VIII Air Support Command 11B

31 July 1943

Description

This is element B of VIII ASC Mission #11. 21 B-26s from 322BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield at Poix/Nord, France. 19 are effecive on the target. One B-26 Failed to Return (FTR)-4KIA 1POW 2EVD.

Mission Details

Poix-du-Nord, France

Description: AIRFIELD

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder

Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 14.26
  • People killed in action: 4
  • People evaded: 2
  • Prisoners of war: 1
  • Enemy aircrafts probably destroyed by bomber: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 21
  • Aircraft effective: 19
  • Aircraft missing in action: 1
  • Aircraft damaged: 5

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Corrected typo in description.

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Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015 Corrected target location and statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Correct title to 11B and added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Added bomber gunner claims to statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Corrected Mission Title to 11D to correspond to target already ingested; added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014 Correction to typographical error of mission date.

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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'.