VIII Air Support Command 16A
9 August 1943Description
This mission of VIII Air Support Command was conducted with two elements and designated as mission 11A and 11B both of which had the German airfield of Ft. Rouge at St. Omer, France as the target. The "A" element is a formation of 36 B-26s despatched from 386BG. Could cover on the target prevented bombing. There are no losses or claims in this element, although 4 aircraft are damaged by anti-aircraft fire.
Mission Details
ST OMER/FT ROUGE
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Notes: Clouds prevented bombing. One B-26-B is lost over France to friendly fire from a Spitfire when it was misidentified by the fighter pilot. Tail number 41-31634, MACR 164. This was not included in the loss total for this mission. 6Killed in Action (KIA)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: None
- People killed in action: 6
- People wounded in action: 6
- Aircraft sent: 36
- Aircraft missing in action: 1
- Aircraft damaged: 4
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hot Pistol
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 15-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty EIghth War Dairy", 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'.