Mission 29
Mission Summaries > February 1944
FRIDAY, 25
FEBRUARY 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):
Mission 235:
In the final "Big
Week" mission, 4 targets in Germany are hit; 31 bombers and 3 fighters are
lost.
268 B-17s are
dispatched to aviation industry targets at Augsburg and the industrial area at
Stuttgart; 196 hit Augsburg and targets of opportunity and 50 hit Stuttgart;
they claim 8-4-4 Luftwaffe aircraft; 13 B-17s are lost and 172 damaged;
casualties are 12 WIA and 130 MIA.
267 of 290 B-17s hit
aviation industry targets at Regensburg and targets of opportunity; they claim
13-1-7 Luftwaffe aircraft; 12 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 82
damaged; casualties are 4 KIA, 12 WIA and 110 MIA.
172 of 196 B-24s hit aviation industry
targets at Fürth and targets of opportunity; they claim 2-2-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 6 B-24s are lost, 2 damaged
beyond repair and 44 damaged; casualties are 2 WIA and 61 MIA.
Escort is provided by
73 P-38s, 687 Eighth and Ninth Air Force P-47s and 139 Eighth and Ninth Air
Force P-51s; the P-38s claim 1-2-0 Luftwaffe aircraft, 1 P-38 is damaged beyond
repair; the P-47s claim 13-2-10 Luftwaffe aircraft, 1 P-47 is lost and 6
damaged, 1 pilot is MIA; the P-51s claim 12-0-3 Luftwaffe aircraft, 2 P-51s are
lost and 1 damaged beyond repair, 2 pilots are MIA.
Mission 236:
5 of 5 B-17s drop 250 bundles of leaflets on Grenoble, Toulouse,
Chartres, Caen and Raismes, France at 2129-2335 hours without loss.Target: Fürth, Germany - Bachmann Von Blumenthal & Company (Flugzeugbau) | ||
8th Air Force F.O. No: | 235 | |
Aircraft Taking Off: | 17 | |
Aircraft Dispatched: | 17 | |
Aircraft Aborts: | 5 | |
Aircraft Over Primary: | 12 | |
Aircraft Over Secondary: | 0 | |
Aircraft Over Last Resort: | 0 | |
Aircraft Bomb Load: | 40 x 120 lb. M1 Fragmentation Cluster bombs | |
Group Bomb Load: | 480 x 120 lb. M1 Fragmentation Cluster bombs | |
Results: | Excellent | |
Tactical Mission Report: | Mission Data: Date: 25 Feb 44 Primary Target: Fürth, Germany - Bachmann Von Blumenthal & Company Flugzeugbau (Aircraft Construction Factory) Secondary Target: Nurnberg city center Last Resort Target: Any positively identified German military or industrial target Units Participating: Narrative: | |
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