461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY OCTOBER 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 |
108 |
10/4/44 |
MUNICH
WEST M/Y, GERMANY |
LT.
COL. HAWES, LT. HUTCHINSON, CAPT. MURPHY, CAPT. PRIEN, LT. PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
CAPT.
FRANKLIN, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK, LT. LOVERIN |
MAJ.
TALLANT, LT. HERRIN, LT. WAGG, LT. KONAPAGA |
28 |
2 |
26 |
26 |
50
500 RDX |
70 |
CAVU |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
7 |
72 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
109 |
10/4/44 |
PINZANO
RR BRIDGE, ITALY |
MAJ.
DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, CAPT. KING, CAPT. COLES, LT. GIZELBA |
CAPT.
HENRY, LT. PLACE, LT. WAGNER, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. WESTFALL |
CAPT.
SPECHT, LT. JENKINS, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BIRRELL |
20 |
0 |
12 |
20 |
30
1000 RDX |
NO
SCORE |
7/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
2
A/C BOMBED LATISANA RR BRIDGE. 6 A/C BOMBED CASARSA RR BRIDGE |
110 |
10/7/44 |
SZOMBATHELY
M/Y, HUNGARY |
LT.
COL. LAWHON, LT. JOHNSON, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. TOTH |
LT.
BEATTY, LT. CRUME, LT. MALITA, LT. METZER, LT. SOCH |
LT.
ROSWURM, LT. LOMAX, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. YOUNG |
24 |
4 |
17 |
20 |
33
500 RDX |
NO
SCORE |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
111 |
10/7/44 |
KOMAROM
M/Y, HUNGARY |
MAJ.
GOREE, LT. GARRETT, LT. HEROLD, LT. LITTLE, LT. MacDIAMID |
CAPT.
RIDER, LT. SKLANSKY, LT. MESSERSCHMIDT |
NONE |
17 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
18
500 RDX |
91 |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
112 |
10/10/44 |
CASTELFRANCO
VENETO RR JUNCTION, ITALY |
MAJ.
WORD, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK, LT. CARROLL |
CAPT.
ROBERTS, LT. THOMAS, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. PIERCE |
LT.
SKLANSKY, LT. GRESS, LT. GOODFRIEND, LT. MESSERSCHMIDT |
28 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
|
113 |
10/11/44 |
VIENNA
VOSENDORF OIL REFINERY, AUSTRIA |
MAJ.
DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, CAPT. KING, CAPT. COLES, LT. DICKIE, LT. GIZELBA |
CAPT.
RIDER, LT. PLACE, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. WAGNER, LT. UCCI |
LT.
JENKINS, LT. KING, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BIRRELL |
20 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1
SLIGHT |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
FLAK:
SIH AT TRIESTE |
114 |
10/12/44 |
BOLOGNA
STORES DEPOT, ITALY |
MAJ.
GOREE, LT. GARRETT, LT. HEROLD, LT. MacDIAMID, LT. LITTLE, LT. MARANGELO |
CAPT.
RIDER, LT. SKLANSKY, LT. GOODFRIEND, LT. ROMANOWICZ |
LT.
JENKINS, LT. JARNAGIN, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BIRRELL |
40 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
62.5
100 GP |
NO
SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
115 |
10/13/44 |
VIENNA
NORTH M/Y, AUSTRIA |
LT.
COL. HAWES, CAPT. JOHNSON, LT. MALITA, LT. TOTH, LT. BERG, LT.
PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
LT.
JENKINS, LT. COOPER, LT. MILLER, LT. METZER, LT. SOCH, LT. READ |
LT.
CRUME, LT. LUBINSKY, LT. WAGNER, LT. DICKIE, LT. GIZELBA |
41 |
6 |
34 |
36 |
64
500 RDX |
PFF |
8/10 |
IAH |
3 |
0 |
16 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
NO
RATING |
|
116 |
10/14/44 |
BRATISLAVA
M/Y & BRIDGE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
LT.
COL. LAWHON, CAPT. ROBERTS, CAPT. MURPHY, CAPT. PRIEN |
CAPT.
FRANKLIN, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK |
LT.
GARRETT, LT. BELL, LT. VAN BUREN, LT. LITTELL |
30 |
7 |
21 |
24 |
31.25
500 RDX |
61 |
7/10 |
MAH |
0 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
SUPERIOR |
2
A/C BOMBED ERSKUJVAR WITH 484 |
117 |
10/16/44 |
LINZ
HERMAN GOERING BENZOL PLANT, AUSTRIA |
MAJ.
DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, CAPT. KING, CAPT. COLES, LT. DICKIE, LT. GIZELBA |
LT.
ROSWURM, LT. LUEBKE, LT. WAGNER, LT. BOTTIGLIA, LT. SOUZZI |
LT.
JENKINS, LT. CESSNA, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BIRRELL |
37 |
3 |
33 |
34 |
58.25
500 RDX |
pff |
10/10 |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
|
118 |
10/17/44 |
VIENNA
VOSENDORF OIL REFINERY, AUSTRIA |
MAJ.
GOREE, LT. GARRETT, LT. HEROLD, LT. MacDIAMID, LT. LITTLE, LT. MARANGELO |
LT.
COL. LAWHON, LT. TIFFANY, LT. VAN BUREN, LT. ROTHWELL, LT. GIZELBA |
MAJ.
WORD, LT. SHAW, LT. WARD, LT. LOLLI |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
|
119 |
10/20/44 |
MILAN
ISOTTA FRASCHINI WORKS, ITALY |
MAJ.
HOERMANN, LT. BEATTY, LT. MALITA, LT. TOTH, LT. SOCH, LT. PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
CAPT.
JOHNSON, LT. COOPER, LT. MILLER, LT. METZER, LT. KASSLER |
LT.
ROSWURM, LT. LOMAX, LT. AMOS, LT. SOSSAMON |
41 |
3 |
36 |
36 |
61.75
500 RDX |
29 |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
120 |
10/23/44 |
MUNICH
ALLACH BMW WERKE, GERMANY |
MAJ.
WORD, CAPT. ROBERTS, CAPT. STILES, LT. LOVERIN, LT. PIERCE, LT. BENNETT |
CAPT.
FRANKLIN, LT. HUTCHINSON, LT. GUSTAFSON, LT. KISSELL, LT. WILSON, LT. CARROLL |
LT.
GARRETT, LT. BELL, LT. HEROLD, LT. LITTELL |
27 |
3 |
24 |
24 |
32
500 GP |
PFF |
10/10 |
IAH |
0 |
0 |
4 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
|
121 |
10/29/44 |
REGENSBURG
WINTERHAFEN OIL STORAGE, GERMANY |
MAJ.
DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, CAPT. KING, CAPT. COLES, LT. DICKIE, LT. GIZELBA |
MAJ.
RIDER, CAPT. LUEBKE, LT. WAGNER, LT. BOTTIGLIA, LT. DOONER |
CAPT.
GRAY, LT. JENKINS, LT. MILLER, LT. BIRRELL, LT. READ |
42 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
3RD ATTACK UNIT LT.
TR'HAUSSER, LT. TIFFANY, LT. VAN BUREN, LT. ROTHWELL, LT. MARANGELO |
122 |
10/31/44 |
PODGORICA
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS, YUGOSLAVIA |
MAJ.
DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, CAPT. KING, CAPT. COLES |
LT.
ROSWURM, CAPT. LUEBKE, LT. WAGNER, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. BOTTIGLIA |
CAPT.
GRAY, LT. JENKINS, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BIRRELL |
28 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO
RATING |
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