VIII Bomber Command 19
14 November 1942Official Description
24 HBs strike U-boat works at Saint-Nazaire
Description
The U-Boat pens of La Pallice, France are the Primary(P) target for a combined bomber force of 21 B-17s from 91BG (14) and 306BG (7); 93BG also joins the raid with 13 B-24s. However, La Pallice is completely clouded over, so instead, the bombers attack the Secondary (S) target of the port area of St. Nazaire, France. 44BG despatches 6 B-24 on a diversion.
Mission Details
Description: DIVERSION
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: Diversion for La Pallice. St. Nazaire raid.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
- Aircraft effective: 6
LA PALLICE (Primary)
Description: U-BOAT PENS
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: The primary target at La Pallice had a 10/10 cloud cover and all aircraft diverted to St. Nazaire.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 34
- Aircraft damaged beyond repair: 1
SAINT-NAZAIRE (Secondary)
Description: U-BOAT PENS
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: Bombs have little or no effect on submarine pens. There is no fighter escort for this mission.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 57
- Aircraft sent: 34
- Aircraft effective: 24
- Aircraft damaged: 2
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36324682
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13028912 / O-789365
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437909
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14054504 / O-442691
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014 St. Nazaire statistics "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. Mission description edit.
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. Bomb Group associations made.
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. 'USAAF Combat Chronology" Jack McKillop.
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'.