Halverson Detachment
Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations.
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15 June 1942
7 B-24’s, along with 2 RAF B-24’s and RAF torpedo-carrying Beauforts, attack Italian fleet E of Malta. The B-24’s bomb and damage a battleship and a cruiser, while the Beauforts sink a cruiser.
HALPRO B-24's and two Liberators of No 160 Squadron, RAF, attacked the Italian shipping fleet, which had now put to sea. The Beauforts sank a cruiser, and five of the USAAF planes bombed, claiming hits on a Littorio-class battleship and a Trento-class cruiser.
On their return to base the bomber formation encountered and shot down an Me-110 achieving the first aerial victory in which Americans had participated in the Middle East.
9 B-24 Liberators of the HALPRO detachment and No 160 Squadron RAF attack the Italian fleet near Malta. The Americans claim an ME-110 on the return to base.
B-24 Liberator
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Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations.
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Number of aircraft Sent | 9 |
Number of aircraft Effective | 7 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command | 1 |
RAF torpedo-carrying Beauforts support the attack on the Italian Fleet, claiming a cruiser.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator - Bombardier
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 1st Provisional Group
Date | Contributor | Update |
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24 September 2019 15:23:57 | Emily | Created entry with name, date, official description and description |
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