Narrative - Official Air Force Mission Description
| Mission 496: Of 192 P-47s, 93 attack the St. Just marshaling yards and 40 attack Givet fuel dump in France; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA) and 10 damaged.
Mission 497: 7 of 7 B-17s drop leaflets in France during the night. 9 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions. | |
| Source: THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History, |
Non-Combat Accident Reports
Aircraft: B-17F (#42-39760).
Organization: 838BS / 487BG of Lavenham, Suffolk.
Pilot: Hutcheson, Clayton L.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Lavenham, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17F (#42-39848).
Organization: 838BS / 487BG of Lavenham, Suffolk.
Pilot: [parked aircraft].
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Lavenham, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#42-102533).
Organization: 603BS / 398BG of Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire.
Pilot: Newman, Herbert H.
Notes: take off accident.
Location: Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#42-31158).
Organization: 368BS / 306BG of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire.
Pilot: Denny, Robert R.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#43-37615).
Organization: 368BS / 306BG of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire.
Pilot: Dryar, Henry A.
Notes: landing accident destroyed by fire.
Location: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-24D (#41-23683W).
Organization: 566BS / 389BG of Hethel, Norfolk.
Pilot: Bertelson, Robert E.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: RAF Manston #9 England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51B (#43-12214W).
Organization: 555FTS / 496FTG of Goxhill, Lincolnshire.
Pilot: Daniel, John D.
Notes: bailed out due to mid air collision.
Location: River Humber/Tideway England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51B (#43-6503).
Organization: 555FTS / 496FTG of Goxhill, Lincolnshire.
Pilot: Alison, Denis J.
Notes: mid air collision with resulting belly landing.
Location: Goxhill, Lincolnshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51D5 (#44-13589).
Organization: / 355FG of Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire.
Pilot: Bennett, Richard T.
Notes: killed in crash due to engine failure.
Location: Walberswick England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ |
Mission "8th AF 496"
Fighter-Bomber mission to France
July 26, 1944Primary source for mission statistics: Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman | | | Aircraft
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Personnel
KIA-WIA-MIA | Notes | | 192 | 133 | 14.5 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-10 | 0-0-1 | Fournival / Bois de Mont
Givet | | Mission Targets Click blue links for maps, photos and other documents. This will open a new tab in your browser | | - - Fighter-Bomber | | 133 A/C | |
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