Mission 47
Mission Summaries > April 1944
SATURDAY, 8 APRIL
1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):
Mission 291:
3 separate forces, a total
of 664 bombers divided into 13 combat wings, escorted by 780 fighters, are
dispatched against airfields in NW Germany and aircraft factories in the
Brunswick area; 34 bombers and 23 fighters are lost.
59 of 59 B-17s hit
Oldenburg Airfield; 32 B-17s are damaged; casualties are 5 WIA.
255 B-17s are dispatched to
Achmer, Quakenbruck and Rheine Airfields; 83 hit Quakenbruck, 60 hit Achmer, 41
hit Rheine, 22 hit Twente Enschede, 21 hit Hesepe, 19 hit Handorf and 3 hit
targets of opportunity; 4 B-17s are lost and 128 damaged; casualties are 1 KIA,
3 WIA and 40 MIA.
350 B-24s are dispatched to aviation industry
targets in Brunswick; 190 hit the primary, 59 hit Rosslingen, 48 hit
Langenhagen Airfield and 6 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 58-9-32
Luftwaffe aircraft; 30 B-24s are lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 87 damaged;
casualties are 8 KIA, 23 WIA and 300 MIA.
Escort is provided by 136
P-38s, 438 Eighth and Ninth Air Force P-47s and 206 Eighth and Ninth Air Force
P-51s; the fighters claim 88-3-46 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 49-6-38 on
the ground: 5 P-38s are lost and 3 damaged, 5 pilots are MIA; 4 P-47s are lost,
2 damaged beyond repair and 12 damaged, 4 pilots are MIA; 14 P-51s are lost and
3 damaged, 14 pilots are MIA.
Mission 292:
5 of 5 B-17s drop 1 million
leaflets on Liege, Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, and Mont-sur-Sombre, Belgium at
2215-2227 hours without loss.
| Target: Brunswick, Germany - Muhlenbau Aviation Industry | ||
8th Air Force F.O. No: | 291 | |
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Tactical Mission Report: | Mission Data: Date: 08 Apr 44 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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