VIII Air Support Command 18
12 August 1943Description
A force of 35 B-26s from 323BG is despatched to bomb the German airfield of Poix/Nord, France. This mission is recalled because of a mix-up with the fighter escort. Recalled over the English Channel. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
POIX/ NORD
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: 323rd Bomb Group was recalled over the English Channel.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: None
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 15-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty EIghth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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'.