As a military historian I am researching night intruder missions flown by 47th BG in Italy,1944-1945.At the present time I am looking for 86th and 97th Squadrons (47th BG) mission reports for night 24/25 August 1944.Unfortunately,neither AFHRA nor NARA archives have this file.Can anyone help me to find it ? Thanks in advance. [signature]

Beppe : Could you please tell us what type of US bomber was flown on these missions......B-25's ? thanks, Erich [signature]

Eric :-) According to Maurer-Maurer, the 47thBG was equipeed with A-20's. As Scott says ..go to Home Page and the AAF Unit Database..... and click on the 47th BG. Jim :-) [signature]

Thanks, I should have known better and checked the data already on this site. Am curious if the unit flew in conjunction with Mosquito or Beaufighter night fighter units. At least in the ETO, the 422ndnfs and 425th had A-20's on hand for night bombing work and they were really not used in the intruder roles....... Erich [signature]

Dear Beppe,
 
My father flew night intruder missions with the 86th in 1944.  Although we do not have any mission reposrts he kept a diary of all of his missions.  From memmory the 86th initially flew day time missions but had switched over to night intruder missions by late 44.  my fahter was shot down on 11/12 Nov 44 on a single A-20 plane mission to blow up the last standing bridge over the Po river. 
 
Gary B 

Hello Beppe, I include two nights here... from:http://www.milhist.net/usaaf/mto.html


TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Twelfth Air Force):
During the night of 23/24 Aug, A-20s hit motor transport and targets of
opportunity in the Rhone Valley of France and at Genoa, Milan, and Turin,
Italy; medium bombers bomb bridges at Montpellier, Avignon, and Lunel, France
and Solignano Nuovo, and Castel del Rio, Italy, and score direct hits on gun
positions in the Marseille, France area; and fighters bomb and strafe gun
positions, vehicles, roads and bridges throughout SE France. In Italy, the
346th Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, moves from Pomigliano to Tarquinia
with P-47s (the detachment at Piombino also moves to the new base).

FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST 1944
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Twelfth Air Force):
A-20s hit targets of opportunity during the night of 24/25 Aug, and during
the day fly armed reconnaissance over the Po and Rhone Valleys in Italy and
France respectively, and hit ammunition stores in S France. In France, B-25s
and B-26s attack Rhone River bridges at Avignon, Culoz, Saint-Alban-du-Rhone,
Pont d'Ain, and Loyes, and hit gun positions around Marseille; fighter-bombers
on armed reconnaissance in the battle area and in Italy, along the battleline N
of the Arno River attack gun positions, roads, and bridges. HQ 27th Fighter
Group and the 522d, 523d and 524th Fighter Squadrons move from Serragia,
Corsica to Le Luc France with P-47s; HQ 79th Fighter Group moves from Corsica
to S France; HQ 324th Fighter Group moves from Corsica to Le Luc, France.