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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 30 -- April 27, 1944, Thursday AM Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium Marshalling Yards (S.5256)
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 30 -- April 27, 1944, Thursday AM Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium Marshalling Yards (S.5256)
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Place of Take-Off : AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England A/C Dispatched : 37 Total -- 33 A-20G's, 4 A-20J's Target Operational Number: ZB 906 Illustration : NEG. 3114 8 MARCH 44 Illustration Ref : 039045 Secondary Target : Tourcoing Marshalling Yards (S5785) (Z835) Summary of Results : Mission was abortive due to low clouds covering target and target area. Primary Target Latitude/Longitude: 50.42640,4.39149 (50° 25' 35" N, 4° 23' 29" E) (Latitude/Longitude based on Google Maps, Selected RR Yard near Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium) (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 # 30 -- April 27, 1944, Thursday AM
Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium -- Marshalling Yards (S.5256)
| 1 670th 43-9439 F6-J A-20J Maj Meng, W.J. Lt Powell, V.H. S/Sgt Stobert, R.F. S/Sgt Glynn, F.P. |
2 668th 43-9640 5H-Z A-20J Capt Hulse, D.A., Jr. Lt Conte, R.F., Sr. S/Sgt Moran, J.W. S/Sgt Driskill, P.B. |
3 670th 43-9696 F6-G A-20G Lt Crispino, J.C. S/Sgt Walsh, T.I., Jr. S/Sgt Conopask, R.E. |
| 4 670th 43-9978 F6-S A-20G Lt Greene, W.J. S/Sgt Ochaba, J.A. Sgt Colbert, W.F. |
5 670th 43-9892 F6-L A-20G Capt Moore, Z.R. S/Sgt Kidd, W.L. S/Sgt Risko, S. |
6 670th 43-9680 F6-R A-20G Lt Brown, N.G. S/Sgt Wilson, J.E. S/Sgt Binney, I. |
| 1 670th 43-9227 F6-F A-20G Capt Jackson, C.R. S/Sgt Bonamo, A.J. Pvt McKee, J.C. |
2 670th 43-9387 F6-H A-20G Lt Johnson, E.L. S/Sgt Donahue, W.J. S/Sgt Brayn, M.R. |
3 670th 43-9386 F6-W A-20G Lt Hillerman, J.P. S/Sgt Lee, R.E., Jr. Sgt Falk, F.G. |
| 4 670th 43-9209 F6-K A-20G Lt Rooney, R.J. S/Sgt McCleary, H.M. S/Sgt DiNapoli, S.F. |
5 670th 43-9380 F6-N A-20G Lt Nordstrom, A.W. S/Sgt Gossett, J.D. S/Sgt Miller, R.L. |
6 669th 43-9717 2A-N A-20G Lt Leonard, T.J. S/Sgt Evans, O.D. Sgt Palmer, T.A. |
| 1 668th 43-9195 5H-D A-20G Lt Osborne, A.E., Jr. S/Sgt Kelly, E.E. S/Sgt Coe, W.H. |
2 668th 43-9194 5H-C A-20G Lt Peede, L.G. S/Sgt Hibbs, C.L. S/Sgt Daugherty, L.M. |
3 668th 43-9379 5H-G A-20G Lt Kleopfel, M.E., Jr. S/Sgt Shaw, L.R. S/Sgt Bankston, R., Jr. |
| 4 668th 43-9745 5H-I A-20G Lt Meagher, J.F. S/Sgt Dickenson, E.S. S/Sgt McCreery, J.E. |
5 668th 43-9684 5H-K A-20G Lt Kreh, E.B. S/Sgt Newkirk, A.W., Jr. S/Sgt Anderson, E.A. |
6 668th 43-9701 5H-H A-20G Lt Bartmus, G.F. S/Sgt Love, C.F. S/Sgt Adair, F.L. |
| SPARE 668th 43-9377 5H-W A-20G Lt Downing, W.E. S/Sgt Simpson, D.H. T/Sgt Robbins, L.G. |
| 1 671st 43-10129 5C-I A-20J Capt Clark, R.A. Lt Jones, C.W. S/Sgt Nicks, R.W. Sgt Wolber, R.A. [Wolber (4th CCU)] |
2 671st 43-9914 5C-X A-20J Lt Platter, E.T. Lt Basnett, R.J. S/Sgt Johnson, K.L. S/Sgt Czech, J.L. |
3 671st 43-9221 5C-F A-20G Lt Perkins, R.D. S/Sgt Sherry, V.N. S/Sgt Linneman, R.H. |
| 4 671st 43-9951 5C-P A-20G Lt Stockwell, R.E. S/Sgt Kutzer, L.G. S/Sgt Wellin, H.E. |
5 671st 43-9937 5C-B A-20G Lt Durante, A.R. S/Sgt Best, H.T. S/Sgt DeGiusti, I.R. |
6 671st 43-10214 5C-C A-20G Lt Zubon, M. T/Sgt Tanner, J.R.L. S/Sgt Russell, W.C. |
| 1 669th 43-9181 2A-A A-20G Lt Sommers, H.L. S/Sgt Nielsen, A.L. S/Sgt Coffey, G.L. |
2 669th 43-9189 2A-P A-20G Lt Connor, J.S. S/Sgt Alden, S.F. S/Sgt Ballinger, R.L. |
3 669th 43-9226 2A-E A-20G Lt Behlmer, R.L. T/Sgt Kelly, W.J. S/Sgt Ferguson, W.G. |
| 4 669th 43-9679 2A-R A-20G Lt Morton, R.J. S/Sgt Citty, F.M. S/Sgt Rosenstein, M. [Not Airborne] |
5 670th 43-9224 F6-E A-20G Lt MacManus, P.F.E., Jr. S/Sgt LaNave, O.D. S/Sgt Rogers, J.L., Jr. |
6 669th 43-9743 2A-W A-20G Lt Boukamp, T. S/Sgt Colosimo, R.J. S/Sgt Wing, J.S. |
| 1 671st 43-9393 5C-K A-20G Capt Dunn, L.F. Cpl Troyer, R.J. S/Sgt Middleton, C.W. |
2 669th 43-9376 2A-O A-20G Lt Wheeler, R.V. S/Sgt Brower, J.S. S/Sgt Corrin, E.W. |
3 669th 43-9211 2A-C A-20G Lt Smith, R.H. S/Sgt Adams, V.P. S/Sgt Judd, E.R., Jr. |
| 4 671st 43-9714 5C-N A-20G Lt Hixon, S.M. T/Sgt Larronde, F.H. S/Sgt Lempka, H.A. |
5 671st 43-9493 5C-V A-20G Lt Andrews, H.D., Jr. S/Sgt Cook, G.M. S/Sgt Werley, E.R. |
6 671st 43-9724 5C-W A-20G Lt Cole, H.P. S/Sgt Chvatal, F.R. S/Sgt Fandre, B.G. |
| SPARE 668th 43-9893 5H-P A-20G Lt Cowgill, G.W. S/Sgt Foster, H.A. S/Sgt Rust, E.W. |
Group and Unit Histories
Mission # 30 -- April 27, 1944, Thursday AM
Monceau Sur Sambre, Belgium -- Marshalling Yards (S.5256)
"416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History 1944"
Transcribed from USAF Archives
Ending our longest sustained drive against the foe, we flew two missions on the 27th. The Marshalling Yards at Monceau-Sur-Sambre was protected by .7 to .8 cloud cover in the morning which prevented any bombing. In the afternoon, however, our 36 aircraft completely battered the Marshalling Yards at Arras. A roundhouse, the aiming point, was demolished. Major Price with Lt. Hand, B/N, and Captain Dunn with Lt. Arrington B/N, led the two boxes.
"Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group"
Ralph Conte
Pages 55 - 56
Mission #30 - 27 April - AM - Monceau sur Sambre Marshalling Yard. Captain Dunn and Lt. Arrington, BN led boxes. Captain Hulse and Lt. Conte, BN and Lt. Platter with Lt. Basnett, BN led flights. Cloud cover obscured the target so no drop was attempted. No flak was encountered on the way in, but during a break in the clouds on the way back to the coast, some inaccurate flak came up - but no damage resulted.
"670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
Two missions on the 25th of April, one on the 26th, and two on the 27th brought about the attacks on one noball target, a coastal battery at St Pierre du Mont, the Louvain Marshalling yards, the Monceau Sur Sambre marshalling yards and the Arras marshalling yards. Forty-five sorties were accomplished on these missions, concluding a busy but gratifying three days for the squadron.
"671st Bomb Squadron (L) Unit History"
Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns
This Squadron furnished 12 crews for the mission against the marshalling yard at Charleroi on the morning of April 27th , 1944. The formation took off in the usual manner with a total of 6x500 lb. bombs, two of which were mounted on wing racks. This flight was more or less of an experiment and the outcome was not as bad as was expected, although a loss of airspeed and sluggishness of control was noted.
The planes entered the enemy coast between Dunkerque and Ostend, an area quite free of flak. Very shortly after crossing the coast the formation approached an undercast which held all the way around the route, causing the shops to return without dropping their bombs. On the way out a slight amount of "through the overcast" firing was observed, but did no damage. All planes returned safely although several were quite low on gas.