461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY AUGUST 1944 |
MISS NO |
DATE |
TARGET |
1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS |
2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
A/C T/O |
ERLY RTNS |
A/C O/T |
SORT |
TONS DRPT ON B TGT |
% IN 1000 |
WEATHER AT TGT |
AA |
E A/C SEEN |
CLAIMS |
A/C DMGD |
A/C RTN |
A/C LOST |
MIA |
CASLTY |
RATING |
REMARKS |
74 |
8/2/44 |
AVIGNON RR
BRIDGE, FRANCE |
LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG,
LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. RIDER, LT. CRUME, LT.
WAGNER, LT. DICKIE, LT. CAREY |
LT. GRIMM, LT. JOHNSON, LT.
SIMEROTH, LT. ROTHBERG |
27 |
0 |
26 |
27 |
81.25 500 GP |
73.1 |
CAVU WITH HAZE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
75 |
8/3/44 |
FRIEDRICHSHFEN
ZAHNRADFABRIK AC FACTORY, GERMANY |
COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. SPECHT, LT.
MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. GEERING, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS,
LT. STRUMSKI, LT. PRIEN, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. MORANGELO |
LT. MULLER, LT. BEEGLE, LT.
FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES |
27 |
3 |
21 |
23 |
41.25 500 RDX |
PFF |
? |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
4 |
26 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
76 |
8/6/44 |
MIRAMAS M/Y,
FRANCE |
MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, CAPT. DE WITT, LT. MORANGELO |
CAPT. STEVENS, LT. RUSSELL, LT.
STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. ROTHWELL |
CAPT. DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, LT.
WAGNER, LT. DICKIE, LT. CAREY |
33 |
4 |
29 |
29 |
96 500 RDX |
52.7 |
CAVU |
NIH |
0 |
0 |
6 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
EXCELLENT |
|
77 |
8/7/44 |
BLECHHAMMER
SOUTH OIL REFINERY, GERMANY |
MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT.
STILES, LT. WARREN, LT. NOVAK |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
VOCK, LT. SLUSING, LT. GERMAN |
CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. COOPER, LT.
WINSTEAD, LT. LANDRY |
26 |
5 |
10 |
21 |
31.5 500 RDX |
PFF |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
25 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
78 |
8/9/44 |
ALMASFUZITO OIL
REFINERY, HUNGARY |
LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG,
LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. RIDER, LT. MULLER, LT.
FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES |
LT. RUSSELL, LT. WEIR, LT.
STANLEY, LT. HALL |
27 |
0 |
27 |
27 |
90.25 500 RDX |
62 |
CAVU |
MIH |
0 |
0 |
6 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
79 |
8/10/44 |
PLOESTI XENIA
OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA |
LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT.
SPECHT. CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. GEERING, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS,
LT. MALITA, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. TOTH, LT. MILLER |
COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. DONOVAN,
LT. KING, LT. WESTFALL, LT. GIZELBA |
36 |
4 |
31 |
31 |
94.25 500 RDX |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
13 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
NO RATING |
|
80 |
8/12/44 |
GENOA GUN
POSITIONS, ITALY |
MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, LT.
STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. DE WITT |
CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. KUCERA |
LT. MULLER, LT. BEEGLE, LT.
FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES |
30 |
3 |
27 |
27 |
87.5 500 RDX |
6.4 |
CAVU |
MAN |
0 |
0 |
13 |
29 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
POOR |
|
81 |
8/13/44 |
GENOA GUN
POSITIONS, ITALY |
MAJ. WORD, LT. HUTCHINSON, LT.
STEVENSON, LT. BROCK |
LT. DESPANN, LT. WINTER, CAPT.
SERIJAN, LT. GERMAN, LT. BENNETT |
LT. WEIR, LT. VENO, LT.
STRUMSKI, LT. COURCIER |
30 |
4 |
26 |
26 |
54 500 RDX |
0 |
? |
MAN |
0 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY POOR |
|
82 |
8/14/44 |
GUN POSITIONS
NEAR FREJUS, FRANCE |
LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. LUEBKE, LT.
AMOS, LT. COLES, LT. WESTFALL |
CAPT. RIDER, LT. ROSWURN, LT.
LOMAX, LT. YOUNG, LT. SOSSAMON |
LT. PHILLIPS, LT. WAGNER, LT.
MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY |
30 |
1 |
29 |
30 |
59 1000 GP |
64.5 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
83 |
8/15/44 |
FREJUS BEACH,
FRANCE |
COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. SPECHT,
LT. KING, MAJ. PRUIT, LT. GIZELBA |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS,
LT. MALITA, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. PRIEN |
MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT.
STILES, LT. BROCK |
31 |
1 |
30 |
30 |
63.5 100 GP |
51.2 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
84 |
8/17/44 |
PLOESTI ROMANO
AMERICANA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA |
CAPT. RIDER, LT. GARRETT, LT.
STRUMSKI, CAPT. DE WITT, LT. SUNQUIST |
LT. TIFFANY, LT. WHITNEY, LT.
MANCE, LT. MacDIAMID |
LT. COL. LAWHON, CAPT. SPECHT,
LT. JARMAN, LT. MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY |
32 |
12 |
20 |
22 |
40 500 RDX |
45.6 |
CAVU |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
13 |
31 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
EXCELLENT |
|
85 |
8/18/44 |
ALIBUNAR
AIRDROME, YUGOSLAVIA |
MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT.
STILES, LT. BROCK, LT. GERMAN, LT. CARROLL |
CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. ROBERTS, LT.
DAVIS, LT. BENNETT |
CAPT. SPECHT, LT. SAGE, LT.
PRIOR, LT. MALITA |
30 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
37.44 FRAGS |
NO SCORE |
3/10 9000’ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
86 |
8/20/44 |
SZOLNOK
AIRDROME, HUNGARY |
LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. CRUME, LT.
SERIJAN, LT. COLES, LT. GIZELBA |
LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROSWURM,
LT. LOMAX, LT. YOUNG, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. BOTTIGLIA |
LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. JENKINS, LT.
HAGGERTY, LT. BROCK |
31 |
2 |
29 |
29 |
96.32 FRAGS |
NO SCORE |
HAZE |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
1 SLIGHT |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
87 |
8/22/44 |
VIENNA LOBAU
UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE, AUSTRIA |
LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT.
SPECHT. CAPT. MURPHY, LT. PRIEN, LT. TOTH, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
MAJ. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT.
ROTHBERG, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. READ, LT. NETZER |
LT. ROBERTS, LT. VANDERHOEVEN,
LT. GUSTAFSON, LT. BROCK |
27 |
3 |
23 |
25 |
38 1000GP |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
IAH |
34 |
11-0-0 |
15 |
26 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
EXCELLENT |
|
88 |
8/23/44 |
ST. POLTEN
MARKERSDORF A/D, AUSTRIA |
MAJ. GOREE, LT. GARRETT, LT.
HEROLD, CAPT. DE WITT, CAPT. SUNQUIST, LT. MORANGELO |
LT. WEIR, LT. ROSENBURG, LT. VAN
BUREN, LT. COURCIER |
LT. ROBERTS, LT. TRIER, LT.
STEVENSON, LT. PIERCE |
31 |
1 |
30 |
30 |
60.66 FRAGS |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
0 |
60/70 |
3/6/2001 |
14 |
30 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
89 |
8/24/44 |
FERRARA RR
BRIDGE, ITALY |
MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT.
STILES, MAJ. PRUIT, LT. BROCK |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. WINTER, LT.
DAVIS, LT. GERMAN, LT. PIERCE |
LT. WEIR, LT. OLIVER, CAPT.
SERIJAN, LT. COURCIER |
28 |
3 |
25 |
26 |
61.5 100 RDX |
18.9 |
CAVU WITH HAZE |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
FAIR |
|
90 |
8/26/44 |
BUCHAREST,
OTOPENI A/D, ROUMANIA |
LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. CRUME, LT.
SERIJAN, LT. COLES, LT. GIZELBA, LT. WESTFALL |
LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROSWURM,
LT. LOMAX, LT. WAGNER, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. DICKIE |
CAPT SPECHT, LT. JENKINS, LT.
ROTHBERG, LT. BIRRELL |
28 |
2 |
23 |
26 |
45 500 GP |
4.6 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
POOR |
|
91 |
8/27/44 |
VENZONE VIADUCT,
ITALY |
LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT.
SPECHT, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. PRIEN, LT. DICK |
CAPT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. PHILLIPS,
LT. MALITA, LT. TOTH, LT. BERG |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT.
VANDERHOEVEN, LT. LOVERIN, LT. SULLIVAN |
28 |
2 |
26 |
26 |
50 500 RDX |
73.9 |
? |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
92 |
8/28/44 |
SZOLNOK/SZAJOL
RR BRIDGE, HUNGARY |
COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. GARRETT,
CAPT. KING, MAJ. PRUIT, CAPT. DE WITT |
LT. SPENCER, LT. ANDERSON, LT.
GOODFRIEND, LT. SUNQUIST, LT. MacDIAMID |
LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROBERTS,
LT. DAVIS, LT. BROCK |
27 |
1 |
26 |
26 |
52 100 GP |
55.1 |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
93 |
8/29/44 |
SZEGED M/Y,
HUNGARY |
MAJ. DONOVAN,
LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK |
CAPT. FRANKLIN,
LT. VANDERHOEVEN, LT. VOCK, LT. STOLOFF, LT. LOVERIN |
LT. RUSSELL,
LT. HERRIN, LT. HEROLD, LT. MacDiamid |
27 |
6 |
20 |
26 |
41.25 500 GP |
49.5 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
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