 |
416th Bombardment Group (L) No Report January 23, 1945, Tuesday
|
 |
Return to Table of Contents Return to MACR-AAR Index
|
416th Bombardment Group (L) No Report January 23, 1945, Tuesday
|
|
|
Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 41-39241 (Douglas A-26B-20-DL Invader)
9th AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 669th Bomb Sq Mission # 192; Box: I; Flight: 1; Position: 5; A/C Fuselage Code: 2A-F Reason: Enemy ground fire Damage: Battle damage Point Of Departure: A-55 Melun/Villaroche, France Location: A-68
Description: Flight Officer H.J. Wilson, in the second flight, was unable to join up and went in to attack alone behind the 410th Bomb Group. He said, "I missed the formation but rather than turn back I continued on course to the target. When I got to the target, there were A-20s strafing the road, so I circled about until they pulled away, then peeled off, dropped frags at 500 feet, and went down on the deck." Spotting four trucks on the highway, F/O Wilson roared down on them with guns blazing. "One truck veered off the road and piled into a ditch with black smoke pouring from it." Ground fire damaged the right wing and put a hole in the oil line of his left engine, but did not injure the crew. (416th BG History 1945) See Mission # 192 for additional details |