Selected Missions

The following are a few mission reports.  The heading for each report states the mission number, date, type of mission and target area.  Here are the mission type abbreviations:

BE = Bomber Escort 
PE = Photo Escort 
TC = Top Cover ( As in cover for a convoy on the surface ) 
DB = Dive Bombing 
ST = Strafing 
AR = Armed Recon 
AB = Aerial/Altitude Bombing

0811     430830      BE          AVERSA M/Y, ITALY 

0951     440107      BE       WIENER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA (see MACR) 

1019     440517      ST        VILLAFRANCO & GHEDI A/D's , ITALY 

1039     440610      DB       PLOESTI, ROUMANIA (see MACR) 

1043     440615      ST       ORANGE PLAN de DIEU A/D, FRANCE 

1044     440616      BE       OIL PLANT, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 

1061     440713      FS        PO VALLEY, ITALY 

1151     440819    DB/ST    AVIGNON, FRANCE 

1198     441020      BE       REGENSBURG, GERMANY (see MACR) 

1264     450104      PE       PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 

1328     450331   FS/ST     VIENNA AREA, AUSTRIA (see MACR) 

1364     450415      ST       MUNICH & REGENSBURG, GERMANY