Mission 107

Mission Summaries > June 1944

TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Mission 425:

In the morning 1,548 bombers are dispatched to attack 14 strategic targets in N Germany and V-weapon sites in France; 49 bombers are lost:

126 of 146 B-24s bomb V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area; 1 B-24 is lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 83 damaged; 4 airmen are KIA, 8 WIA and 24 MIA. Escort is provided by 44 P-47s; they claim 3-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA).

Of 341 B-17s dispatched, 137 hit Fallersleben, 95 hit Magdeburg-Rothensee and 52 hit Konigsberg; they claim 2-0-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; 6 B-17s are lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 116 damaged; 11 airmen are WIA and 60 MIA. Of 191 B-24s, 169 hit Hannover/Misburg and 3 hit a target of opportunity; 1 B-24 is lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 89 damaged; 4 airmen are KIA, 6 WIA and 9 MIA. Escort is provided by 98 P-38s, 86 P-47s and 38 P-51s and 81 Ninth Air Force P-51s; they claim 10-1-10 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 8-0-3 on the ground; 1 P-38, 1 P-47 and 1 P-51 are lost (2 pilots MIA).

Of 512 B-17s dispatched, 107 hit Hamburg/Eurotank oil refinery, 60 hit Hamburg/Ebano oil refinery, 54 hit Hamburg/Schliemanns oil refinery, 53 hit Hamburg /Rhenania oil refinery, 53 hit Hamburg/Deut.Petr.AG, 50 hit Hamburg/Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery, 26 hit Hamburg/Schindler oil refinery, 12 hit Brunsbuttel canal lock and 2 hit targets of opportunity; 7 B-17s are lost and 349 damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 13 WIA and 63 MIA. Escort is provided by 96 P-38s and 48 P-47s without claims or loss.

Of 358 B-24s, 245 hit Pölitz, 71 bomb Ostermoor and 12 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 10-3-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 34 B-24s are lost and 205 damaged; 3 airmen are KIA, 6 WIA and 343 MIA. Escort is provided by 50 P-38s and 221 P-51s; they claim 28-1-9 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 5-0-9 on the ground; 3 P-38s are lost.

Mission 426:

In the afternoon, 33 of 37 B-17s and 196 of 380 B-24s attack 10 V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area; 1 B-24 is lost and 96 damaged.

Escort is provided by 72 P-47s and 40 P-51s without loss.

Mission 427:

5 of 5 B-17s drop leaflets in France during the night.

25 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions in France.

Target: Pölitz, Germany - German Synthetic Oil Refinery
8th Air Force Mission No:	425-B
Aircraft Taking Off:	23
Aircraft Dispatched:	23
Aircraft Aborts:	1
Aircraft Over Primary:	22
Aircraft Over Secondary:	0
Aircraft Over Last Resort:	0
Aircraft Bomb Load:	10 x 500 lb. AN-M43 General Purpose bombs
Group Bomb Load:	220 x 500 lb. AN-M43 General Purpose bombs
Results:	Unobserved
Tactical Mission Report:	445th Bomb Group Mission Report 1. A/C Scheduled ----------------------- 23 A/C Airborne ------------------------- 23 A/C Dispatched ---------------------- 23 A/C Returned Early ----------------- 1 A/C Over Target --------------------- 22 A/C Returned ------------------------ 22 2. Assembly: 3. Route In: 4. Bomb Run: 5. Route Out: 6. Enemy Action Encountered: 7. Fighter Support: Excellent
Losses: None.
Note: None.

Pölitz, Germany - Synthetic Oil Refinery