USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Hi Guys

Can anybody please enlighten me as to which dates the USSAF flew sorties over Romania in June/July 1944, what numbers, and what losses they incurred?and where if possible.

Grateful for any assistance.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Hi Johannes,

You might start by Googling "P-38 Lightning's Blackest Day".

On 10 June the Romanian (yes, Romanian!) air force IAR81s gave USAAF P-38 Lightnings quite a drubbing.

Cheers,

Sid.

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Hi Johannes,

besides the P-38 raid, most of the 15. Air Force sorties (vs I Jagdkorps) in June/July 1944 were directed against primary targets in Vienna area and Hungary, some in southern Germany or Czech, but few over Romania to my knowledge

regards

Alessandro

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Thanks guys.

Am researching about Enrst Stengl and Friedrich Obleser each of 8./JG 52, Stengl claims two B-24's at this time, but no confirmation. Obleser claims nine including two viermots, however he submitted no paperwork. Other JG 52 pilots have entries on their abschüße liste, but likewise some unconfirmed. But I know June 1944 is the likely month.


Kind Regards


Johannes

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

June & July 15th AF bombing missions in Rumania

A/D Airdrome
Br Bridge
Dp Depot
M/Y Marshalling Yard
O/R Oil Refinery
RR Railroad
R/S Repair Shops

June

02 B-24 : M/Y at Simeria & Cluj
02 B-17 : M/Y at Oradea
06 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti, M/Y at Brasov
06 B-17 : ? at Galati (FRANTIC)
11 B-24 : O/R at Giurgiu, ? at Constanta
11 B-17 : A/D at Foscani (FRANTIC)
23 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti & Giurgiu
23 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti
24 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti, RRDp at Craiova
24 B-17 : RRBr at Piatra
28 B-24 : O/R at Bucharest

July

03 B-24 : O/R at Bucharest & Giurgiu
03 B-17 : R/S at Arad, RRBr at Piatra
04 B-24 : M/Y & RRBr at Pitesti
04 B-17 : O/R at Brasov
09 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti
09 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti
15 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti
15 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti
22 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti
22 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti
28 B-24 : O/R at Ploesti
28 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti
31 B-24 : O/R at Bucharest & Targoviste
31 B-17 : O/R at Ploesti

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

The targets of the first two raids in the list were in Hungary at that time.

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Hello Johannes

02/06/44:Bombardment of Cluj
one B-24 of 464°BG lost

06/06/44:16 losses over Romania
Bombardment of Romano Americana
one B-24 of 376°BG lost
one B-24 of 98°BG lost

Bombardment of Xenia
one B-24 of 451°BG lost
one B-24 of 461°BG lost

Bombardment of Dacia Romana
seven B-24 lost

Bombardment of Rimnicu Vilcea
one B-24 of 459°BG lost

11/06/44
Bombardment of Focsani
one B-17 of 97°BG lost

Bombardment of Constanta
one B-24 of 98°BG lost
one B-24 of 376°BG lost
one B-24 of 449°BG lost
two P-38
one P-51 (crash italia)

Bombardment of Giurgiu
one B-24 of 451°BG lost
one B-24 of 461°BG lost
one B-24 of 484°BG lost
one B-24 of 484°BG crashed italia

23/06/44
Bombardment of Giurgiu
two B-24 of 485°BG lost
one B-24 of 451°BG lost
one B-24 of 484°BG lost

Bombardment of Romano Americana
two B-17 of 301°BG lost
one B-17 of 99°BG lost

Bombardment of Dacia Romana
two B-17 of 97°BG lost
one B-17 group? lost
one P-51 of 31°FG crashed adriatic
three P-51 of 325°FG lost
two P-51 of 52°FG lost

24/06/44
Bombardment of Craiova
one B-24 of 459°BG crashed adriatic

Bombardment of Romano Americana
two B-24 of 98°BG lost
four B-24 of 376°BG lost
one B-24 of 449°BG lost
five four-engined of 450°BG lost
one B-24 of 325°BG lost

28/06/44
Bombardment of Titan
three B-24 of 485°BG lost

Michel

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

Only on June 11,44 Uffz Stengl 8./JG52 shot down Fort "Cesspool Cedric" from Poltava, SSE of Focsani , which by the way was also claimed by Lipfert and Romanian ace A.Serbanescu , I can not see any B-24's or other Forts bought down by Stengl during June or July 44 nor any details on Oblesser .The relevance of the victory does not
lie into the loss of a single B-17 brought down by him or by his JG52 friends enroute from Poltava to Romania but the capture of the footage from Lt.McKay body (CCU1)
a photographer attached to this mission by CCU1 in Bari, who took on board and without permission from the Soviets aerial fotage of Poltava taken by him some time prior departure to Romania which later on led to the Luftwaffe precision bombing of Poltawa known later on as the the "Poltawa Disaster "



Alex K

Re: USAAF sorties over Romania June/July 1944
 

"one B-24 of 325°BG lost" actually 1 P-51 of the 325th FG was lost with Lt. Joseph W. Warner