VIII Air Support Command 27B

19 August 1943

Description

36 B-26s from 387BG are despatched to bomb the German airfield at Poix/Nord, France. 35 are effective on the target. There are no losses or claims, but 1 is damaged.

Mission Details

POIX/ NORD

Description: AIRFIELD

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder

387th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 52.50
  • Aircraft sent: 36
  • Aircraft effective: 35
  • Aircraft damaged: 1

Revisions

Date24 May 2015 18:32:43
ContributorLee8thbuff
Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:43:15
ContributorAAM
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'.