06 MAY 1944 · SATURDAY
Mission 340.Siracourt.
Siracourt, France
Intended Target
Siracourt
Siracourt, France
Actual Target
Siracourt
As briefed
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Aircraft Effective
70 / 78
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
261.5
tons
The formation.
§ 32 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
1st Section, Leading 446th BG. Lt. Col. BRECKINRIDGE listed as ACP.
3rd Section, Leading 446th BG. Capt. Chenes listed as ACP.
XXX Section (1st), Leading 93rd Bomb Group. Col. BARNARD listed as AC[unclear].
XXX Section (2nd), Leading 93rd BG.
3rd Section, Leading 93rd BG. Col. Bean listed as A[unclear], likely Aircraft Commander.
1st Section, Leading 448th BG. XXXXXXXXXX line present — may indicate no additional aircraft commander or redacted entry.
2nd Section, Leading 448th BG. Capt. Smith listed as A[unclear], likely Aircraft Commander. S/Sgt. Phillip E. Joseph listed as B[unclear] — possibly Ball Turret Gunner, added as additional crew.
Named aircraft: War Goddess
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published