VIII Air Support Command 3
25 July 1943Description
18 B-26s are despatched from 323BG to attack the coke ovens at Ghent, Belgium. 13 of this force are effective on the target. Ther are no losses or claims. The force was escorted by Spitfires of the RAF.
Mission Details
GHENT
Description: COKE OVENS
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: Escorted by RAF fighters. Sweep by 8th Air Force.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 16.00
- Aircraft sent: 18
- Aircraft effective: 13
- Aircraft damaged: 6
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", 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'.