U410, sunked by 15TH AF

[Rune Traeet]

Can someone help me with this. I want to know what Bomb Wing/ bombardement group that did the attack on 11 March 1944 at the Missiessy Docks in Toulon, France.
All I have found by now, is that it was done by the 15th AF during a bomb raid.

Does anyone know were I can find information on what planes that participated in this raid?

[RSwank]

You can start here: http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...ml/Mar.44.html
which states that
March 11, 1944

"STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Fifteenth Air Force): About 100 B-24s, escorted by
30+ P-38s, bomb the harbor at Toulon, France. "

Then you can go here: http://www.15thaf.org/
and work your way though the bomb groups by wing.

Since the raid consisted of B-24s, that would eliminate the 5th BW (all B-17s). The 49th BW did not start missions until April, 1944. (but some of the groups may have been in action earlier). Most of the BGs on the site have missions lists which you can check. You may need to check them all. Note also that some of the bomb groups have their own websites.


I suspect it was some or all groups in the 47th BW, (but there may have been other groups involved). You can have the fun of finding out. I believe the U-380 was also sunk on the raid.

[edwest2]

According to uboat.net

Sunk on 11 March 1944 at the Missiessy Docks in Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55E, by bombs during US air raid (15th AF).
Wreck captured by Free French forces in August 1944 at Quay Noel in Toulon and broken up in 1946.

[Leendert]

Rune,


451st BG participated in the Toulon mission. See http://451st.org/Stories/Pdfs/Fryar/PDFs/Missions.pdf and scroll down to 11 March 1944.


Regards,
Leendert

[Leendert]

Rune,


450th BG was in the raid as well. See http://www.450thbg.com/real/html/missions.shtml


Regards,
Leendert

[Leendert]

Rune,

376th BG was a third B-24 Group in the 11 March 1944 mission to Toulon. See http://www.armyaircorps-376bg.com/1944_11_mar.html

Regards,
Leendert

[Rune Traeet]

@Leendert

Thank You for this helpfull links. This was really helpfull.

[MW Giles]

98BG 07:18-15:52
376BG
450BG 08:10-15:25
451BG
1FG
14FG

Martin

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Pilots of 1st FG claimed 6 Bf 109s and 1 Fw 190 shot down in Toulon area during this raid.

According to the book "Quand les Alliés bombardaient la France", civilian losses at Toulon were 70 dead, 12 missing, 130 wounded and 5700 homeless. Near Toulon, La Seyne-sur-Mer was also hit and reported 10 killed and 17 wounded.