Official description
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Description
A single B-24 attached to 100th Group RAF was despatched to provided Radar Counter Measures to an RAF night operation. The aircraft was shot down and Failed to Return (FTR) - 1KIA 7POW.
Mission details
1.
Description
RAF 100th Group Radar Counter Measures Support
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
Aircraft was shot down with 1KIA 7POW
Units
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Group
The 801st Bomb Group was established as part of the Eighth Air Force in late March 1944 to carry out 'Carpetbagger' missions. These were night missions over France and other parts of occupied Europes to support resistance forces by dropping in agents,...
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
Not Applicable |
Number of aircraft Sent |
1 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
1 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
1 |
Number of people Killed In Action |
1 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
7 |