Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Hi,
Witch fightergroup, squadrons, USAAF or RAF where involved in attacks on trains in the period between D-day and september 1944 above Nort-east Belgium?
In this period some fighters stopped a train close to my grandparrents house...

Are there any ORB's, claimlists or dayreports?

Regards,
Wim

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

similar to search a pin in a haysatck...

ClinA-78

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

In the USSBS files at NARA, there is Entry 23, 2.o.(22) Summary, strafing attacks on transportation targets by First Air Force, Eight Air Force, Ninth Air Force, Twelfth Air Force and Fifteenth Air Force:
a) by city (5 Vols.)
b) by date (5 Vols.)

I don't know what is contained in there, but it might be a starting point.

Kind regards,
Daniel

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Thanks

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Witch fightergroup, squadrons, USAAF or RAF where involved in attacks on trains in the period between D-day and september 1944 above Nort-east Belgium?
In this period some fighters stopped a train close to my grandparrents house...

Are there any ORB's, claimlists or dayreports?

It would help if we knew where your grandparents lived. Could you narrow the time of search ? To a specific date or week ?

Otherwise there are 10.000+ possibilities.

Carsten

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Hi,

It was between D-day and 8 september 1944 in Mol (Ezaart - Hessie) Belgium.
Raiway Mol - Antwerp. The train was shot en stopped in Mol-Ezaart, (it is between the city's Mol and Geel).

regards,
Wim

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

This action in this time-Frame could be executed by any allied fighter squadron operating in North-West Europe that time. In your case, you'll find accurate results by an exact date plus and much better, a time of the attack.

Additionally, I agree completely with the post of ClinA-78 at 16:28 hrs today.

Good luck !

Horst Weber

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Goodmorning Wim,

The period covered is more than 3 months… Is it not possible to find some additional information, sa which day of the week it was, schoolholiday, victims ?


Good hunting !


Luc

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

That's all the info that i have for now :s.

Thanks to all!

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Dear all,
I have some new info. I am 100% sure about the date from the trainattack.
Line 15, between Mol and Geel, on 21 july 1944.
Hope this info will be helpfull.

Best regards
Wim

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

It could very well have been the lightnings of the 474 Gp, who claimed a fair number of rolling stock in the Courtrai/Ghent/Malines/Alost/Audenard area between 1847-2239 hours.

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Thanks already!

It happened between 9u30 and 10.48 in the morning.

Are these documents available on the www?

Best regards,
Wim

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

Wim,

What else do you know about this attack...?

Stephen

Re: Attack on trains after D-day, north Belgium
 

That about all i know about dates, places and time...
Two people injured: driver and stoker. Locomotive type 44 (?). More than 70 bullets hit him. For more specific info send me a pm please.
Wim
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