Mission 87

Mission Summaries > June 1944

SATURDAY, 3 JUNE 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)

In Operation COVER, two missions are flown.

Mission 388-A:

219 of 238 B-17s and 120 of 124 B-24s attack coastal defenses in the Pas de Calais, France area, bombing a total of 22 targets; 21 B-17s and 24 B-24s are damaged; no casualties. Escort is provided by 91 P-38s and 129 P-47s.

Mission 388-B:

In the second raid, 97 of 102 B-17s and 98 of 104 B-24s hit 16 of the same targets hit in the morning; 2 B-17s are damaged. Escort is provided by 102 P-38s, 34 P-47s and 83 P-51s; 1 P-51 is lost and 1 P-38 is damaged; 1 airman is MIA.

During the night, 23 B-24s participate in CARPETBAGGER operations in France.

Target: Berck-sur-Mer, France - Coastal Defense Gun Battery
8th Air Force Mission No:	388-A
Aircraft Taking Off:	11
Aircraft Dispatched:	11
Aircraft Aborts:	0
Aircraft Over Primary:	11
Aircraft Over Secondary:	0
Aircraft Over Last Resort:	0
Aircraft Bomb Load:	12 x 500 lb. AN-M43 General Purpose bombs
Group Bomb Load:	132 x 500 lb. AN-M43 General Purpose bombs
Results:	Poor
Tactical Mission Report:	445th Bomb Group Mission Report 1. A/C Scheduled ----------------------- A/C Airborne ------------------------- A/C Dispatched ---------------------- A/C Returned Early ----------------- A/C Over Target --------------------- A/C Returned ------------------------ 2. Assembly: 3. Route In: 4. Bomb Run: 5. Route Out: 6. Enemy Fighters: 7. Fighter Support: 8. Flak:
Losses: None.
Note: None.

Berck-sur-Mer, France - Coastal Defense Gun Battery