B-24J · 42-99937 · GO · 328th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
05 FEBRUARY 1944 · SATURDAY · STATION 104
Mission 210
Tours/Parcay Meslay
Bombed Primary
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
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · TOURS/PARCAY MESLAY
Bearing Out
185° T
Bearing In
4° T
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
4
Men Lost
§ Sorties · 2 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
B-24H · 41-28228 · 409th SQDN
Missing in Action
Pos
Airman
Status
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.
Sources
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981