: | 489 |
Field Order: | 0 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Epone Meziers Triangular RR Junction |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Epone Meziers Triangular RR Junction |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 36 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-1-0 (returned from channel due to engine failure. Lacking information on one a/c which landed away from base) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 34-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 08:44 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 10:25 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 12:10 |
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: | B-26 seen sitting in a farmyard at R0459, looked as if it had crashed landed. |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | CAVU |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | hazy over channel. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 135-0-0-1-4 (1000gp), 4 bombs unaccounted for. |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12500 and 11500 |
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All aircraft damaged by FLAK are shown in orange.