[Stig Jarlevik]

Our friend Geoffrey Sinclair is once again talking through me and wishes to add the following mission details:


All visual bombing
Hungary,
Nyiregyhaza M/Y bombing between 1110 and 1114 B-24 from 460th, 464th, 465th, 485th, plus 1 B-24 from the 485th attacking Kiskun

Romania bombing between 1055 and 1108 B-17,
Oradea/East M/Y 99th, 483rd
Oradea/Sebes Koros RR/Br 463rd
Oradea/West M/Y 2nd, 301st

Yugoslavia bombing between 1057 and 1059 B-24,
Novi Sad/East M/Y 454th, 459th
Novi Sad/South M/Y 455th, 456th

Belgrade/East RR/Br bombing at 0956 B-24 from 451st, 461st

Leskovac M/Y bombing at 1213 B-24 from 98th "some bombs in town".
Leskovac Troop Concentration bombing between 1208 and 1218 B-24 from 376th, 449th, 450th

No ground fire reported at Leskovac, the bombers dropped 1,000 pound bombs 0.1 to 0.01 fusing,
98th 25 effective, 2 non effective sorties, 61 short tons dropped, 3 short tons jettisoned
376th 28 effective sorties, 79 short tons dropped, 4 short tons jettisoned
449th 28 effective sorties, 69 short tons dropped, 1 short ton jettisoned
450th 21 effective, 7 non effective sorties, 51.5 short tons dropped

Escorted by 23 P-38 from 82nd FG.

Also being run on the 6th were evacuation flights from Romania, escorted by 16 P-51 from the 52nd FG.


Cheers
Stig