8th Air Force 195
28 January 1944Description
54 B-24s of 2nd Bomb Division from: 93BG and 446BG are despatched to bomb V-Weapons sites at Bonnieres, France. 2 PFF equipped aircraft lead each Group. 31 aircraft are effective on the target. 12 others of the 446BG were instructed to follow the lead of the 93BG formation and bomb the same target. However, the leader of one section from 446BG accidently dropped 4 minutes prior to the primary target and 11 others unloaded also. 1 aircraft was damaged when it was struck by a marker flare from a PFF aircraft. There were no losses or claims.
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: Due to technical difficulties the second group was ordered to follow the first group. 4 minutes before the target the leader of one section released and the 11 other following did the same. Gee-H is more accurate than H2X but is only usable when target is within 200 miles of the beacon.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 32.00
- Aircraft sent: 12
- Aircraft effective: 12
Bonnières, France
Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: 2 Gee-H-equipped B-24s accompany the mission, each leading a group of 27.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 90.50
- People returned to duty: 10
- Aircraft sent: 42
- Aircraft effective: 31
- Aircraft damaged beyond repair: 1
- Aircraft damaged: 1
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People
Personal picture of SSgt Bill Barlow, 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew 302-514: Aerial Armorer Gunner; Tail Gunner; Ball Turret Gunner
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 13-Jan-2106. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eight 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'.