Mission 72
Mission Summaries > May 1944
SATURDAY, 13 MAY 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):
Mission 355:
749 bombers and 737 fighters hit targets in Germany; 12 bombers and 5 fighters are lost; they claim 58-5-13 Luftwaffe aircraft:
289 B-17s are dispatched to hit oil targets in W Poland but clouds force 215 to bomb Stettin and 57 to hit Stralsund; 10 bombers are lost and 81 damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 1 WIA and 88 MIA.
199 B-17s are dispatched to hit the marshalling yard at Osnabruck; 178 hit the primary and 1 bomb a target of opportunity; 1 B-17 is lost and 61 damaged; 2 airmen are WIA and 10 MIA.
261 B-24s are dispatched to hit aviation industry targets at Tutow Airfield; 228 hit the primary and 12 hit targets of opportunity; 1 B-24 is lost and 2 damaged; 1 airman is WIA and 10 MIA.
Escort is provided by 153 P-38s, 238 P-47s and 346 P-51s; the P-47s claim 14-2-9 Luftwaffe aircraft, the P-51s claim 33-1-4; 1 P-38, 2 P-47s and 2 P-51s are lost, 1 P-47 is damaged beyond repair and 5 P-38s and 7 P-51s are damaged; 1 pilot is WIA and 5 MIA.
Target: Tutow, Germany - Fw 190 Aircraft Factory Airfield | ||
8th Air Force Mission No: | 355 | |
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Tactical Mission Report: | 445th Bomb Group Mission Report 1. Assembly 2. Route In 3. Bomb Run 4. Route Out 5. Flak 6. Enemy Fighters 7. Fighter Support | |
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Tutow, Germany - Fw 190 Aircraft Factory Airfield