Bombed Primary
05 FEBRUARY 1944 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 210.Tours/Parcay Meslay.
Tours, France
Intended Target
Tours/Parcay Meslay
Tours, France
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
90 / 103
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
261.25
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
185° T
Bearing In
4° T
The formation.
§ 2 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Missing in Action
B-24H serial 41-28228, assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, departed Station 104 on 5 February 1944 on a bombing mission to Chateaudun, France. The aircraft was last seen at 1143 between Tours and Chateaudun. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft left the formation apparently under control, then approximately two minutes later was seen to blow up. Weather at the time was clear with unlimited visibility. German field-air-district records confirm a Liberator crashed at approximately 12:30 on 5 February 1944, 1 km north of Danze, 14 km west of Freteval, 24 km south-southwest of Chateaudun. Most of the crew of 10 survived and were captured by German forces.
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Supports 1 fact
Missing Air Crew Report 2925
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
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