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4 June 1944Official Description
In the second mission 283 aircraft bomb 8 coastal defence positions in the Pas de Calais (COVER) area and the Normandy assault (NEPTUNE ) area. No Bombers are lost.
Description
Mission Details
PAS-DE-CALAIS (Primary)
Description: COASTAL DEFENSES
Notes: 8 positions are targeted using PATHFINDER (PFF) methods. 1st Bomb Division was made up of 1st Combat Bombardment Wing is 91st Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group; 40th Combat Bombardment Wing is 92nd Bomb Group, 305th Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group; 41st Combat Bombardment Wing is 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group. 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 13rd Combat Bombardment Wing is 95th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group; 45Combat Bombardment Wing is 96th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 639.5 T
PAS-DE-CALAIS (Primary)
Description: COASTAL DEFENSES
Notes: 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 20Combat Bombardment Wing is 93rd Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Group.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 165 T
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2009043, and RAF Polish 302 Squadron 709537
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
Revisions
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'.