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REPORT OF OPERATIONAL DAY-
MISSIONS 84 885 6rH. JUNE, 1944
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R E P 0 R T OF 0 P E R A T I 0 N A L
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~OlST B~ARDMENT GROUP (H)
R EPORT OF OPERATIONAL
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MISSION SUM~RY KEPORT
KISSIOI # 85 . Data fi June 1944
ASSIGNMENT
1. Assign ed '! rget : CAEN, FRA!WE
2. Commitaenta s The 40lst was ~o furnish a s i x airoraft squadron for t h6 94th C'Oibat Bomb 'liing forma"' ion.
EXECUTI ON
1. T rgets Bombed;
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2. For ce Loader : Lt. Col . B. K. voo-REBS
Lco.d Dcmb rdier: lav Lt. 7l. ALL.LI~SO~
~. Take-off nd Assembly:
a.. ':"c.ke-o "'!' und usaombl 7{ .rer ao bri f ed li"i th weath Jr i:1 t he assembly £!.roo. bect.Jr !:han for 0 1H>":; . One ship of tho 1l0lst had diffic ... t y ~et.,Ll~ off' .;u'" joi ~:. the i'or :r..o..tion c. t ~he
English Coas·t completing the 12 ~hip box.
4. Attack:
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Penetrntio.u was aloc.0 t he briefed cour- .e and times were made good. Two group U o..t ere to precede th :> ll Olst i;.\to t he tar et could not bo lo a ted an the 4vl~t mnue~ nn incl~ ' ridua, pen tration.
·o. Bcmibint. Approach R.nri Run :
A aolld overnast l> u; r. ppro~. tely t•renty ilP.., Uorth of the French ooast and covered the en~ire c ontinental route preventing any bombing. imrtruc·ti ons 6re to r t~rn bonbs in eve!lt of the above .
c. WEA'fliRR :
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Report of Mission Summary (C ont'd)
c. WeQthcr Con~' •
U. I. weath r \Va.s essentialy as brief .d . Co11tinentel wf"athei" ;?a s not a::; briofe Lher oeing a solid overcaat &:.:.. aproxitrm.tely 12,000 feet .
d. •'i"i:;haravral:
nh;hurawal route 1as acc001plis 1ed o.s brief•:;'.
Return to base wn.o as brie.f~,d . B .se "mo.thcr on ret"trn was give as ceil"nb 2000 feet , visibilit · 14 milee. I+ was actually ce ·1.:.n 300) f et b:i:>ilHy 1 - 2 r:1ilet . Normal letdown 't. roug the clo~ds -..m.:. made, but ooca.use of' a head wine the oroe arrh·ed at bs.se t~-'> out 18 l !!linutcs l~tt e .
5. Aircraft Not Attackin :
a . _ 11 air cr ft airbormJ did not attack. l~flather at tart,et precluded any bombing and all bombs were roturnoa.
6. Battle amAget
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7. Enemy apposition:
No f lak or enemy f ighters were encountered or observed.
8. Casuo.l ties:
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Statiatical Summary
l~urnb ~"r of t../C TskinE Off . • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Num~~r of ~pares. . . • • . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • 0 A/C Taking orr Lea6 Unused SLarea... 6 NUmber of Sorties • •••••••••• • ••••• •• 6 Tumber or A/C AttPck"n ~ •• ••••••• ••• • 0
Uumber o£ A/C Not Attackin ••••••••• 6
umber of • /C Lost: :Mona.
10. Bombinb Data:
a. Observations:
No obaervationa were made of any units bombing , because of aolid undercaat.
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Report of' J.:iss i on St.tmmary (Cont'd )
b , Disposi t~ion of i-ombs:
> 4~ t ~ · r r" ~t returll'f.d. 7 2 x .J ot GP 1 oi!l.bs tc b~t .:. •.
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SUBJECT 1 Lead Na viga-cor ~ s Ua.;•:rat i ve
TO Commandin r; Offi c1r; ::-· ,, 40 lst Bombu. r- dment Group (H)
1, Flight plnut' Lo g:~ and ·r ractt Cltt1.rt Attached~
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COMMENTS t At • Captain, A. c., Le a~ tor
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612TH BOHBARilEENT SQUADRON (H) 401ST BOUBARDY.ErT GROUP (H)
Office of the Opere tions ·Officer A:PO 557
AAF Station 128 6 June 1944
SUBJECT: Loading List
TO: Operations Officer , 40lst Bombardment ~oup (H), AAF Station 128, APO 5B7
Plane 42-31891
p cP N B RO TTG BTG TG LWG RWG
Goodman, James F. Voorhees, Burton K. Haberer, Walter E. Ander son, Donald r~. Graham, James J. DeWees, Foster E. Farmer, John 0. Ramsey, Robert J. Henderson, Pete D. Ma~kle, Burton A.
Plane 42-97487
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Ball, Frank P. Atkinson, Villiam A. . arshall, Robert W.
Kemp, William T. Jr. Scott) Elbert D. Cooper, G:r-Rdy H. Kreisel , Edwin T. Jr. Burgard, John J. Ste art , Irving E. Love, Robert (NMI)
Captain Lt. Chlonel Ca-otain 1st Lt. T Sgt T Sgt T Sgt 1st Lt. S Sgt S Sgt
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Office of the Opera tiona Officer APO 557
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SUBJECT: Loading List
TO: Operations Officer, 40lst Bombardment ~oup (H) , MF St tion 128, /\PO 5ffl
Plane 42-31891
p cP N B RO TTG BTG TG LW:r RWG
Goodman, James F . Voorhees , Burton K. Haberer, Walter E. Ander son, Donald M. Graham, James J . DeWees, Foster E. Farmer, John 0 . Ramsey, Robert J . Henderson, Pete D. Me~kle, Burton A.
Plane 42-97487
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