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August, 1944 saw a variety of
targets struck - bridges, oil depots, marshalling yards and aviation industry.
It also marked the first use of napalm (jellied gasoline) as a strategic weapon;
used against the coastal defenses at Saint Malo on 13 August.
|
Msn # |
Date |
Location |
Target |
A/C Sent |
A/C Lost |
|
137 |
08/01 |
Nanteuil-la-Foręt,
France |
Bridge |
36 |
0 |
|
138 |
08/02 |
Sens,
France |
Oil
Depot |
27 |
0 |
|
139 |
08/03 |
Etampes,
France |
German
Air Field |
36 |
0 |
|
140 |
08/04 |
Schwerin,
Germany |
Aviation
Industry |
36 |
0 |
|
141 |
08/04 |
Lens,
France |
Railroad
Marshalling Yards |
6 |
0 |
|
142 |
08/05 |
Brunswick,
Germany |
Messerschmitt
Me-110 Assembly Plant |
48 |
0 |
|
143 |
08/06 |
Hamburg,
Germany |
Schliemanns
Oil Refinery |
33 |
0 |
|
144 |
08/07 |
Aire,
France |
Bridge |
24 |
1 |
|
145 |
08/08 |
Tactical
Target #25 (France) |
V-Weapon
Launch Sites |
36 |
0 |
|
146 |
08/09 |
Saarbrücken,
Germany |
Railroad
Marshalling Yards |
34 |
0 |
|
147 |
08/11 |
Strasbourg,
France |
Railroad
Marshalling Yards |
23 |
0 |
|
148 |
08/13 |
St.
Malo, France |
Coastal
Defenses |
44 |
0 |
|
149 |
08/14 |
Fismes,
France |
Bridge |
34 |
0 |
|
150 |
08/15 |
Zwischenahn,
Germany |
German
Air Field |
36 |
0 |
|
151 |
08/16 |
Dessau,
Germany |
Aviation
Industry |
36 |
2 |
|
152 |
08/18 |
Neft,
Germany |
German
Air Field |
24 |
0 |
|
153 |
08/24 |
Brunswick,
Germany |
Aviation
Industry |
36 |
0 |
|
154 |
08/25 |
Wismar,
Germany |
Aircraft
Component Plants |
48 |
0 |
|
155 |
08/26 |
Emmerich,
Germany |
Oil
Refinery |
24 |
0 |
|
156 |
08/27 |
Helgoland,
Germany |
Target
of Opportunity |
36 |
0 |
|
157 |
08/30 |
Ruisseau
Le Fliers, France |
V-Weapon
Launch Sites |
22 |
0 |
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