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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 51 -- May 20, 1944, Saturday PM Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France Airdrome (S.1630)
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 51 -- May 20, 1944, Saturday PM Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France Airdrome (S.1630)
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Place of Take-Off : AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England A/C Dispatched : 35 Total -- 30 A-20G's, 5 A-20J's Target Operational Number: Z 380 Illustration : S 1630/4 Illustration Ref : 081058 Summary of Results : Both boxes scored Excellent. Primary Target Latitude/Longitude: 49.09647,2.05260 (49° 5' 47" N, 2° 3' 9" E) (Latitude/Longitude based on Google Maps, Visual match to Strike Photo) (See Latitude/Longitude Coordinates and Target Identifiers for more information. Note: This coordinate represents the Primary Target Location, the Location actually attacked may differ) |
Mission Loading Lists Transcription
Mission # 51 -- May 20, 1944, Saturday PM
Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France -- Airdrome (S.1630)
| 1 670th 43-9455 F6-T A-20J Maj Campbell, M.W. Lt Palin, W.H. S/Sgt Thompson, J.B. S/Sgt Hatch, H.F. |
2 671st 43-9914 5C-X A-20J Lt Sommers, H.L. Lt McQuade, R.J. S/Sgt Nielsen, A.L. S/Sgt Fields, W.E. |
3 671st 43-9221 5C-F A-20G Lt DeMun, E.E. S/Sgt Rosenstein, M. S/Sgt Carney, H.O. |
| 4 669th 43-9181 2A-A A-20G Lt Peck, W.A. S/Sgt Bergeron, A.E. S/Sgt Kelton, H.E. |
5 669th 43-9983 2A-J A-20G Lt Hewes, H.E., Jr. S/Sgt Kasper, J.F. S/Sgt Boyer, H.E. |
6 669th 43-9900 2A-Q A-20G Lt Renth, E.J., Jr. S/Sgt LaNave, O.D. S/Sgt Citty, F.M. |
| 1 670th 43-9452 F6-Q A-20J Capt Hulse, D.A., Jr. Lt Conte, R.F., Sr. S/Sgt Stephens, D.W. S/Sgt Allred, F.D. |
2 670th 43-9892 F6-L A-20G Lt Shea, D.F. S/Sgt Lee, R.E., Jr. S/Sgt Falk, F.G. |
3 670th 43-9978 F6-S A-20G Lt Rooney, R.J. S/Sgt DiNapoli, S.F. S/Sgt McCleary, H.M. |
| 4 670th 43-9380 F6-N A-20G Lt Greene, W.J. S/Sgt Ochaba, J.A. Sgt Paules, E.F. |
5 671st 43-9220 5C-E A-20G Lt McGlohn, C.L. S/Sgt Stobert, R.F. Sgt Martinez, L. |
6 670th 43-9750 F6-M A-20G Lt Hillerman, J.P. S/Sgt Donahue, W.J. Sgt Johnson, J.L. |
| 1 670th 43-9200 F6-A A-20G Lt Rudisill, R.S. S/Sgt Riley, R.K. S/Sgt Bonamo, A.J. [No Sortie] |
2 669th 43-9840 2A-V A-20G Lt Atkinson, P.G., Jr. S/Sgt Swafford, J.O., Jr. S/Sgt Glynn, P.F. |
3 670th 43-9207 F6-B A-20G Lt Harrold, F.J., Jr. S/Sgt Griffin, E.L. Sgt Maziasz, C.W. |
| 4 670th 43-9224 F6-E A-20G Lt Monroe, H.A. S/Sgt Kidd, W.L. Sgt Zaklikiewicz, S.R. |
5 668th 43-10203 5H-R A-20G Lt Sewell, J.C. S/Sgt Colbert, W.F. Sgt Burger, L.C. |
6 670th 43-9227 F6-F A-20G Lt Nordstrom, A.W. S/Sgt Gossett, J.D. S/Sgt Miller, R.L. |
| 1 669th 43-9442 2A-D A-20J Capt Clark, R.A. Lt Jones, C.W. S/Sgt Radlich, N. Sgt Nicks, R.W. |
2 668th 43-9444 5H-J A-20J Lt Osborne, A.E., Jr. Lt Forma, W. S/Sgt Kelly, E.E. S/Sgt Coe, W.H. |
3 668th 43-10194 5H-A A-20G Lt Gullion, A.W., Jr. S/Sgt Alden, S.F. S/Sgt Ballinger, R.L. |
| 4 669th 43-9673 2A-I A-20G Lt MacManus, P.F.E., Jr. S/Sgt Rogers, J.L., Jr. S/Sgt Fleischman, G.I. [No Sortie] |
5 669th 43-9717 2A-N A-20G Lt Street, M.S. S/Sgt Prindle, C.A. S/Sgt Epps, E.T. |
6 669th 43-9743 2A-W A-20G Lt Connor, J.S. Sgt Rodgers, H.C. Sgt VanDuyne, J.E. |
| 1 668th 43-9701 5H-H A-20G Lt Ebenstein, G.N. Sgt Shelton, E.L. S/Sgt Schenck, D.R. |
2 668th 43-10176 5H-T A-20G Lt Miracle, R.V. S/Sgt Burkhalter, J.C. S/Sgt Sieg, B.C. |
3 668th 43-9195 5H-D A-20G Lt Ritchie, S.B., Jr. S/Sgt Anderson, E.A. S/Sgt Newkirk, A.W., Jr. |
| 4 668th 43-9907 5H-O A-20G Lt Poindexter, R.D. T/Sgt Robbins, L.G. S/Sgt Simpson, D.H. |
5 668th 43-10210 5H-Q A-20G Lt Peede, L.G. S/Sgt Hibbs, C.L. S/Sgt Daugherty, L.M. |
6 668th 43-9684 5H-K A-20G Lt Cruze, R.K. S/Sgt Orr, J.R. S/Sgt Flacks, F.L. |
| 1 671st 43-10214 5C-C A-20G Lt Platter, E.T. S/Sgt Johnson, K.L. S/Sgt Czech, J.L. |
2 671st 43-9937 5C-B A-20G Lt Durante, A.R. S/Sgt Best, H.T. S/Sgt DeGiusti, I.R. |
3 671st 43-9711 5C-M A-20G Lt Andrews, H.D., Jr. S/Sgt Cook, G.M. S/Sgt Werley, E.R. |
| 4 671st 43-9951 5C-P A-20G Lt DeMand, F.W. S/Sgt Middleton, C.W. Sgt Troyer, R.J. |
5 671st 43-9393 5C-K A-20G Lt Wipperman, R.A. S/Sgt Ahrens, H.S. Sgt Mazza, L.C. |
Group and Unit Histories
Mission # 51 -- May 20, 1944, Saturday PM
Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France -- Airdrome (S.1630)
"416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History 1944"
Transcribed from USAF Archives
Another mission was squeezed in the same day before the weather became to dark to bomb. This time the target was the airfield Cormeilles-en-Vexin. It was attacked by 35 aircraft led by Major Campbell, with Lt Palin, B-N, and Captain Clark, with Lt Jones, B-N. There were no losses, casualties, or battle damage; and the results were excellent. Concentrations of bombs blanketed five blast shelters, destroying three. Two other shelters received direct hits and near misses.
"Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group"
Ralph Conte
Page 78
Mission #51 - 20 May - PM - Cormeilles-eu-Vexin Airdrome. Major Campbell and Lt. Palin, BN led Box I and Captain Clark and Lt. Jones, BN led Box II. Captain Hulse and Lt. Conte, BN led a flight. Thirty-five planes took off for what turned out to be a happy mission. There were no flak bursts, no losses, casualties, or battle damage, while achieving excellent results in the bombing. Concentration of the bombs blanketed five blast shelters, destroying three, two others received near misses or direct hits.
"669th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
The All-669th show, led by Major Campbell and Capt. Clark, in the afternoon of the 20th, was a show that featured some of the best bombing that the Group has done. The target was the Cormeilles-on-Vexin Airdrome. The results were excellent, with concentrations of bombs blanketing five blast shelters, destroying three of them. Two others received direct hits and near misses.
"670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
The necessities of war gave scant pause for death, and the next day, 20 May, seven crews took part in the first mission which was another attack on the Beauvais-Tille airdrome. The late mission of the day was an attack on the Cormeilles-en-Vixen airdrome. Excellent results were achieved on the mission on which twelve of our crews participated. Sgt Burns received the Purple Heart for his wounds sustained over the Tille airdrome.
"671st Bomb Squadron (L) Unit History"
Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns
Faulty navigation was responsible for the 416th Bomb Group missing its scheduled target on the morning of May 20th , 1944...the airdrome at Beauvois-Fille, but the airfield at Montidier, looking quite similar to the former target, was hit instead and the mission did not go as a complete failure. Several dispersal areas were hit.
Two crews from the 668th Bomb Squadron went down near the target, but five parachutes were seen to have opened. Lt. Bradford and Lt. Kleopfel piloted the two ships. Lt. Merchant returned on a single engine, making a force landing in a wheat field adjoining Great Sailing. Lt. Merchant received cuts about the face when a flak burst smashed his windshield. (The farmers of Essex have put a price on the "Feathers" head because this was the second field he has plowed up in a weeks time. Remember the cub?)
Lt. Wipperman and Lt. York landed at nearby fields due to flak damage to their gas tanks.
With both boxes dropping their bombs on dispersal areas and buildings, the 416th rained havoc on the airfield at Corneille Eu Vexin late in the afternoon. Results were classified as excellent, Major Campbell and Captain Clark led the formation. Flak was mild and all the ships returned.