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Mission Dec. 31 , 1943 Landes de Bussac

22  B-24   losses =  0
 
Primary target : St Jean d'Angely - A/F Fontenet.
Opport. target : Landes de Bussac (between Cognac and Bordeaux).
 
19   A/C   attack   Landes de Bussac
  1   A/C   attack   La Rochelle !
  1   A/C   attack   Cognac A/F !
  1   A/C   no bombing.
 
Do you know addresse of  Lt  Savair  or Sovair  ?  Pilot
B-24H  42-7558  "Lilian Ann"
crash landed on return  at Grosfield A/F
 
2  others planes crash landing, where ?
 
Thank you for your assistance.
 
bernard.ballanger@free.fr
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    Mike.Simpson
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    I have post mission reports from the 445th Bomb Group which sent 22 aircraft over to bomb the airfield just south of the town of St Jean d'Angely - A/F Fontenet.  Lt Sovair (pilot, 700th BS, 445th BG) was flying Lillian Ann that day.  I have photo of crashed aircraft.  Other losses possibly due to Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs).  I will convert scanned pages from archives into .jpg images and post this evening after work.  About 15 pages including 8th AF summary, and crew debriefing reports.

    Mike Simpson
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    www.445bg.org
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    jboehm
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    Howdy, Mike,
     
    Those will be really interesting to see!
     
    How many of the 445th's post mission reports do you have?
    How did you get them?
     
    Do you take requests? :-D
     
    Talk to you soon,
    Jay

    In memory:
    S/Sgt John "Jack" W. Hurst
    Left Waist Gunner, 445th BG
    POW Stalag Luft VI and IV
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