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416th Bombardment Group (L)

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation

Evaluation Mission # 7 -- September 16, 1944

Bergen-op-Zoom, Holland

Dike

 WWII-Medal

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386th Bomb Group Mission # 280

Summary

16 September 1944

Excellet results were obtained by our A-26 aircraft as they dropped 1000 lb. bombs on the Bergen-op-Zoom Dike. This mission was led by Major Ferris.
(September 1944 553rd Bomb Squadron History)


On most documents, individual Aircraft are indentifed by a 3-digit "A/C Number" or just "A/C". This number is actually the last 3 digits of the A/C Serial Number. Both Identifiers are included on the A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Aircraft page.

BombLoad

Route Map


Crews

Crews, Flight time and Aircraft Number


Flights

Pilots, Aircraft Number and Call Letters (C/L) Loading List


Pilots

Pilots, Aircraft Number and Call Letters (C/L) Loading List


BombLoad

Aircraft Number and Bomb Load



Scanned original Evaluation Mission # 7 Folder (multipage PDF file)

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A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Mission 7 Loading List Transcription

Flt Pos A/C
Number		 A/C
Serial Number		 C/L Pilot B/N 1 B/N 2 Gunner 1 Gunner 2 Other
1120041-39200LFerris, C.H. MajHanna, R.C. 1st LtRaper, E.E. 1st LtRio, D.J. S/SgtKelly, J.R. Col
1219641-39196JBuskirk, J.A. 1st LtCorbitt, C.H. S/Sgt
1318741-39187OBrown, C.J. 1st LtSunderland, H.E. S/Sgt
1419841-39198FStebbins, B.D. 1st LtCalloway, A.S. 1st LtBrown, W.J. S/Sgt
1520641-39206RRobb, M.L. 2nd LtPresson, M.A. Sgt
1620241-39202KJordan, C.S. 2nd LtJensen, K.F. S/SgtDugger, B.S. Capt
2119941-39199DRichardson, E.R. CaptKappeler, F.A. CaptMagliano, R.J. 1st LtHurley, J.E. T/Sgt
2218341-39183AFitch, C.A. 1st LtTabachnick, G. CaptWilliams, H.P. T/Sgt
23146 or 28641-39146 or 43-22286QHeinke, W.R. 1st LtVanWert, G.R. S/Sgt
24194 or 18941-39194 or 41-39189C or NStrand, J.H. 1st LtSmiley, H.M. S/Sgt
2519741-39197MSutton, L.J. 1st LtGilliam, D.C. S/Sgt
2619141-39191GTurner, D.O. 2nd LtReyes, M.R. S/Sgt
SpareSpare14641-39146"Spare"




See Also:

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Historical Summary

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Personnel

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Aircraft

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Evaluation Mission pages:
Evaluation Mission # 1 (386th BG #269) -- 6 September 1944 -- Brest, France
Evaluation Mission # 2 (386th BG #272) -- 10 September 1944 -- Custine, France
Evaluation Mission # 3 (386th BG #274) -- 11 September 1944 -- Metz, France
Evaluation Mission # 4 (386th BG #276) -- 11 September 1944 -- Leeuwarden, Holland
Evaluation Mission # 5 (386th BG #277) -- 12 September 1944 -- Scheld, Germany
Evaluation Mission # 6 (386th BG #279) -- 14 September 1944 -- Brest, France
Evaluation Mission # 7 (386th BG #280) -- 16 September 1944 -- Bergen-op-Zoom, Holland
Evaluation Mission # 8 (386th BG #282) -- 19 September 1944 -- Duren, Germany

A-26 ETO Combat Evaluation Sources and References