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Aug 44

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Air raids on occupied airfields in Belgium and France is the start of August's operations. Aviation industry in Schwerin and Dessau are heavily bombed and napalm (jellied gasoline) and 1 ton blockbusters are used against German coastal defenses on the island of St. Malo. Strikes continue against the V-1 rocket launch sites that are hitting the harbor area where supplies, weapons and men are pouring into the fight.
MACR #
Date
Tail Number
Pilot
Cause
7385
09 Aug 44
42-78483
2nd Lt William L. Howell
Hit by flak; 4 KIA, 2 POW, 3 EVD
8431
16 Aug 44
42-52447
Capt Thurston C. Carlisle
Mid-air collision; 8 KIA, 1 POW
8432
16 Aug 44
42-51098
2nd Lt Joe Guestella
Mid-air collision; 9 KIA
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