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Walter E. Gomer
721st Squadron
MISSION LOG
DATE |
LOCATION |
TARGET |
MISSION CREDIT |
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2nd June 1944 |
Simeria, Romania |
Marshalling Yards |
2 |
5th June 1944 |
Bologna, Italy |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
6th June 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
10th June 1944 |
Trieste, Italy |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
11th June 1944 |
Constanta, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
13th June 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
14th June 1944 |
Osijek, Yugoslavia |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
16th June 1944 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
22nd June 1944 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
24th June 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
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(Shot down a ME-109 - Whole crew received Silver Star) |
25th June 1944 |
Toulon, France |
Submarine Pens |
1 |
26th June 1944 |
Schwechat, Austria |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
27th June 1944 |
Brod, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
2nd July 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
3rd July 1944 |
(Started for Romania - Turned back when McNutt had finger shot off) |
4th July 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Iron Bridge |
2 |
6th July 1944 |
Casara, Italy |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
7th July 1944 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
9th July 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
12th July 1944 |
Theovle, France |
Dry Docks |
1 |
13th July 1944 |
Brescia, Italy |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
19th July 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Marshalling Yards |
2 |
21st July 1944 |
(North Italy - Hit bad weather, returned with bombs) |
27th July 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Aircraft Factory |
1 |
3rd August 1944 |
Bolzano, Italy |
Brenner Pass Rail Bridge |
1 |
10th August 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
12th August 1944 |
Toulon, France |
Gun Emplacements |
1 |
15th August 1944 |
(Night mission - invasion coast gun emplacements) |
1 |
22nd August 1944 |
Vienna, Austria |
Underground Oil Storage |
2 |
24th August 1944 |
Vinkovci, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
26th August 1944 |
Yugoslavia/Romania Border |
Troop Ferry |
1 |
1st September 1944 |
Kralevo, Yugoslavia |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
5th September 1944 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
12th September 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Downtown Munich |
2 |
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(Pilot hit by shell from another bomber - 1st Engineer saved plane) |
15th September 1944 |
Greece |
No bombs dropped |
1 |
17th September 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
21st September 1944 |
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
24th September 1944 |
Athens, Greece |
Air Field |
1 |
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Total Sorties = 38 |
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Total mission credit = 49 |
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Total combat flying time = 258 hours |
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Link To Crew Picture
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