VIII Air Support Command 23
17 August 1943Description
This mission was planned as a diversion in support of the in-bound Schweinfurt element B-17s. 36 B-26s from 386BG were despatched to attack the German airfield at Bryas (Sud), France, which they did at 1051hrs that morning. Roger A. Freeman's "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" includes a despatch of 36 B-26s from 387BG but these were recalled by the RAF fighter escort. 29 of the 36 from 386BG were effective on the target. There were no losses or claims, although 2 were damaged by anti-aircraft fire. The RAF provided Spitfires as escort fighters.
Mission Details
BRYAS SUD
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: RAF provides fighter support.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 34.80
- Aircraft sent: 36
- Aircraft effective: 29
- Aircraft damaged: 2
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added attack time to Mission Narrative per "The Mighty EIghth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth 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'.