VIII Air Support Command 31A/31B
23 August 1943Description
VIII ASC 31A 21 B-26s from 322BG are despatched to bomb the power station at Gosnay, France. Cloud cover completely obscured the target and the mission was recalled. No losses or claims.
VIII ASC 31B 36 B-2s from 386BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield at Poix/Nord, France. Cloud cover completely obscured the target and the mission was recalled. No losses or claims.
Mission Details
GOSNAY
Description: POWER STATION
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: Mission abandoned because of cloud cover.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: None
- Aircraft sent: 21
POIX/ NORD
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: Mission abandoned because of cloud cover.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: None
- Aircraft sent: 36
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 25-May-2015. Correcting typo in Mission Narrative.
Lee Cunningham 25-May-2015. Added 31B to Mission title and 31B mission details to Narrative base on "The Mightly Eight War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 25-May-2015. Corrected target from Port Area to Power Station per "The Mighty Eight War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 25-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eight War Diary", Roger A. Freman.
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.