[Martin Gleeson]

Hi Chris,

Using a combination of information from "THE MIGHTY EIGHTH WAR DIARY" by Roger A. Freeman and "LOSSES OF THE US 8th AND 9th AIR FORCES", Vol.1 by Stan Bishop and John Hey.

The 8th Air Force attacked Cognac in force this day along with other targets in the general area. However in many cases Cognac was the secondary target when the primary target (Bordeaux-Merignac) was cloud-covered.

1st Bomb Division (91st, 92nd, 305th, 306th, 351st, 381st and 401st BGs). Many aircraft attacked Cognac instead of Bordeaux-Merignac, but have no more detailed information. Certainly the 91st and 351st BGs lost aircraft attacking Cognac.

2nd Bomb Division (93rd, 446th and 448th BGs) attacked Cognac as their secondary target.

3rd Bomb Division (94th, 385th and 447th BGs) attacked Cognac as their primary target.

Sorry I cannot be more precise. Perhaps others can enlarge on this ?

Regards,

Martin Gleeson.