Mission No. 91
10 Jun 1944
Station: 166
Target: Road Junctions at La Haye du Puits and Saint Sauveur, France
Time Of Take-Off: 19:35 / Time Over Target: 21:18 / Time Landed: 22:20
36 B-26 aircraft were dispatched to attack enemy Road Junctions at La Haye du Puits and Saint Sauveur, France. Aircraft were loaded with 2x2000LB General Purpose bombs with bombing to be done by flights of 6 aircraft below the cloud layer. Allied aircraft will again be providing area cover.
Weather conditions enroute were 10/10ths clouds at 8,000 feet. Weather at the targets was 20 miles visibility over St. Sauveur with clouds of 10/10th at 9,000 feet, 8 to 10/10th clouds at 8,000 feet over La Haye Du Puits.
The 1st box was scheduled to attack a road junction at La Haye du Puits. After making 2 runs, the bombs dropped by the 1st flight fell in a tight concentration 450 feet north of the aiming point. Bombs fell across two roads and in open fields with near misses to two buildings previously damaged. Results were rated as GOOD. No photographic coverage was available for the 2nd flight, but after making 2 runs, the observed results were reported as POOR. After making 3 runs on the target, the bombs from the 3rd flight fell in a tight concentration on the aiming point. Hits were observed in a residential area. Results rated as EXCELLENT.
The 2nd box was scheduled to attack a road junction at Saint Saveur. There was a lack of photographic evidence which, although it was possible to determine the results of the bombing, made it impossible to determine which flight it should be attributed to. One flight's bombs bracketed the desired aiming point; 6 buildings were destroyed, 8 buildings were over half destroyed, and 2 roadways were also hit. Results were rated as EXCELLENT. Another flight's bombs landed in two parallel strings about 425 feet north of aiming point; 1 bomb hit in roadway on approach to bridge and 2 buildings were over half destroyed. Results rated as GOOD. The remaining flight's bombs landed in a long string west-northwest of aiming point; 2 hits in Rail Marshalling Yards destroying at least 5 goods wagons, 7 buildings were over half destroyed, and 1 bomb hit in roadway. Results were rated as FAIR. Results overall were rated GOOD to EXCELLENT.
Heavy, Moderate, Accurate FLAK was encountered enroute to the target which resulted in 4 aircraft in the lead flight sustaining battle damage.
1/Lt. Wayne H. Hesterley, Schirmer's Bombardier in aircraft 833, was slightly wounded by flying plexiglass.
Crews reported seeing a large explosion near the island of Alderney shortly after a B-24 passed below the formation. Many critical comments were made about the mess Sergeants and the food, including the Logan crew who commented that they were gassed up after eating beans and wieners !

SECTION VALUE
Field Order:101
Reel:B0434
Page Start:1939
Mission:91
Date Order Sent:10 Jun 1944
Zero Hour (Day number + Time):102100b
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate):4902W/C/10 and 4902W/C/4.
Fighter Escort:Allied aircraft will furnish area cover.
Rendezvous:
Route Out:base to Selsey Bill to 49d43n/02d22w to IP to target.
Route Back:turn left to 49d30n/01d25w to Brighton.
Altitudes:6000 feet or below cloud layer.
Initial Point (IP):49d22n/01d58w
Axis of Attack:85 Degrees and 110 Degrees
Emergency Airdromes:
Intervalometer Setting:70 feet
Bomb Load:2x2000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/100 sec tail.
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target:
OPFLASH
SECTION VALUE
Reel: B0434
Page: 1937
Field Order: 101
A(i) Target Ordered: La Haye du Puits and Sauveur
A(ii) Target Attacked: La Haye du Puits and Sauveur
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 (bomb bay doors jammed on bomb run)
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): 35-0-0
C(i) Time Up: 19:35
C(ii) Time Over Target: 21:18
C(iii) Time Down: 22:20
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): 0-0-0-4
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): 0-0-0
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): 0-1-0
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: HF M ACC
G. info,Observations, Hot News:
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: 20 miles vis over St Saliveus with clouds of 10/10th at 9000 feet, 8 to 10/10th clouds at 8000 feet over La Haye Du P.
H(ii) Weather En Route: 10/10 clouds at 8000 feet.
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): 70-0-0-0-2 (2000gp)
J. Altitude Of Attack: 6000 and 8000
View Crew Loading Lists for Mission No. 91
DIAGRAM NOTES:

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.


Box #1 - Lead Flight
Kelley
574
931-F
Fleck
575
843-J
Tucker
575
678-M
Schirmer
575
833-U
Martin
575
025-S
Harlow
575
844-D
Box #1 - High Flight
Olfson
574
873-U
La Framboise
575
932-T
Schreiber
575
855-R
Jannsen
575
620-B
Kiedinger
574
800-U
Lakin
574
832-
Box #1 - Low Flight
Stalnaker
574
838-
Ruble
575
853-F
Wolfe
574
248-
Petrich
575
811-V
Jacobi
574
818-L
Rutledge
574
815-W

Box #2 - Lead Flight
Sellers
573
801-G
Boylan
572
797-
Clark
573
978-Q
Boone
573
841-
Sloss
573
842-D
Dearing
573
810-
Box #2 - High Flight
Armstrong
575
821-O
Bollinger
573
102-X
Colsch
573
831-H
Snyder
573
028-Y
Bjork
573
806-
Carson
573
828-
Box #2 - Low Flight
Shaffner
572
808-X
Cassiday
574
739-O
Baxter
573
802-
Logan
574
851-M
Hartman
572
799-T
Newman
572
811-