25 July 1943
Not yet known
18 B-26s are despatched from 323BG to attack the coke ovens at Ghent, Belgium. 13 of this force are effective on the target. Ther are no losses or claims. The force was escorted by Spitfires of the RAF.
COKE OVENS
B-26 Marauder
Escorted by RAF fighters. Sweep by 8th Air Force.
Group
The 323rd Bombardment Group operated with B-26 Marauders, American medium bombers. They were the first Eighth Air Force Group to fly a medium level bombing mission with this aircraft on 16 July 1943. After flying a total of 33 missions with the Eighth,...
| Tonnage dropped | 16.00 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 18 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 13 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged | 6 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 08 May 2015 19:08:19 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 8-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman. |
||
| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:15 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
||
