15 APRIL 1945 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 951.Royan Area - Six Enemy Strong Points & Flak Batteries.
Intended Target
Royan Area - Six Enemy Strong Points & Flak Batteries
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
341 / 359
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
729.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
2
Men Lost
The formation.
28 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
P1Lt William Penn
N2Lt George Jung
B1Lt William A. Bownds
E-TTSgt Leon Barr
E-TTS/Sgt Lee C. Shiek
E-TT2Lt Walter Wight
ROT/Sgt D. Little
ROLt Thomas A. Nicholas
WGS/Sgt Edward J. Edunski
WGS/Sgt Richard K. Rea
TGS/Sgt Frank V. Petersen
Wing Deputy Leader. Major Ralph K. Schneck listed as 'CA' (Command Pilot) — senior-pilot designation.
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