416th Bombardment Group (L) Combat Missions

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Between March 3, 1944 and May 3, 1945 the 416th BG flew 285 "numbered" Combat Missions,
along with an additional 20 un-numbered missions that were Recalled prior to reaching enemy territory.

To view details for an individual mission, click on any mission below.
See the bottom of this page for information on sources used for these individual mission pages.
All documents bearing classification markings have been declassified IAW EO 12958.
( = Mission located on GSGS Military Topographic Map)

Go to: Melun, France (Missions 146-202) / Laon, France (Missions 203-285)

Base: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England

Mission Number	Date	Primary Target	Target Type	Status	Duration Hrs:Min	# and Type A/C        Dispatched
1	Mar 3, 1944 Friday AM	Poix, France	Airdrome	Recalled	1:47	18 A-20's
2	Mar 4, 1944 Saturday AM	Bernay/St. Martin, France	Airfield	Recalled	2:35	21 A-20's
3	Mar 6, 1944 Monday AM	Conches, France	Airfield	No Attack	1:54	21 A-20's
4	Mar 7, 1944 Tuesday PM	Conches, France	Airfield	Attacked	2:25	20 A-20's
5	Mar 18, 1944 Saturday PM	Vacqueriette, France	NOBALL (XI/A/83)	Attacked	2:17	34 A-20's
6	Mar 19, 1944 Sunday PM	Wisques, France	NOBALL (XI/A/96)	Attacked	2:50	33 A-20's
7	Mar 20, 1944 Monday AM	Foret Nationale Tournehem, France	NOBALL (XI/A/88)	Attacked	1:53	28 A-20's
8	Mar 23, 1944 Thursday AM	Montdidier, France	Airdrome	No Attack	2:51	36 A-20's
9	Mar 26, 1944 Sunday PM	Vacqueriette, France	NOBALL (XI/A/83)	Attacked	1:51	36 A-20's
none	Apr 5, 1944 Wednesday AM	Haine St. Pierre, Belgium	Marshalling Yards	Recalled	2:05	33 A-20G's 2 A-20J's
none	Apr 8, 1944 Saturday PM	Hasselt, Belgium	Special Military Construction Works	Recalled	2:05	34 A-20G's 2 A-20J's
10	Apr 10, 1944 Monday AM	Bois des Huit Rues, France	NOBALL (XI/A/73)	Attacked	2:30	36 A-20G's 2 A-20J's
11	Apr 10, 1944 Monday AM	Le Havre Le Grand Clos, France	Coastal Guns (Window mission)	Attacked	n/a	8 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
12	Apr 10, 1944 Monday PM	Linghem, France	NOBALL (XI/A/72)	Attacked	2:38	35 A-20G's 3 A-20J's
13	Apr 11, 1944 Tuesday AM	Bonnieres and Beauvoir, France	NOBALL (XI/A/85 and XI/A/79)	Attacked	3:35	37 A-20G's 3 A-20J's
14	Apr 11, 1944 Tuesday AM	Bonnieres and Beauvoir, France	NOBALL (XI/A/85 and XI/A/79) (Window mission)	Attacked	3:35	4 A-20G's 2 A-20J's
15	Apr 12, 1944 Wednesday PM	Vacqueriette, France	NOBALL (XI/A/83)	Attacked	2:35	34 A-20G's 3 A-20J's
16	Apr 12, 1944 Wednesday PM	Dunkerque, France	Coastal Installation (Window mission)	Attacked	2:10	4 A-20G's 2 A-20J's
17	Apr 13, 1944 Thursday AM	Yvrench Bois Carre and Petit Bois Tillencourt, France	NOBALL (XI/A/39 and XI/A/62)	Attacked	2:49	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
18	Apr 13, 1944 Thursday PM	Le Havre, France	Coastal Installation (Window mission)	Attacked	2:10	6 A-20G's
19	Apr 18, 1944 Tuesday PM	Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:05	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
none	Apr 19, 1944 Wednesday AM	Gorenflos, France	NOBALL (XI/A/37B)	Recalled	2:10	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
20	Apr 19, 1944 Wednesday PM	Bois des Huit Rues, France	NOBALL (XI/A/73)	Attacked	2:25	29 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
21	Apr 20, 1944 Thursday PM	Gorenflos, France	NOBALL (XI/A/37B)	No Attack	2:36	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
22	Apr 20, 1944 Thursday PM	Yvrench Bois Carre, France	NOBALL (XI/A/39)	No Attack	3:07	34 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
23	Apr 21, 1944 Friday AM	Yvrench Bois Carre, France	NOBALL (XI/A/39)	Attacked	2:34	33 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
24	Apr 22, 1944 Saturday AM	Behen, France	NOBALL (XI/A/59)	Attacked	2:24	34 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
25	Apr 22, 1944 Saturday PM	Linghem, France	NOBALL (XI/A/72)	Attacked	1:56	34 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
26	Apr 23, 1944 Sunday AM	Bonnieres, France	NOBALL (XI/A/85)	Attacked	2:32	32 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
none	Apr 24, 1944 Monday PM	Bois D'Enfer, France	NOBALL (XI/A/99)	Recalled	n/a	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
27	Apr 25, 1944 Tuesday AM	Bois D'Enfer, France	NOBALL (XI/A/99)	Attacked	2:30	32 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
28	Apr 25, 1944 Tuesday PM	St. Pierre Du Mont, France	Coastal Battery	Attacked	3:40	33 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
none	Apr 26, 1944 Wednesday AM	Louvain, Belgium	Marshalling Yards (S.5267)	Recalled	n/a	34 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
29	Apr 26, 1944 Wednesday PM	Louvain, Belgium	Marshalling Yards (S.5267)	Attacked	3:29	34 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
30	Apr 27, 1944 Thursday AM	Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium	Marshalling Yards (S.5256)	No Attack	3:15	33 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
31	Apr 27, 1944 Thursday PM	Arras, France	Marshalling Yards (S.1686)	Attacked	3:01	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
none	Apr 28, 1944 Friday AM	Bois Coquerel and Marquenneville, France	NOBALL (XI/A/60 and XI/A/78)	Recalled	0:56	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 A-20J's (410 BG)
32	Apr 30, 1944 Sunday AM	Bonnieres, France	NOBALL (XI/A/85)	Attacked	2:32	30 A-20G's 7 A-20J's 2 A-20J's (410 BG)
33	Apr 30, 1944 Sunday PM	Busigny, France	Marshalling Yards (S.5774)	Attacked	3:13	30 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
34	May 1, 1944 Monday AM	Charleroi/Montignies, France	Marshalling Yards (S.765)	Attacked	3:11	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
35	May 1, 1944 Monday PM	Blanc Misseron, France	Marshalling Yards (S.5560)	Attacked	2:53	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
36	May 2, 1944 Tuesday PM	Blanc Misseron, France	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:15	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
37	May 7, 1944 Sunday AM	Blanc Misseron, France	Locomotive Works	No Attack	3:23	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
38	May 7, 1944 Sunday PM	Behen, France	NOBALL (XI/A/59)	No Attack	2:14	36 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
39	May 8, 1944 Monday AM	Aerschot, Belgium	Marshalling Yards (S.5275)	No Attack	2:24	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
40	May 8, 1944 Monday PM	Ailly-Le-Haut Clocher, France	NOBALL (XI/A/38)	Attacked	2:46	33 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
41	May 9, 1944 Tuesday AM	Aerschot, Belgium	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	2:48	36 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
42	May 9, 1944 Tuesday PM	Bois D'Enfer, France	NOBALL (XI/A/99)	Attacked	2:16	36 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
43	May 11, 1944 Thursday AM	Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France	Airfield (S.1630)	Attacked	2:59	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
44	May 11, 1944 Thursday PM	Aerschot, Belgium	Marshalling Yards (S.5275)	Attacked	3:31	31 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
45	May 12, 1944 Friday AM	Monchy Breton, France	Airfield (S.5680)	Attacked	2:40	31 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
46	May 12, 1944 Friday PM	Beauvoir, France	NOBALL (XI/A/79)	Attacked	2:56	31 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
47	May 13, 1944 Saturday AM	Beauvais/Tille, France	Airdrome (S.804)	Attacked	3:08	35 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
48	May 15, 1944 Monday AM	Creil, France	Airfield (S.1604)	Attacked	3:54	32 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
49	May 19, 1944 Friday PM	Benerville, France	Coastal Battery	Attacked	2:54	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
50	May 20, 1944 Saturday AM	Beauvais/Tille, France	Airdrome (S.804)	Attacked	3:47	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
51	May 20, 1944 Saturday PM	Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France	Airdrome (S.1630)	Attacked	3:35	30 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
52	May 22, 1944 Monday PM	Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France	Airdrome (S.1630)	Attacked	3:19	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
53	May 24, 1944 Wednesday AM	Beaumont Le Roger, France	Airdrome (S.5410)	Attacked	3:14	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
54	May 24, 1944 Wednesday PM	Abbeville Drucat, France	Airdrome (S.786)	Attacked	2:31	35 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
55	May 25, 1944 Thursday AM	Monchy Breton, France	Airfield (S.5680)	Attacked	2:45	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
56	May 26, 1944 Friday PM	Beauvais/Tille, France	Airdrome (S.804)	No Attack	2:13	37 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
57	May 27, 1944 Saturday PM	Amiens, France	Marshalling Yards	No Attack	3:14	35 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
58	May 27, 1944 Saturday PM	Amiens, France	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:35	36 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
59	May 28, 1944 Sunday AM	Bruges St. Michiel, Belgium	Naval R.D.F. Headquarters	Attacked	2:21	36 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
60	May 28, 1944 Sunday PM	Vacqueriette, France	NOBALL (XI/A/83)	Attacked	2:19	16 A-20G's 3 A-20J's
61	May 28, 1944 Sunday PM	Behen, France	NOBALL (XI/A/59)	Attacked	1:51	16 A-20G's 3 A-20J's
62	May 29, 1944 Monday AM	Achiet, France	Airdrome (S.1620)	Attacked	3:15	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
63	May 30, 1944 Tuesday AM	Denain/Prouvy, France	Airdrome (S.790/5)	Attacked	3:10	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
64	Jun 2, 1944 Friday PM	Gorenflos, France	NOBALL (XI/A/37)	Attacked	2:44	36 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
65	Jun 3, 1944 Saturday PM	Chartres, France	Airdrome (S.898/8)	Attacked	3:48	35 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
66	Jun 4, 1944 Sunday PM	St. Pierre Du Mont, France	Coastal Battery	Attacked	3:02	37 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
67	Jun 6, 1944 Tuesday PM	Argentan, France	Road Junctions	Attacked	3:29	48 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
68	Jun 6, 1944 Tuesday PM	Serqueux, France	Marshalling Yards (S.1689)	Attacked	2:54	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
69	Jun 7, 1944 Wednesday AM	Lessay and Tilly-sur-Seulles, France	Highway Bridge and Road Junction	Attacked	2:58	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
70	Jun 7, 1944 Wednesday PM	Balleroy and Le Molay-Littry, France	Road Junction and Division Headquarters	Attacked	2:48	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
71	Jun 8, 1944 Thursday AM	Vitre, France	Highway and Railroad Junction	No Attack	3:24	35 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
none	Jun 8, 1944 Thursday PM	Caumont, France	Highway Junction	Recalled	2:03	33 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
none	Jun 10, 1944 Saturday AM	Reference 0-270055, France	Defended Points	Recalled	0:50	33 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
none	Jun 10, 1944 Saturday PM	Mezidon, France	Marshalling Yards	Recalled	2:29	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
72	Jun 11, 1944 Sunday AM	Falaise C-2, France	Road Junction	No Attack	3:07	33 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
73	Jun 12, 1944 Monday PM	Epernon, France	Railroad Embankment	Attacked	3:21	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
74	Jun 13, 1944 Tuesday AM	St. Soureur Le Vicompte, France	Road Junction	Attacked	3:13	31 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
75	Jun 14, 1944 Wednesday AM	Aunay Sur Odon, France	Road Junction	Attacked	3:00	28 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
76	Jun 14, 1944 Wednesday PM	St. Hilaire Du Harcouet, France	Railroad and Highway Bridges	Attacked	3:11	31 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
77	Jun 15, 1944 Thursday AM	Lessay, France	Railroad and Highway Bridges	Attacked	2:49	27 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
78	Jun 15, 1944 Thursday PM	Domfront, France	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	3:27	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
79	Jun 18, 1944 Sunday AM	Foret De Conches, France	Fuel and Ammunitions Dump	No Attack	2:50	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
80	Jun 20, 1944 Tuesday AM	Ligescourt II, France	NOBALL (XI/A/176)	Attacked	2:19	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
81	Jun 20, 1944 Tuesday PM	Le Grand Rossignol, France	NOBALL (XI/A/175)	Attacked	2:11	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
82	Jun 21, 1944 Wednesday PM	Middel Straete, France	NOBALL (XI/A/149)	Attacked	2:55	26 A-20G's 5 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
83	Jun 22, 1944 Thursday PM	Cherbourg, France	Strong Point	Attacked	3:17	34 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
84	Jun 24, 1944 Saturday AM	Middel Straete, France	NOBALL (XI/A/149)	Attacked	2:33	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
85	Jun 24, 1944 Saturday PM	Bagnoles De L'Orne, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	3:14	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
86	Jun 25, 1944 Sunday AM	Foret D'Andaine, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	3:30	31 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
87	Jun 29, 1944 Thursday PM	St. Hilaire to Vitre, France	Railroad	Attacked	4:07	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
none	Jun 30, 1944 Friday AM	Foret De Conches, France	Oil Stocks	Recalled	1:05	28 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
88	Jun 30, 1944 Friday PM	Thury - Harcourt, France	Road Centers	Attacked	3:36	25 A-20G's 8 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
89	Jul 4, 1944 Tuesday PM	La Moriniere, France	Defended Points (9/J/654)	Attacked	3:12	27 A-20G's 5 A-20J's 4 B-26's (PFF)
90	Jul 5, 1944 Wednesday PM	Merlemont, France	NOBALL "E" Headquarters - Chateau (XI/E/3)	Attacked	3:02	29 A-20G's 6 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
91	Jul 6, 1944 Thursday AM	Epernon, France	Railroad Embankment	Attacked	3:57	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
92	Jul 6, 1944 Thursday PM	between Verneuil and La Loupe, France	Points on Railroad	Attacked	3:42	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
93	Jul 7, 1944 Friday PM	Fontaine Le Pin, France	Troops, Equipment	Attacked	3:53	34 A-20G's 5 A-20J's
94	Jul 8, 1944 Saturday AM	Caen, France	Strong Point, Road Junction and Highway	Attacked	2:55	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
95	Jul 8, 1944 Saturday PM	Rennes, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	3:54	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
96	Jul 11, 1944 Tuesday PM	Bourth, France	Railroad Embankment	Attacked	2:57	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
97	Jul 12, 1944 Wednesday AM	Foret D'Andaine, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	3:38	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
none	Jul 12, 1944 Wednesday PM	Areas T-304747, T-313730, T-309729, T-301744, France	Area Bombing	Recalled	1:10	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
98	Jul 14, 1944 Friday PM	Bourth, France	Railroad Embankment	Attacked	3:39	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
99	Jul 16, 1944 Sunday PM	St. Hilaire Du Harcouet, France	Road Bridge	Attacked	3:49	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
100	Jul 18, 1944 Tuesday AM	Giberville Area G, France	Strong Point	Attacked	3:31	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
101	Jul 18, 1944 Tuesday PM	Mantes Gassicourt, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:26	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
102	Jul 19, 1944 Wednesday PM	Bruz, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	4:12	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
103	Jul 22, 1944 Saturday PM	Bourth, France	Railroad Bridge and Embankment	Attacked	3:59	26 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
104	Jul 23, 1944 Sunday AM	Evreux, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:52	31 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
105	Jul 25, 1944 Tuesday AM	Saint Gilles, France	Area Bombing	Attacked	4:04	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
106	Jul 26, 1944 Wednesday AM	Marigny, France	Defended Area	No Attack	3:01	32 A-20G's 4 A-20J's
none	Jul 27, 1944 Thursday AM	Courcelles, France	Bridge	Recalled	1:20	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
107	Jul 28, 1944 Friday PM	La Gouesniere, France	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	4:01	30 A-20G's 5 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
108	Jul 30, 1944 Sunday AM	Caumont B, France	Strong Point	Attacked	3:26	29 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 1 B-26 (PFF)
109	Jul 31, 1944 Monday AM	Mantes Gassicourt, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:56	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
110	Jul 31, 1944 Monday PM	Mantes Gassicourt, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:13	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
111	Aug 2, 1944 Wednesday PM	Caudebec, France	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	3:12	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
112	Aug 4, 1944 Friday PM	Beauvais, France	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:19	31 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
113	Aug 5, 1944 Saturday AM	Marigny Campiegne, France	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:27	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
114	Aug 5, 1944 Saturday PM	L'Aigle, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:01	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
115	Aug 6, 1944 Sunday AM	Oissel, France	Bridge	No Attack	2:27	34 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
116	Aug 6, 1944 Sunday PM	Oissel, France	Bridge	Attacked	3:43	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
117	Aug 8, 1944 Tuesday AM	Frevent, France	Railroad Embankment and Junction	Attacked	3:15	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
118	Aug 8, 1944 Tuesday PM	Chateau in Bois Du Pierre, France	Radar Installation	Attacked	4:15	29 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
119	Aug 9, 1944 Wednesday AM	Bois Du Pierre, France	Radar Installation	Attacked	3:54	29 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
120	Aug 9, 1944 Wednesday PM	Chauny, France	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:22	29 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
121	Aug 10, 1944 Thursday AM	Foret De Roumare, France	Ammunition Dump	No Attack	3:36	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
122	Aug 10, 1944 Thursday PM	La Lande-de-Louge, France	Ammunition Dump	No Attack	4:00	29 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
123	Aug 11, 1944 Friday AM	Foret De Roumare, France	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	2:34	27 A-20G's 6 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
124	Aug 11, 1944 Friday PM	St. Malo, France	Gun Defenses	Attacked	3:22	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
125	Aug 12, 1944 Saturday PM	La Ferte Mace - Ecouche, France	Road Junctions	Attacked	3:58	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
126	Aug 13, 1944 Sunday AM	Pontleveque - Dozule, France	Road Junctions	Attacked	3:40	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
none	Aug 15, 1944 Tuesday AM	Neauphle Le Vieux, France	Embankment	Recalled	1:38	33 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
127	Aug 15, 1944 Tuesday PM	Foret De Chantilly, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	4:05	31 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
none	Aug 16, 1944 Wednesday AM	Foret De Roumare, France	Ammunition Dump	Recalled	1:21	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
128	Aug 17, 1944 Thursday PM	Montfort Sur Risle, France	Road Bridge	Attacked	3:10	26 A-20G's 7 A-20J's 1 B-26 (PFF)
129	Aug 25, 1944 Friday PM	Brest: Point Des Espagnols - Point Robert - Kervibou, France	Gun Positions	Attacked	8:16	30 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
130	Aug 26, 1944 Saturday AM	Compiegne/Clairoix, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	3:46	26 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
131	Aug 26, 1944 Saturday PM	Rouen, France	Ferrying Area	Attacked	3:22	29 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
132	Aug 27, 1944 Sunday AM	Rouen, France	Ferrying Area	Attacked	3:16	31 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
133	Aug 28, 1944 Monday PM	Doullens, France	Fuel Dump	Attacked	2:48	31 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
134	Sep 1, 1944 Friday AM	Brest and St. Marc, France	Anti-Aircraft Battery	No Attack	3:55	29 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
none	Sep 1, 1944 Friday PM	Brest and St. Marc, France	Anti-Aircraft Battery	Recalled	0:43	29 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
135	Sep 3, 1944 Sunday AM	Brest, France	Strong Point	No Attack	4:09	25 A-20G's 11 A-20J's
136	Sep 3, 1944 Sunday PM	Brest, France	Strong Point	Attacked	4:35	25 A-20G's 11 A-20J's
137	Sep 5, 1944 Tuesday PM	Brest, France	Strong Points	Attacked	4:28	26 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
138	Sep 6, 1944 Wednesday AM	Brest, France	Strong Points	Attacked	4:12	27 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
139	Sep 6, 1944 Wednesday PM	Brest, France	Strong Points	Attacked	5:15	29 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
140	Sep 10, 1944 Sunday AM	Nancy-Foret De Haye, France	Fortifications	Attacked	3:49	30 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
141	Sep 11, 1944 Monday AM	Metz, France	Communications Headquarters	Attacked	3:47	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
142	Sep 12, 1944 Tuesday AM	St. Wendel, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	4:09	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
143	Sep 12, 1944 Tuesday PM	Chaligny, France	Artillery Position	Attacked	3:50	30 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
144	Sep 14, 1944 Thursday PM	Point De Lanveoc (Brest), France	Defended Points	No Attack	4:05	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
145	Sep 16, 1944 Saturday PM	Bergen Op Zoom, Holland	Viaduct, Railroad and Road	Attacked	2:31	32 A-20G's 7 A-20J's

Base: A-55 Melun/Villaroche, France
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Mission Number	Date	Primary Target	Target Type	Status	Duration Hrs:Min	# and Type A/C        Dispatched
146	Sep 27, 1944 Wednesday AM	Foret De Parroy, France	Troop Concentration	No Attack	2:50	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
147	Sep 28, 1944 Thursday AM	Foret De Parroy, France	Troop Concentration	Attacked	2:49	27 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
148	Sep 29, 1944 Friday AM	Bitburg, Germany	Warehouse and Marshalling Yard	Attacked	3:10	26 A-20G's 10 A-20J's
149	Sep 29, 1944 Friday PM	Julich, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:27	27 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
150	Oct 2, 1944 Monday AM	Ubach Area "A", Germany	Buildings	No Attack	3:14	28 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
151	Oct 3, 1944 Tuesday AM	Duren, Germany	Marshalling Yards	No Attack	2:45	27 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
none	Oct 5, 1944 Thursday AM	Duren, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Recalled	2:24	32 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
152	Oct 6, 1944 Friday AM	Duren, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	2:57	32 A-20G's 9 A-20J's
153	Oct 7, 1944 Saturday PM	Trier, Germany	Warehouses	Attacked	2:48	29 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
154	Oct 8, 1944 Sunday AM	Linnich, Germany	Town	Attacked	2:59	32 A-20G's 6 A-20J's
155	Oct 12, 1944 Thursday AM	Langerwehe, Germany	Town	Attacked	3:41	34 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
156	Oct 13, 1944 Friday AM	Langerwehe, Germany	Town	Attacked	2:43	31 A-20G's 8 A-20J's
157	Oct 14, 1944 Saturday AM	Mayen, Germany	Railroad Bridge	No Attack	3:04	31 A-20G's 7 A-20J's
158	Oct 17, 1944 Tuesday AM	Trier/Pfalzel, Germany	Railroad Bridge	No Attack	3:11	28 A-20G's 4 A-20J's 2 B-26's (PFF)
159	Nov 17, 1944 Friday PM	Hageunau, France	Supply Depot	Attacked	3:20	6 A-20K's 28 A-26B's
160	Nov 18, 1944 Saturday AM	Breisach, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	2:58	6 A-20K's 31 A-26B's
161	Nov 19, 1944 Sunday AM	Merzig (Area C), Germany	Area Bombing	Attacked	2:54	8 A-20K's 41 A-26B's
162	Nov 19, 1944 Sunday PM	Landau, Germany	Ammunition Dump	No Attack	2:55	6 A-20K's 32 A-26B's
163	Nov 29, 1944 Wednesday PM	Mariaweiler, Germany	Defended Village	No Attack	3:12	6 A-20K's 31 A-26B's
164	Dec 2, 1944 Saturday AM	Saarlautern Area, Germany	Defended Area	Attacked	2:57	1 A-20J's 10 A-20K's 27 A-26B's 1 B-26 (PFF)
165	Dec 5, 1944 Tuesday AM	Kall, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	3:00	11 A-20K's 26 A-26B's 1 B-26 (PFF)
166	Dec 6, 1944 Wednesday AM	Erkelenz, Germany	Defended Area	Attacked	3:02	11 A-20K's 26 A-26B's 1 B-26 (PFF)
167	Dec 8, 1944 Friday PM	Sinzig, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:59	10 A-20K's & J's 25 A-26B's 2 B-26's (PFF)
168	Dec 9, 1944 Saturday AM	Saarwellingen, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	3:33	9 A-20J's & K's 29 A-26B's 1 B-26 (PFF)
169	Dec 9, 1944 Saturday PM	Dilsburg, Germany	Defended Village	No Attack	3:19	9 A-20J's & K's 28 A-26B's 1 B-26 (PFF)
170	Dec 12, 1944 Tuesday AM	Schleiden, Germany	Defended Village	No Attack	3:04	10 A-20's 28 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
171	Dec 13, 1944 Wednesday AM	Gemund, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	4:17	10 A-20's 28 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
172	Dec 15, 1944 Friday AM	Heimbach, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	3:02	9 A-20's 29 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
173	Dec 23, 1944 Saturday AM	Saarburg, Germany	Road Bridge	Attacked	3:12	9 A-20's 39 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
174	Dec 23, 1944 Saturday PM	Waxweiler, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	3:14	6 A-20's 31 A-26's
175	Dec 24, 1944 Sunday PM	Zulpich, Germany	Communications Center	Attacked	3:37	8 A-20's 35 A-26's
176	Dec 25, 1944 Monday AM	Munstereifel, Germany	Communications Center	Attacked	3:42	6 A-20's 29 A-26's
177	Dec 25, 1944 Monday PM	Hillesheim, Germany	Railroad Junction	Attacked	3:04	8 A-20's 23 A-26's
none	Dec 26, 1944 Tuesday AM	Eller, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Recalled	1:39	6 A-20's 21 A-26's
none	Dec 26, 1944 Tuesday PM	Eller, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Recalled	2:53	6 A-20's 21 A-26's
178	Dec 27, 1944 Wednesday AM	Eller, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:13	7 A-20's 22 A-26's
179	Dec 29, 1944 Friday AM	Keuchingen, Germany	Road Bridge	No Attack	3:06	6 A-20's 28 A-26's
180	Jan 1, 1945 Monday PM	Mont Le Ban, Belgium	Command Post and Corps Headquarters (Bombing and Strafing mission)	No Attack	2:50	1 A-20 5 A-26's
181	Jan 2, 1945 Tuesday AM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:55	9 A-20's 22 A-26's
182	Jan 5, 1945 Friday PM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:10	7 A-20's 22 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
183	Jan 11, 1945 Thursday AM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:47	6 A-20's 21 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
184	Jan 13, 1945 Saturday PM	Steinebruck, Belgium	Road Bridge	Attacked	3:04	4 A-20's 17 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
185	Jan 14, 1945 Sunday AM	Schleiden, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	2:44	6 A-20's 17 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
186	Jan 15, 1945 Monday AM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:17	23 A-26's 6 A-20's
187	Jan 16, 1945 Tuesday PM	Sinzig, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:45	9 A-20's 26 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
188	Jan 21, 1945 Sunday PM	Euskirchen, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:34	10 A-20's 29 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
189	Jan 22, 1945 Monday AM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:31	9 A-20's 28 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
190	Jan 22, 1945 Monday PM	Dasburg, Luxembourg	Road Convoy (Strafing mission)	No Attack	1:56	6 A-26's
191	Jan 23, 1945 Tuesday AM	near Arzfeld, Germany	Troop Concentrations and Motor Transport (Bombing and Strafing mission)	Attacked	4:31	6 A-26's
192	Jan 23, 1945 Tuesday PM	near Blankheim, Germany	Troop Concentrations and Motor Transport (Bombing and Strafing mission)	Attacked	4:52	6 A-26's
193	Jan 24, 1945 Wednesday PM	Schleiden, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	2:57	6 A-20's 15 A-26's
194	Jan 25, 1945 Thursday AM	near Kall, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	3:17	9 A-20's 25 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
195	Jan 29, 1945 Monday AM	Nonnweiler, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	2:50	9 A-20's 31 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
196	Feb 1, 1945 Thursday PM	Schleiden, Germany	Defended Village	Attacked	2:47	7 A-20's 14 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
197	Feb 2, 1945 Friday AM	Euskirchen, Germany	Supply Center	Attacked	3:30	11 A-20's 29 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
198	Feb 3, 1945 Saturday PM	Berg-Gladbach, Germany	Storage Buildings	Attacked	3:52	7 A-20's 15 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
199	Feb 6, 1945 Tuesday AM	Berg-Gladbach, Germany	Storage Buildings	Attacked	3:25	12 A-20's 27 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
200	Feb 8, 1945 Thursday AM	Nutterden, Germany	Defended Area	Attacked	3:25	40 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
201	Feb 9, 1945 Friday PM	Kempen, Germany	Communications Center	Attacked	4:07	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
202	Feb 10, 1945 Saturday PM	east of Munstereifel, Germany	Military Installations	Attacked	3:29	38 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)

Base: A-69 Laon/Athies, France
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Mission Number	Date	Primary Target	Target Type	Status	Duration Hrs:Min	# and Type A/C        Dispatched
none	Feb 13, 1945 Tuesday AM	Iserlohn, Germany	Motor Transport Center	Recalled	0:15	5 A-26's
203	Feb 13, 1945 Tuesday PM	Iserlohn, Germany	Motor Transport Center	Attacked	2:29	18 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
204	Feb 14, 1945 Wednesday AM	Mechernich, Germany	Repair Depot	Attacked	2:35	37 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
205	Feb 14, 1945 Wednesday PM	Rheinbach, Germany	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	2:56	36 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
206	Feb 16, 1945 Friday AM	Unna, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	3:27	37 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
207	Feb 19, 1945 Monday PM	Weisbaden, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	3:59	36 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
208	Feb 21, 1945 Wednesday PM	Geldern, Germany	Road Bridges	Attacked	2:41	13 A-26's
209	Feb 21, 1945 Wednesday PM	Lage, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:50	24 A-26's
210	Feb 22, 1945 Thursday PM	Miltenberg, Hochst and Munster, Germany	Railroad Bridges and Marshalling Yards (Bombing and Strafing mission)	Attacked	5:11	18 A-26's 12 A-26's 6 A-26's
211	Feb 22, 1945 Thursday PM	Simmern, Germany	Railroad Bridge (Bombing and Strafing mission)	Attacked	3:20	5 A-26's
212	Feb 23, 1945 Friday PM	Golzheim, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	3:17	38 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
213	Feb 24, 1945 Saturday PM	Viersen, Germany	Communications Center	Attacked	2:56	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
214	Feb 25, 1945 Sunday AM	Kerpen, Germany	Road Junctions	Attacked	3:18	38 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
215	Feb 25, 1945 Sunday PM	Norvenich, Germany	Road Junctions	Attacked	2:46	37 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
216	Feb 26, 1945 Monday PM	Sindorf, Germany	Road Junctions	Attacked	4:34	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
217	Feb 28, 1945 Wednesday PM	Unna, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	4:01	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
218	Mar 1, 1945 Thursday AM	Giessen, Germany	Ordnance and Supply Depot	Attacked	2:59	39 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
219	Mar 2, 1945 Friday AM	Iserlohn, Germany	Warehouses	Attacked	3:45	40 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
220	Mar 3, 1945 Saturday AM	Giessen, Germany	Ordnance and Supply Depot	Attacked	3:58	39 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
221	Mar 4, 1945 Sunday PM	Huls, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:56	21 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
222	Mar 5, 1945 Monday AM	Marburg, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:37	40 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
223	Mar 5, 1945 Monday PM	Bingen, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:09	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
224	Mar 6, 1945 Tuesday PM	Opladen, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:59	40 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
225	Mar 8, 1945 Thursday PM	Wulfrath, Germany	Motor Transport Depot	Attacked	3:35	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
226	Mar 9, 1945 Friday AM	Butzbach, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:18	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
227	Mar 9, 1945 Friday PM	Wulfen, Germany	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	3:40	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
228	Mar 10, 1945 Saturday PM	Dillenburg, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:53	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
229	Mar 11, 1945 Sunday AM	Lippe, Germany	Landing Grounds	Attacked	3:56	40 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
230	Mar 11, 1945 Sunday PM	Wulfen, Germany	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	3:51	40 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
231	Mar 12, 1945 Monday AM	Lorch, Germany	Railroad Track	Attacked	2:36	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
232	Mar 12, 1945 Monday PM	Mummelbach, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:15	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
233	Mar 13, 1945 Tuesday AM	Rheine, Germany	Airfield	Attacked	3:25	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
234	Mar 13, 1945 Tuesday PM	Husten, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:27	40 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
235	Mar 14, 1945 Wednesday PM	Nieder-Marsberg, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:50	28 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
236	Mar 15, 1945 Thursday PM	Pirmasens, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	2:50	45 A-26's
237	Mar 17, 1945 Saturday AM	Altenkirchen, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	2:52	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
238	Mar 17, 1945 Saturday PM	Bad Homburg, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:38	40 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
239	Mar 18, 1945 Sunday AM	Worms, Germany	Communications Center	Attacked	3:16	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
240	Mar 18, 1945 Sunday PM	Kreuztal, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:55	41 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
241	Mar 19, 1945 Monday AM	Lage, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	3:24	24 A-26's
242	Mar 19, 1945 Monday AM	Nassau, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	2:33	21 A-26's
243	Mar 19, 1945 Monday PM	Schwelm, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	2:55	18 A-26's
244	Mar 20, 1945 Tuesday AM	Geisecke, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:49	41 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
245	Mar 21, 1945 Wednesday AM	Coesfeld, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	3:02	41 A-26's
246	Mar 21, 1945 Wednesday PM	Vreden, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	3:01	51 A-26's
247	Mar 22, 1945 Thursday AM	Borken, Germany	Built Up Area and Flak Positions	Attacked	3:17	44 A-26's
248	Mar 22, 1945 Thursday PM	Borken, Germany	Built Up Area	Attacked	3:45	45 A-26's
249	Mar 23, 1945 Friday AM	Dinslaken, Germany	Factory Area	Attacked	2:53	42 A-26's
250	Mar 23, 1945 Friday PM	Dinslaken, Germany	Built Up Area	Attacked	2:48	46 A-26's
251	Mar 24, 1945 Saturday AM	Ihling Kamps Area, Germany	Flak Position	Attacked	2:57	43 A-26's
252	Mar 24, 1945 Saturday PM	Colbe, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	2:51	25 A-26's
253	Mar 25, 1945 Sunday AM	Altenkirchen, Germany	Road Junction	Attacked	3:29	48 A-26's
254	Mar 25, 1945 Sunday PM	Fulda, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:32	37 A-26's
255	Mar 26, 1945 Monday PM	Gemunden, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:45	38 A-26's
256	Mar 28, 1945 Wednesday AM	Ebrach, Germany	Oil Storage Depot	Attacked	3:52	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
257	Mar 30, 1945 Friday PM	Hann Munden, Germany	Depot and Barracks Area	Attacked	4:02	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
258	Mar 31, 1945 Saturday AM	Wurzburg, Germany	Storage Depot	Attacked	3:06	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
259	Mar 31, 1945 Saturday PM	Marienburg, Germany	Storage Area	Attacked	3:37	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
260	Apr 3, 1945 Tuesday PM	Hameln, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	4:14	38 A-26's 1 B-26 (PFF)
261	Apr 4, 1945 Wednesday AM	Crailsheim, Germany	Barracks	Attacked	3:54	39 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
262	Apr 8, 1945 Sunday AM	Munchen-Bernsdorf, Germany	Railroad Siding And Oil Storage Tanks	Attacked	4:18	44 A-26's
263	Apr 8, 1945 Sunday PM	Sondershausen, Germany	Road Junction and Built Up Area	Attacked	4:14	39 A-26's
264	Apr 9, 1945 Monday AM	Amberg-Kummersbruck, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	4:19	44 A-26's
265	Apr 9, 1945 Monday PM	Saalfeld, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	4:24	39 A-26's
266	Apr 10, 1945 Tuesday PM	Eger, Czechoslovakia	Viaduct	Attacked	4:38	25 A-26's
267	Apr 10, 1945 Tuesday PM	Stassfurt/Leopoldshall, Germany	Oil Storage Depot	Attacked	4:19	22 A-26's
268	Apr 11, 1945 Wednesday AM	Bernburg, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	4:38	47 A-26's
269	Apr 11, 1945 Wednesday PM	Zwickau, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	4:50	37 A-26's
270	Apr 12, 1945 Thursday AM	Kempten, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	4:36	41 A-26's
271	Apr 12, 1945 Thursday PM	Hof, Germany	Railroad Bridge	Attacked	4:58	27 A-26's
272	Apr 15, 1945 Sunday PM	Ulm, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:56	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
273	Apr 16, 1945 Monday AM	Zerbst, Germany	Built Up Area	Attacked	4:38	38 A-26's
274	Apr 16, 1945 Monday PM	Wittenburg, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	5:32	39 A-26's
275	Apr 17, 1945 Tuesday AM	Magdenburg, Germany	Built Up Area	Attacked	4:10	42 A-26's
276	Apr 17, 1945 Tuesday PM	Tubingen, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	3:23	38 A-26's
none	Apr 19, 1945 Thursday AM	Deggendorf, Germany	Oil Storage Depot	Recalled	3:20	41 A-26's
277	Apr 19, 1945 Thursday PM	Ulm, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	3:36	38 A-26's
278	Apr 20, 1945 Friday AM	Deggendorf, Germany	Oil Storage Depot	Attacked	5:11	44 A-26's
279	Apr 20, 1945 Friday PM	Annaburg, Germany	Fuel Storage Depot	Attacked	5:07	43 A-26's
280	Apr 21, 1945 Saturday AM	Attnang-Puchheim, Germany	Marshalling Yards	Attacked	5:17	42 A-26's
281	Apr 24, 1945 Tuesday PM	Landau, Germany	Airfield	No Attack	4:40	38 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)
282	Apr 25, 1945 Wednesday PM	Freilassing, Germany	Ordnance Depot	Attacked	5:15	44 A-26's
283	Apr 26, 1945 Thursday AM	Plattling, Germany	Landing Grounds	Attacked	4:57	47 A-26's
284	May 1, 1945 Tuesday PM	Stod, Czechoslovakia	Ammunition Plant	No Attack	4:42	37 A-26's
285	May 3, 1945 Thursday AM	Stod, Czechoslovakia	Ammunition Dump	Attacked	5:06	36 A-26's 2 B-26's (PFF)

The above list was originally compiled based on information in Ralph Conte's book " Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group ", and subsequently updated and expanded based on review of scanned copies of the original 416th Bombardment Group (L) documents available from the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.


Thank you to the many individuals and organizations who have assisted in numerous ways in enhancing and expanding the information available for this site.

Many of the document images (Field Orders, Loading Lists, Routes, etc.) displayed in the individual mission pages were made available by the AFHRA. The Air Force History Index.org page provides a searchable online index to their holdings, click Obtaining Documents for ordering information.

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Information in the "Group and Unit Histories" section of individual mission pages was extracted from the following sources. Other than Ralph Conte's book, the complete Group and Squadron/Unit history sources are available elsewhere on this site as linked. Most of these Group and Squadron/Unit histories were originally transcribed to digital form by Jane Enman from surviving hard copies or archived microfilm copies. Most have been subesquently updated and expanded based on review of AFHRA scanned copies of the original 416th Bombardment Group (L) mission documents.

Conte, Ralph (Author), Jan Mees (Editor). " Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group ".  Mineral Wells, TX: JM Press, www.publishyourbook.com, jmp@nashville.com, R. Conte, 2001. Print. [ISBN: 9780971238701]

" 416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History - 1943, Transcribed from USAF Archives ".  USAF Archives.

" 416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History - 1944, Transcribed from USAF Archives ".  USAF Archives.

" 416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History - 1945, Transcribed from USAF Archives ".  USAF Archives.

" Operational History 668th Bomb Squadron (416th Bomb Group (L)) WWII (Written at the time of occurrence), February 12th, 1944 to March 18th, 1945 ".  Sgt. Wayne Williams, Cpl. Schier, and Col. Chester C. Wysocki.

" 668th Bomb Squadron (L) History, Transcription from USAF Archives, February 1943 to June 1945 ".  USAF Archives.

" 669th Bomb Squadron (L) History, Transcription from USAF Archives, February 1943 to April 1945 ".  USAF Archives.

" History of 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) 416th Bombardment Group February 5, 1943 - September 30, 1945 ".  USAF Archives.

" [671st Bomb Squadron (L)] Unit History by Jim Kerns, As originally recorded in the personal diary of Gordon Russell ".  Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns.

" 671st Bomb Squadron (L) [History], Transcribed from USAF Archives, February 1943 to June 1945 ".  USAF Archives.

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