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Old 5th July 2020, 14:55
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Re: USAAF operations 6 October 1944

You can start with this http://www.8thafhs.com/tomt.php
Click on the 4th circle (Missions) and enter the date 10/06/1944.
The “Mission Narrative” says:

2. 418 B-17s are dispatched to Berlin to hit a munitions dump at Berlin/Spandau (144), aircraft factories at Berlin/Spandau (138) and tank factory at Berlin/Tegel (100); 10 hit a target of opportunity. 17 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 234 damaged; 3 airmen are KIA, 4 WIA and 154 MIA. Escort is provided by 363 of 414 P-51s; they claim 15-0-5 aircraft; 1 P-51 is lost and 3 damaged.

You can then work through the individual “Mission Reports” (2nd Blue Box at the top) to try and get individual BG reports. For those BG links that no-longer work, try to find them in the “Internet Archives” https://archive.org/

Checking Fold3 Free Photos for “Tegel” or “Spandau” reveals several photos taken during the October 6 attacks.
Here are some examples:
https://www.fold3.com/image/50798043
https://www.fold3.com/image/50798052?terms=spandau

https://www.fold3.com/image/50798083
https://www.fold3.com/image/50798094

https://www.fold3.com/image/50798018?terms=spandau
https://www.fold3.com/image/50798034

https://www.fold3.com/image/50797976?terms=Tegel
https://www.fold3.com/image/50797987


There is a mention of the October 6 raid in this writeup:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkett

Last edited by RSwank; 5th July 2020 at 16:05.
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