| 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 | |