SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 68 |
Reel: | B0433 |
Page Start: | 819 |
Mission: | 67 |
Date Order Sent: | 24 May 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 240930b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | z154 (p), z338 (s). |
Fighter Escort: | P-47 of IX Fighter Command will furnish escort. |
Rendezvous: | with 386th group at splasher no. 8 at 11500 feet at zero hour minus 7 minutes. The 386th group will lead. With fighters at Beachy Head at 11500 feet at zero hour. |
Route Out: | base to B/R to Beachy Head to Etretat to 49d12n/00d53e to 49d10n/02d18e to target. |
Route Back: | turn left to rally point to 49d12n/00d53e to Etretat to Beachy Head. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 49d10n/02d18e |
Axis of Attack: | 330 Degrees. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | 100 feet |
Bomb Load: | 8x500gp fused inst. Nose and 1/100 sec tail. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | bombing will be by boxes. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0433 |
Page: | 816 |
Field Order: | 68 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Beauvais/Tille A/D |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Beauvais/Tille A/D |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 38 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-0-0 |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 38-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 09:30 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 11:22 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 13:16 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-15 |
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 as observed by crews. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | HF M ACC |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | Elbeuf HF M INACC |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | good, visibility 8 to 10 miles. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | Poor, 4/10 clouds, haze. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 304-0-0-0-0 (500gp) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12000 |
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.