VIII Air Support Command 30B
22 August 1943Description
36 B-26s from 322BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield Poix/Nord in France. The mission was recalled when the bomber fomration were unable to rendezvous with the RAF Spitfire fighter escort. No claims or losses.
Mission Details
POIX/ NORD
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: Mission recalled when fighter escort rendezvous is missed with RAF Spitfires.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: None
- Aircraft sent: 36
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 25-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'.