461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 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 |
1 |
4/2/44 |
BIHAC M/Y,
YUGOSLAVIA |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT |
CAPT. DOOLEY,
LT. C.W. BAUMAN, LT. ZABRIKE, LT. RITACCO |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. MIXON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON |
41 |
6 |
35 |
35 |
65 FRAGS |
NO
RPT |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
GOOD |
COLLISION
OVER TGT |
2 |
4/3/44 |
DRNIS M/Y,
YUGOSLAVIA |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. WOODARD, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
WALTERS, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN |
32 |
3 |
29 |
29 |
58 500 GP |
NO
RPT |
INTENSE
HAZE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAIR |
|
3 |
4/5/44 |
NIS EAST M/Y,
YUGOSLAVIA |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. MIXSON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. NIXON, LT. WEST, LT. SPANGLER |
CAPT. DOOLEY,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE |
36 |
2 |
34 |
34 |
67 500 GP |
NO
RPT |
8/10
WITH HAZE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY
POOR |
|
4 |
4/6/44 |
ZAGREB A/D,
YUGOSLAVIA |
CAPT. GOREE, LT.
BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. DE WITT |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. SHEPHENS, LT. GROSSBERG, LT. WHITE |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
STRONG, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT |
33 |
2 |
31 |
31 |
27 FRAGS |
NO
RPT |
9/10 |
0 |
35 |
1-0-0 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
UNOBS |
15
A/C DRPT ON TARGET |
5 |
4/7/44 |
FERRARA SOUTH
M/Y, ITALY |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES |
CAPT. WORD, LT.
SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. GOMBOSSY |
CAPT. HOERMANN,
LT. MIXSON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON |
35 |
2 |
33 |
33 |
66 500 GP |
NO
RPT |
CAVU
WITH HAZE |
I-A-H |
8 |
0 |
12 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
6 |
4/12/44 |
ZAGREB M/Y &
A/D INST, YUGOSLAVIA |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. STRONG, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
WOODARD, LT. LOWE, LT. MYERS |
CAPT. GOREE, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. RHODES |
36 |
4 |
32 |
32 |
63 500 GP |
NO
RPT |
4/10 |
M-A-H |
0 |
0 |
16 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
7 |
4/13/44 |
DUNA A/C FCTY
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY |
MAJ. BURKE, LT.
MIXSON, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. NIXON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY |
CAPT. DOOLEY,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. OWENS |
38 |
2 |
36 |
36 |
72 500 RDX |
45 |
4/10 |
I-A-H |
58 |
3-3-0 |
15 |
33 |
3 |
32 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
8 |
4/15/44 |
BUCHAREST,
CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA |
CAPT. GOREE, LT.
BEAN, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. CRAN |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
WOODARD, LT. LOWE, LT. MYERS |
35 |
1 |
34 |
34 |
65 500 GP |
UNOBS |
9/10 |
S-I-H |
20 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
POOR |
|
9 |
4/16/44 |
BELGRAD ZEMUN
A/D, YUGOSLAVIA |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
BIGELOW, LT. MULLER, LT. FISHER |
CAPT. HOERMANN,
LT. MIXSON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON |
34 |
19 |
13 |
15 |
234 FRAGS |
NO
SCORE |
6/10
WITH HAZE |
I-A-H |
20 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
FAIR |
FORMATION
BROKE UP IN WEATHER LAST RESORT TARGET |
10 |
4/17/44 |
BELGRAD ZEMUN
A/D, YUGOSLAVIA |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
WALTERS, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SMITH |
LT. STRONG, LT.
EVANS, LT. KING, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. WORD, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
36 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
0 FRAGS |
NO
SCORE |
10/10 |
I-A-H
(ENR) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY
POOR |
ALL
BOMBS JETTISONED IN ADRIATIC ON RETURN |
11 |
4/20/44 |
TAGLIAMENTO
CASARSA RR BR, ITALY |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. MIXSON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. WILSON |
CAPT. HOERMANN.
LT. PETERSON, LT. KADOW, LT. PRIEN |
CAPT. DICKINSON,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE |
39 |
3 |
36 |
36 |
875 500 GP |
15 |
7/10 |
S-I-H |
13 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
FIRST
ALT TARGET |
12 |
4/21/44 |
BUCHAREST,
CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA |
CAPT. GOREE, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. RHODES |
LT. TALLANT, LT.
STEVENS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. COURCIER |
MAJ. BURKE, LT.
WALTERS, LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH |
37 |
4 |
33 |
33 |
2 500 GP |
UNOBS |
10/10 |
S-I-H |
40 |
1-0-0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
VERY
POOR |
ALL
BUT ONE A/C JETTISONED IN ADRIATIC ON RETURN |
13 |
4/23/44 |
BAD VOSLAU A/D,
AUSTRIA |
CAPT. DOOLEY,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. OWENS |
LT. FRANKLIN,
LT. SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. SLUSING |
CAPT. BOCK, LT.
SPECHT, LT. KADOW, LT. PRIEN |
38 |
8 |
30 |
30 |
504 FRAGS |
NO
SCORE |
3/10 |
I-A-H |
23 |
0-2-0 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
SUPERIOR |
|
14 |
4/24/44 |
BUCHAREST,
CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
STRONG, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
F/O HUGGARD, F/O
KEEDLE, LT. MARSHALL, LT. MURPHY |
CAPT.GOREE, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES, LT. FOWLER |
33 |
2 |
30 |
30 |
60 500 GP |
11 |
CAVU
WITH HAZE |
I-I-H |
25 |
1-0-1 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
FAIR |
|
15 |
4/29/44 |
LOULON SUB PENS,
FRANCE |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. MIXSON, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. WILSON |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY |
CAPT. DICKINSON,
LT. MACDOUGALL, LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
38 |
3 |
35 |
35 |
70 1000 GP |
NO
SCORE |
CAVU |
I-I-H |
12 |
0-0-2 |
6 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY
POOR |
SMOKE
SCREEN |
16 |
4/30/44 |
ALESSANDRIA M/Y,
ITALY |
COL. GLANTZBERG,
LT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. ROTH |
LT. TALLANT, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
37 |
6 |
31 |
31 |
60 500 GP |
17 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAIR |
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