VIII Air Support Command 01
16 July 1943Description
This is the first mission flown by medium bombers (B-26) of the VIII Air Service Command. 16 B-26s from 323rd Bomb Group are despatched to make an attack at medium altitude on the railroad marshaling yards at Abbeville, France. 14 are effective on the target, however 10 are damaged by anti-aircraft fire. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
ABBEVILLE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: First mission for the 323rd Bomb Group.1st mission of 8th Air Force Support Command (B-26 units) to a target. These attacked at medium altitude. No fighter escort on this mission.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 16.75 tons
- People wounded in action: 2
- Aircraft sent: 16
- Aircraft effective: 14
- Aircraft damaged: 10
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Flounder Gus
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 7-May-2015. Added Mission Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.