Mission Details for Bernay/St Martin (#88)

Briefing

Details

Number: 88
Date: 6/11/1944 12:00:00 AM
Commander: Maj. L. Stann
Crews Briefed: 21
Details: Airfield

Flying Control

Runway: 23
Engines: 0400 Thumbnail image for /Images/Takeoff/Plan23.jpg
Taxi: 0415
Take Off: 0430
E.T.R.: 0958
Notes: Another very early morning briefing at 0115 hours. Crews were briefed to use only the first 5,000 feet of runway. (No explanation of what they were supposed to do if not airborne at that point!) All aircraft were airborne by 0453 hours and had returned by 1032 hours.

Debriefing

Aircraft: 21
Lost Over Continent: 0
Lost Other: 0
Summary: This was another tactical mission in support of the ground invasion. The 401st provided the Low Box of the 94th Combat Wing. While a visual bomb run had been forecast, clouds obscured the target as usual, and bombing was conducted using the new Gee-H technique, with unobserved results. No enemy fighters or flak were encountered.

Mission Assignments

Squadron Participants