Mission 41
Mission Summaries > March 1944
WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):
Mission 273:
474
B-17s and 214 B-24s are dispatched to bomb aviation industry plants at Oranienburg and Basdorf, Germany but 8/10 to
10/10 cloud cover prevents an attack; the bombers hit the secondary target, Berlin, and targets of opportunity; the
bombers also drop 6.368 million leaflets; 1 bomber is damaged beyond repair and
347 bombers are damaged; casualties are 20 WIA and 135 MIA. Details are: 460 of
474 B-17s bomb Berlin; 7 B-17s are lost.
196 of 214 B-24s bomb
Berlin
and 1 bombs Heide; 5 B-24s are lost. Escort is provided by 125 P-38s, 496
Eighth and Ninth Air Force P-47s and 196 Eighth and Ninth Air Force P-51s.
There is no air combat and the only claim is for 1-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft on
the ground by P-47s. Details are: 3 P-38s are lost and 7 damaged; 3 pilots are
MIA; 5 P-47s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 9 damaged; casualties are 1
WIA and 5 MIA; and 4 P-51s are lost and 2 damaged beyond repair; 4 pilots are
MIA.
Mission 274:
6
of 6 B-17s drop 263 bundles of leaflets on Paris, France, and The Hague,
Amsterdam and Leeuwarden, The Netherlands at 2135-2207 hours without loss.
Target: Primary: Basdorf, Germany - BMW Aircraft Engine Factory Secondary: Berlin City Center | ||
8th Air Force F.O. No: | 273 | |
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Tactical Mission Report: | Mission Data: Date: Primary Target: Secondary Target: Last Resort Target: Units Participating: Narrative: Assembly: Climb: Route In: Bomb Run: Route Out: Enemy Fighters: Fighter Support: Flak: | |
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