398

7 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Notes: 1st Bomb Division was made up of 1st Combat Bombardment Wing is 91st Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group. 305th Bomb Group also took part.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 284 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 75 T

NANTES (Primary)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 490 T

NANTES BRIDGE (Opportunistic)

Description: RAILROAD BRIDGE

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 68 T

NIORT (Opportunistic)

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 4th Combat Bombardment Wing is 94th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Group; 13rd Combat Bombardment Wing is 95th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 45Combat Bombardment Wing is 96th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group; 93rd Combat Bombardment Wing is 385th Bomb Group

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 58 T

POUANCE (Opportunistic)

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 8 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 34th Bomb Group, 490th Bomb Group, 493rd Bomb Group.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 36 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 36 T

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Aircraft

42-31514

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Full House
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

42-31675

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Berlin Bessie
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-31681

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-31887

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Casino
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-31978

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dottie G II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

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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'.