SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 86 |
Reel: | B0434 |
Page Start: | 688 |
Mission: | 82 |
Date Order Sent: | 4 Jun 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 041500b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 5002/E/J/5. 027004. |
Fighter Escort: | P-51s of IX fighter command will furnish area cover for 386th and 391st groups. |
Rendezvous: | |
Route Out: | Base to North Foreland to Furnes to 50d52n/02d38e to target. |
Route Back: | target turn right to North Foreland to base. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 50d52n/02d38e |
Axis of Attack: | 290 Degrees |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
Bomb Load: | 2x2000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/40 sec tail, plus 1xleaflet bomb number XG11. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | In no case will any submarine be attacked by any aircraft of this command enroute or returning from target. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0434 |
Page: | 685 |
Field Order: | 86 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Gravelines C/D |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Gravelines C/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): | 0-0-2-0 (lost power left engine, oil leak) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 36-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 14:00 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 15:15 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 16:20 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-7 |
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: | poor to good. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | Moderate, railway flak from Bourbourgville |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | nil |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | lone brown B-26, no markings, seen at 1500 and 1520 leaving the enemy coast at 6000 feet at landfall. Turned south, no apparent trouble, spiral of smoke in channel off Calais; 1525 possibly 2 chutes seen. |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 2/10 to 3/10, base 12000 feet, visibility 12 miles. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | 4/10 to 5/10, base 5000 feet, visibility 8 to 12 miles. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 70-0-0-0-6 (2000gp), 1-0-0-0-0 (leaflet) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 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.