461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 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
1	4/2/44	BIHAC M/Y, YUGOSLAVIA	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT	CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. C.W. BAUMAN, LT. ZABRIKE, LT. RITACCO	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. MIXON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON	41	6	35	35	65 FRAGS	NO RPT	CAVU	0	0	0	0	33	2	20	0	GOOD	COLLISION OVER TGT
2	4/3/44	DRNIS M/Y, YUGOSLAVIA	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. WOODARD, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. WALTERS, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN	32	3	29	29	58 500 GP	NO RPT	INTENSE HAZE	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	FAIR
3	4/5/44	NIS EAST M/Y, YUGOSLAVIA	MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. MIXSON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. NIXON, LT. WEST, LT. SPANGLER	CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. DONOVAN, LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE	36	2	34	34	67 500 GP	NO RPT	8/10 WITH HAZE	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	VERY POOR
4	4/6/44	ZAGREB A/D, YUGOSLAVIA	CAPT. GOREE, LT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. DE WITT	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. SHEPHENS, LT. GROSSBERG, LT. WHITE	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT	33	2	31	31	27 FRAGS	NO RPT	9/10	0	35	1-0-0	0	29	1	3	0	UNOBS	15 A/C DRPT ON TARGET
5	4/7/44	FERRARA SOUTH M/Y, ITALY	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES	CAPT. WORD, LT. SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. GOMBOSSY	CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. MIXSON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON	35	2	33	33	66 500 GP	NO RPT	CAVU WITH HAZE	I-A-H	8	0	12	33	0	0	0	SUPERIOR
6	4/12/44	ZAGREB M/Y & A/D INST, YUGOSLAVIA	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. STRONG, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. WOODARD, LT. LOWE, LT. MYERS	CAPT. GOREE, LT. VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. RHODES	36	4	32	32	63 500 GP	NO RPT	4/10	M-A-H	0	0	16	32	0	0	0	EXCELLENT
7	4/13/44	DUNA A/C FCTY BUDAPEST, HUNGARY	MAJ. BURKE, LT. MIXSON, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT	MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. NIXON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY	CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. OWENS	38	2	36	36	72 500 RDX	45	4/10	I-A-H	58	3-3-0	15	33	3	32	0	EXCELLENT
8	4/15/44	BUCHAREST, CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA	CAPT. GOREE, LT. BEAN, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. CRAN	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. WOODARD, LT. LOWE, LT. MYERS	35	1	34	34	65 500 GP	UNOBS	9/10	S-I-H	20	0	0	34	0	0	0	POOR
9	4/16/44	BELGRAD ZEMUN A/D, YUGOSLAVIA	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. BIGELOW, LT. MULLER, LT. FISHER	CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. MIXSON, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON	34	19	13	15	234 FRAGS	NO SCORE	6/10 WITH HAZE	I-A-H	20	0	8	14	1	10	0	FAIR	FORMATION BROKE UP IN WEATHER LAST RESORT TARGET
10	4/17/44	BELGRAD ZEMUN A/D, YUGOSLAVIA	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. WALTERS, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SMITH	LT. STRONG, LT. EVANS, LT. KING, LT. SULLIVAN	CAPT. WORD, LT. VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES	36	2	0	34	0 FRAGS	NO SCORE	10/10	I-A-H (ENR)	0	0	2	34	0	0	0	VERY POOR	ALL BOMBS JETTISONED IN ADRIATIC ON RETURN
11	4/20/44	TAGLIAMENTO CASARSA RR BR, ITALY	MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. MIXSON, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. WILSON	CAPT. HOERMANN. LT. PETERSON, LT. KADOW, LT. PRIEN	CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. DONOVAN, LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE	39	3	36	36	875 500 GP	15	7/10	S-I-H	13	0	3	36	0	0	0	GOOD	FIRST ALT TARGET
12	4/21/44	BUCHAREST, CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA	CAPT. GOREE, LT. VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. RHODES	LT. TALLANT, LT. STEVENS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. COURCIER	MAJ. BURKE, LT. WALTERS, LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH	37	4	33	33	2 500 GP	UNOBS	10/10	S-I-H	40	1-0-0	0	33	0	0	1	VERY POOR	ALL BUT ONE A/C JETTISONED IN ADRIATIC ON RETURN
13	4/23/44	BAD VOSLAU A/D, AUSTRIA	CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. OWENS	LT. FRANKLIN, LT. SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. SLUSING	CAPT. BOCK, LT. SPECHT, LT. KADOW, LT. PRIEN	38	8	30	30	504 FRAGS	NO SCORE	3/10	I-A-H	23	0-2-0	14	29	1	10	2	SUPERIOR
14	4/24/44	BUCHAREST, CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN	F/O HUGGARD, F/O KEEDLE, LT. MARSHALL, LT. MURPHY	CAPT.GOREE, LT. VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES, LT. FOWLER	33	2	30	30	60 500 GP	11	CAVU WITH HAZE	I-I-H	25	1-0-1	0	30	1	10	0	FAIR
15	4/29/44	LOULON SUB PENS, FRANCE	LT. COL. HAWES, LT. MIXSON, LT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. WILSON	MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY	CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. MACDOUGALL, LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN	38	3	35	35	70 1000 GP	NO SCORE	CAVU	I-I-H	12	0-0-2	6	35	0	0	0	VERY POOR	SMOKE SCREEN
16	4/30/44	ALESSANDRIA M/Y, ITALY	COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. ROTH	LT. TALLANT, LT. VEILUVA, LT. DELAMETER, LT. RHODES	MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN	37	6	31	31	60 500 GP	17	CAVU	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	FAIR	MANY HITS POOR PATTERN