VIII Air Support Command 02
17 July 1943Description
This second mission by 16 B-26s from 323BG is a diversion flown in the Cayeux area of France. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
CAYEUX
Description: DIVERSION MISSION
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: DIVERSION
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 16
- Aircraft effective: 16
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.