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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| June 07, 1944 |
13 |
397 |
Tours |
| This was the "Intruder" mission. 26 planes were dispatched to Tours, France with 78 tons of bombs. Two planes aborted. One plane dropped one bomb on the primary target by mistake. This plane and 12 others bombed the secondary target, dropping 3.25 tons of bombs (Underwood says 39 tons), while 13 failed to bomb. On return to base at dusk, the 34BG lost four planes to enemy fighters, ME-410s or Ju-88s, within the base traffic pattern. One crashed into the Personal Equipment Building. One crashed just outside the base. One crash-landed at Eye. The fourth crew bailed out several miles south of the base. Of the 36 crewmen, 12 were killed; at least eight others wounded and one was listed Missing in Action. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-24H |
41-29566 |
4 |
D/O |
War Eagle |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Orson A. Israelsen |
4th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Robert G. Bice Jr. |
4th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Charles W. Kleinfall |
4th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Seamans J. Jones |
4th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Buskirk William. Van |
4th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Clarence J. Markham |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
Samuel Baglio |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
William Abraham |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Charles E. Barclay |
4th |
Completed |
| CmdP |
Joseph O. Garrett |
HQ |
Completed |
| SqdN |
James R. Reed Jr. |
4th |
Completed |
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