August 1944

 

 

Mission Number: #97
Date: 1 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Southern France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #98
Date: 2 August, 1944 Type: Support and Strafing
Target Area: Northern France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Lt. Winkelman (504) AA fire
Losses: Lt. Lewis Schneider (504) AA fire, KIA
Misc: Lt. Schneider was seen to parachute ou of his plane

 

Mission Number: #99
Date: 3 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Strassbourg, Germany
Claims: Maj. Larson (505) 1 FW190, 1 DO217 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Graham (505) 1 DO217 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Sirochman (505) 1 unidentified plane destroyed, 1 unidentified plane damaged on ground
  Lt. Shaw (505) 1 FW190 destroyed on ground
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #100
Date: 4 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S.
Target Area: Hamburg, Germany
Claims: Lt. Fiorito (503) 1 FW190 shot down
  Lt. Holloway (505) 1 FW109 shot down
  Lt. Tongue (505) 1 109 shot down
  Lt. Tongue & Lt. Muller (505) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Tongue & Lt. Powell (505) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Powell (505) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Starnes (505) 1 ME109 shot down
  Maj. Larson (505) 2 Me109's shot down, 1 ME410 destoyed on ground
  Lt. Strong (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Rohm (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Sirochman (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Muller (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Shaw (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. Slovak (505) 1 JU88 damaged on ground
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Maj. Donald Larson (505) Mid-air collision, KIA
  Lt. Robert Burns (505) Mid-air collision, POW
  Lt. Roland Strong (505) AA fire, POW
Misc: 100 missions, and 104 planes destroyed by the 505th F.S., 339th F.G. ; Lt. Starnes became first 339th pilot to reach 300 combat flying hours (immediatly requested 50 more...)

 

Mission Number: #101
Date: 5 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Brunswick, Germany
Claims: Maj. Aitken (503) 2 FW190's shot down
  Capt. Bryan (503) 1 FW190 shot down
  Lt. Graham (503) 1 ME109 damaged in air
Damaged: Maj. Reynolds (503) Mid-air collision
Losses: Lt. Edward Flaherty (503) Mid-air collision, KIA
  Lt. Frank Stillwell (503) Mid-air collsiosn, WIA
Misc: 3-plane mid-air collision happened on takeoff.

 

Mission Number: #102
Date: August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort for Russia Shuttle (did not continue to Russia)
Target Area: Muritz, Germany
Claims: Capt. Stephenson (503) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Fickel (503) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Behrend (503) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Penny (504) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Winkelman (504) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Wood (504) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Zeine (504) 1 ME109 shot down
Damaged: Lt. Penny (504) structural damage
Losses: Lt. Victor Meyer (503) shot down, KIA
  Lt. Franklin Talcott (503) Mechanical problem, INTERNED (in Sweden) later KIA
  Lt. Arthur Tongue (505) unknown cause, KIA
Misc: Lt. Meyer parachuted to safety over the English Channel, but Air/Sea Rescue could not get to him. His position was broadcast on International Frequency hoping the Germans would get to him. They did not find him. Lt. Talcott was interned in Sweden, who used American pilots to relocate planes. In doing this, he crashed and was killed. Lt. Tongue was over England when his plane spun down through the clouds and he was killed

 

Mission Number: #103
Date: 7 August, 1944 Type: Type 16 (Radar assisted)
Target Area: Eureux, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #104
Date: 8 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Paris, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Edwin Ball (505) AA fire, KIA
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #105
Date: 11 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Paris, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Lt. Van Cleave (504) Mechanical
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #106
Date: 12 August, 1944 Type: Bombing and strafing
Target Area: Virton (503), Luxenburg (504) and Strasburg (505)
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #107
Date: 12 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort (returning)
Target Area: Italy
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #108
Date: 12 August, 1944 Type: Dive Bombing
Target Area: Diekrich
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #109
Date: 12 August, 1944 Type: Bombing & Strafing
Target Area: Amiens
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: # INFO
Date: 12 August, 1944 Type:
Target Area:
Claims: 25 Train locomotives destroyed
  200+ Box Cars destroyed
  5 Engine Round Houses destroyed
  100+ Tank cars destroyed
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc: This marked 4 missions flown on 12 August, 1944; 93 sorties flown bewteen 0612 and 1952.

 

Mission Number: #110
Date: 13 August, 1944 Type: Bombing & Strafing
Target Area: Beauvais, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #111
Date: 13 August, 1944 Type: Bombing & Strafing
Target Area: North of Paris, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Myer Winkelman (504) Probably AA fire, KIA
  Lt. Andrew Sirochman (505) Train Explosion, EVADER
Misc: Lt. Sirochman was strafing a train when it exploded, damaging his plane, and he bailed out. He was found by the French Underground, and evaded capture to return to the group at a later date.

 

Mission Number: #112
Date: 14 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S.
Target Area: South France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #113
Date: 15 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S.
Target Area: Volkenburg, Holland
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc: Escorted RAF Lancasters.

 

Mission Number: #114
Date: 16 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Chimnitz, Germany
Claims: Lt. Gerard (503) 1 ME109 shot down
  Maj. Routt (504) 1 ME109 shot down, 1 ME109 damaged in air
  Lt. Hunter (504) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Penrose (504) 1 ME109 shot down
  Lt. Stockman (504) 1 ME109 shot down
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Charles Hunter (504) Unknown Cause, KIA
Misc: Lt. Hunter was circling the parachute of a german pilot, getting gun camera proof. He was never seen again.

 

Mission Number: #115
Date: 17 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S. and Dive Bombing
Target Area: La Rochelle, France
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Lt. Reynolds (503) Landing (brakes)
  Lt. Coe (505) Landing (tail wheel)
  Lt. Mayer (503) Crash Landing
Losses: Lt. William Pastor (504) Probably AA fire
Misc: Lt. Pastor was last seen starting his dive bombing run

 

Mission Number: #116
Date: 18 August, 1944 Type: Type 16 (radar assisted)
Target Area: Amiens, france
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Arlen Wells (504) Lost to the 9th A.F.!
Misc: Lt. Wells landed at a 9th A.F. base, resulting in his plane being confiscated by the 9th A.F. (with it's brand new K-14 sight)

 

Mission Number: #117
Date: 18 August, 1944 Type: Bombing & Strafing
Target Area: North of Paris
Claims: 175+ box cars destroyed
  300+ box cars damaged
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #118
Date: 24 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S.
Target Area: Dresden, Germany
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Emry Beadle (504) Mechanical, WIA
  Lt. Bernell Shaw (505) Mechanical, POW
Misc: Lt. Beadle had his engine quit right after takeoff, crashed and was severly burned. Lt. Shaw lost engine coolant and was forced to bail over Celsnitz, Germany.

 

Mission Number: #119
Date: 25 August, 1944 Type: Deep Penetration
Target Area: Dresden and Moritz Lake, Germany
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #120
Date: 26 August, 1944 Type: Area Patrol
Target Area: Brest Peninsula
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Ely Van Cleave (504) Mechanical, RETURNED
Misc: Lt. Van Cleave was forced to bail, and was rescued by Air Sea Rescue from the English Channel

 

Mission Number: #121
Date: 26 August, 1944 Type: P.T.W.S.
Target Area: Northern France and Belgium
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

Mission Number: #122
Date: 27 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Berlin
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. John Carothers (503) Mechanical, KIA
Misc: Lt. Carothers had engine trouble, turned back towards England, and was never seen again.

 

Mission Number: #123
Date: 28 August, 1944 Type: Strafing & Bombing
Target Area: Nancy, France
Claims: Lt. Bush (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Maj. Reynolds & Lt. Young (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
  Lt. marts (505) 1 JU88 destroyed on ground
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Lt. Russel Wilcox (505) AA fire, KIA
Misc: Lt.Wilcox was damaged by AA fire, then bailed over the English channel, but his chute fouled and he was killed.

 

Mission Number: #124
Date: 30 August, 1944 Type: Bomber Escort
Target Area: Bremen, Germany
Claims: Ø
Damaged: Ø
Losses: Ø
Misc:

 

 

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