461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY JULY 1944 |
MISS NO |
DATE |
TARGET |
1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS |
2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
A/C T/O |
ERLY RTNS |
A/C O/T |
SORT |
TONS DRPT ON B TGT |
% IN 1000 |
WEATHER AT TGT |
AA |
E A/C SEEN |
CLAIMS |
A/C DMGD |
A/C RTN |
A/C LOST |
MIA |
CASLTY |
RATING |
REMARKS |
53 |
7/2/44 |
BUDAPEST RAKOS
M/Y, HUNGARY |
MAJ. DOOLEY, CAPT. MacDOUGALL,
LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE, LT. HICKOX |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. HOLMES, LT.
DAVIS, LT. LAYTON, LT. WARD |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. FORD, LT.
GOLAVITO, LT. DIETRICK |
36 |
0 |
36 |
34 |
68.75 500 GP |
0 |
CAVU |
M-A-H |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY POOR |
SMOKE OBSCURED
TARGET |
54 |
7/3/44 |
BUCHAREST
MOGASAIA OIL STORAGE & IRON GATE, ROUMANIA |
LT. COL. HAWES, LT. ALKIRE, LT.
FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. WALTERS, F/O FITZPATRICK,
LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH |
CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. HEMAN |
37 |
3 |
34 |
34 |
72 500 GP |
NO SCORE |
? |
M-I-H |
0 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
FAIR |
10 BOMBED OIL
STORAGE 13 BOMBED IRON GATE NO FLAK AT IRON GATE |
55 |
7/5/44 |
BEZIERS M/Y,
FRANCE |
MAJ. WORD, LT. FORD, LT.
GOLAVITO, LT. DIETRICK, LT. PRIEN |
CAPT. MIXSON, LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT.
KADOW, LT. WILSON, LT. AMOROSO |
LT. SIMON, LT. BARNES, LT.
BREMAN, LT. HICKOX |
36 |
4 |
34 |
34 |
67.75 500 GP |
40 |
? |
S-I-H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
1 A/C BOMBED
DETZ M/Y |
56 |
7/6/44 |
AVIANO OIL
STORAGE, ITALY |
MAJ. BURKE, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. RHODES |
CAPT. KOLLENBORN, CAPT. STEVENS,
LT. DELAMETER, LT. VORPE, LT. FREEMAN |
CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. ALKIRE, LT.
FAHERTY, LT. WEST, COL. LEE |
34 |
3 |
31 |
31 |
74.75 500 GP |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
57 |
7/7/44 |
BLECHHAMMER N
SYNTHETIC OIL REFINERY, GERMANY |
COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STRONG,
CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA |
MAJ. DOOLEY, LT. HESSER, CAPT.
STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. DAVIS |
LT. ROBINSON, LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT.
KADOW, LT. WILSON |
34 |
0 |
31 |
32 |
67.50 500 GP |
PFF |
? |
I-A-H |
32 |
5/4/2000 |
21 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
NO RATING |
|
58 |
7/8/44 |
KORNEUBURG OIL
REFINERY, AUSTRIA |
LT. COL. HAWES, LT. ALKIRE, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. RADOVSKY |
CAPT. McQUILLAN, CAPT. WALTERS,
LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH |
CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. HEMAN |
32 |
0 |
26 |
29 |
68.5 500 GP |
52 |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
20 |
0 |
17 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
59 |
7/11/44 |
SUBMARINES AT
TOULON, FRANCE |
LT. COL. APPLEGATE, LT.
ARBUTHNOT, LT. MALITA, LT. PRIEN, LT. BRAYNOR |
CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. KOSTKA, LT.
NOVAK, LT. AMOROSO, LT. HARP |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. DESPANN, LT.
STEVENSON, LT. GERMAN |
36 |
4 |
34 |
34 |
74.25 500 GP |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
M-I-H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
FAIR |
|
60 |
7/12/44 |
NIMES M/Y,
FRANCE |
LT. COL. HAWES, CAPT. STEVENS,
LT. STRUMSKI, LT. DE WITT, LT. VORPE |
CAPT. TALLANT, LT. WILSON, F/O
NELLE, LT. BROWN, LT. NEIMAN |
CAPT. WALTERS, F/O FITZPATRICK,
LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SMITH |
28 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
94.25 500 GP |
24 |
CAVU |
S-I-H |
20 |
7-0-0 |
10 |
24 |
4 |
40 |
6 |
GOOD |
|
61 |
7/14/44 |
PETFURDO OIL
REFINERY, HUNGARY |
MAJ. DOOLEY, CAPT. DONOVAN,
CAPT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. LOGUE |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. WOOD, LT.
KNIEVAL, LT. PRENDEVILLE |
LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. GUNN, LT.
MALITA, LT. PRIEN |
28 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
94 500 GP |
32 |
CAVU |
S-I-H |
2 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
62 |
7/15/44 |
PLOESTI CREDITUL
MINIER OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA |
COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STRONG,
CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA |
MAJ. DOOLEY, LT. HESSER, CAPT.
STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. CARROLL |
MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
30 |
4 |
36 |
36 |
78.25 500 GP |
PFF |
? |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
14 |
34 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
63 |
7/16/44 |
WEINER NEUDORF
A/C ENGINE FCTY, AUSTRIA |
LT. COL. APPLEGATE, LT. SPECHT,
CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. AMOROSO |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. ARBUTHNOT,
CAPT. STILES, LT. PRIEN, LT. SIMEROTH |
LT. HOLMES, LT. MALOTTE, LT.
WARD, LT. ROEDERER |
23 |
1 |
21 |
22 |
50 1000 GP |
PFF |
? |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
16 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NO RATING |
|
64 |
7/18/44 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
MANZELL A/C COMPONENTS FACTORY, GERMANY |
LT. COL. HAWES, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. COURCIER, LT. MARANGELO, LT. NEIMAN |
MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, CAPT.
MURPHY, LT. VORPE, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
LT. TROHMAN, LT. JONES, LT.
RAWLS, LT. ROEDERER |
26 |
4 |
22 |
22 |
54.50 1000 RDX |
27 |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
2 |
0 |
12 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
GOOD |
|
65 |
7/19/44 |
MUNICH
SCHLEISSHEIM A/D, GERMANY |
MAJ. BURKE, LT. HESSER, CAPT.
MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. HICKOX, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. HOLMES, LT.
STRUMSKI, LT. MUSE, LT. SULLIVAN |
LT. ARBUTHNOT, F/O LANSER, F/O
RICHMAN, LT. PRIEN |
26 |
3 |
23 |
23 |
48 1000 GP |
43 |
? |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
18 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
EXCELLENT |
|
66 |
7/21/44 |
BRUX SYNTHETIC
OIL REFINERY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG,
CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA, F/O WESTFALL |
MAJ. WORD, LT. HESSER, LT.
LOGUE, LT. MUSE, LT. SULLIVAN |
COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. BAKER, F/O
NELLE, LT. BROWN |
26 |
3 |
22 |
22 |
40.50 100 GP |
PFF |
5/10 |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
67 |
7/22/44 |
PLOESTI ROMANA
AMERICANA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA |
COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. SPECHT,
CAPT. LEFFLER, MAJ. PRUITT, LT. SIMEROTH, LT. GIZELBA |
CAPT. DONOVAN, LT. PHILLIPS,
CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, F/O
PANAGIOTOPOULOS, LT. GRABENSTEIN |
LT. HOLMES, LT. MALOTTE, LT.
WARD, LT. HICKOX |
26 |
4 |
22 |
24 |
53 1000 GP |
PFF |
? |
I-A-H |
5 |
0 |
15 |
18 |
4 |
22 |
6 |
NO RATING |
ALL CREWS OF LT.
HOLMES AND LT. TAYLOR BAILED OUT OVER BASE |
68 |
7/24/44 |
TROOP AT
PLJEVLJA, PREJEPOLJE, SJENICA, AND ANDRIJEVICA, YUGOSLAVIA |
MAJ GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, LT.
STRUMSKI, LT. VORPA, COL. LEE |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. KOSTKA,
CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. PASIUK |
MAJ. BURKE, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
PARKHURST, LT. LOWE, LT. KNEIVAL |
28 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
64 1000 GP |
VARIOUS |
? |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
69 |
7/25/44 |
LINZ HERMAN
GOERING TANK WORKS, AUSTRIA |
MAJ. BURKE, LT. HESSER, LT.
LOGUE, LT. LOWE, LT. PASOTO, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. HENRY, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA |
LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. WAGGONER, LT.
NOVAK, LT. PASIUK |
26 |
5 |
21 |
23 |
0 1000 GP |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
50 |
31-10-0 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
112 |
10 |
UNOBS |
ALL BOMBS
SALVOED SHORT OF TARGET |
70 |
7/27/44 |
PEC, YUGOSLAVIA |
LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG,
LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. CRUME, LT.
KING, LT. DICKIE, F/O WESTFALL |
CAPT. BEAN, LT. BROWN, LT. CRAN,
LT. NEIMAN |
24 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
72 1000 GP |
0 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VERY POOR |
|
71 |
7/28/44 |
PHLORINA, GREECE |
CAPT. DONOVAN, CAPT. SPECHT,
CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. SIMEROTH |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS,
LT. MALITA, LT. PRIEN, LT. GRABENSTEIN |
MAJ. WORD, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
PARKHURST, LT. SLUSING |
25 |
1 |
24 |
24 |
99 1000 GP |
40.7 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
72 |
7/30/44 |
BUDAPEST DUNA
A/C FACTORY, HUNGARY |
COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STEVENS,
CAPT. LEFFLER, MAJ. PRUITT, LT. VORPE |
MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. KONAPAKA |
LT. CRUME, LT. LUBINSKY, LT.
FERGUSON, LT. DICKIE |
25 |
4 |
19 |
19 |
27.50 500 RDX |
28.8 |
2/10 |
M-A-H |
0 |
0 |
12 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
73 |
7/31/44 |
BUCHAREST,
PRAHOVA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA |
MAJ. WORD, LT.
WOOD, CAPT. STILES, LT. PRENDEVILLE, LT. RHODES, LT. NOVAK |
CAPT. FRANKLIN,
LT. ROBERTS, LT. DAVIS, LT. BROOKE, LT. GERMAN |
LT. TAYLOR, LT.
JOHNSON, LT. LACE, LT. TOTH |
24 |
3 |
21 |
22 |
39.50 500 RDX |
68 |
5/10 |
M-I-H |
0 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
POOR |
ONE A/C BOMBED
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