28 July 1943
Smoke rises into the sky as bombs burst at enemy installations at Zeebrugge, Belgium. 28 July 1943.
Not yet known
18 B-26s from 323BG are despatched to bomb the cocke ovens as Zeebrugge, Holland. 17 are effective on the target. 3 are damaged. No losses of claims.
DIVERSION
B-26 Marauder
Diversion towards Holland for Zeebrugge raid.
Group
The 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 19-Jun-1942 at MacDill Field, Florida with B-26B Marauder aircraft. In late September 1942 the unit moved to Drane Field, Florida. The Ground echelon sailed for the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth...
| Tonnage dropped | None |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 18 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 18 |
STEEL WORKS - COKE OVENS
B-26 Marauder
No fighter escort for this mission.
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 | 16.50 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 18 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 17 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged | 3 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 May 2015 19:17:15 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 9-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman. |
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| 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'. |
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