8th Air Force CARPETBAGGER
2 March 1944Description
A CARPETBAGGER mission is flown by B-24s from 801BG/406BS. Number despatched not included in source data. 1 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) - 6KIA 6POW.
Mission Details
France
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- People killed in action: 6
- Prisoners of war: 6
- Aircraft missing in action: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Correcting Unit associations in MIssion Event per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Crroecting unit association in Mission Descritption.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2016. Added statistice to 2-Mar-44 Carpetbagger mission per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2016. Added New Mission for Carpetbagger operation o 2-Mar-44. based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.