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Airborne Operations in Holland 8th AF USAAF Fighter Operations on 17th September 1944. 1. SOUTH FORCE (432 C-47’S PLUS 70 C-47’S WITH GLIDERS) AIRBORNE OPERATIONS IN HOLLAND. SUMMARY OF SUPPORT. 352A and B – L/F Nieuport 1140. Escorted in area and out Ostand 1445. 361 Group – arrived Hasselt 1143, patrolled 1143, patrolled area Hasselt, Roermond, Venlo, Wesel and W/D 1450. 357A and B – arrived area 1155 and patrolled until 1440. 55A – B – patrolled assigned area from 1230 until 1450. E/A OPPOSITION: 376 Sqdn. Of the 361 Group was bounced by 15 ME 109’s at 1345 hours vicinity Geldern 20 miles S.W. Wesel, E/A sourried back into overcast, 1 destroyed. FLAK: Intense, light, and inaccurate at Roermond and on R.R. line W. to Weert. Intense, light, accurate flak between Eindhoven and Helmond. OBSERVATIONS: 20 plus tanks and trucks heading cast vicinity of VD- 1508. Huge stacks supplies wooded area RA-1139; some appeared to be bombs. 70 plus oil cars in M/Y Rouver VK-8499. 10 barrage balloons Wesel 4,000 ft. at 1400. 50 truck convoy seen going N. 10 miles N. Hasselt heading toward Eindhoven, 1300 from 10,000 ft. Rocket contrail observed 1200 10 miles S. of Rotterdam starting at 14,000 ft. and going up to aperox. 50,000 ft. at 70 degree angle 10 miles N. of Rotterdam headed for English Coast. 15-20 heavy trucks moving at high speed S.E. on road near Liesel, QE-6920. GROUND STRAFING: 1-0-3 locos, 4-0-1 tanks, 6-0-1 trucks, 2-0-0 half tracks, 0-0-6 88 mm. guns, 35 German soldiers killed. 2. NORTH FORCE (358 PAF A/C, 143 C-47’s) AIRBORNE OPERATIONS IN HOLLAND. SUMMARY OF SUPPORT. 4th Group – in area Harderijk 1145. Patrolled assigned route, out Overflakke 1510. 356 Group – in area 1217 to 1335. 479A Group – arrived area 1230. Patrolled until 1430. 479B Group – atrolled assigned are 1230 to 1435. 364A Group – arrived Nijmegen 1230. Left area 1435. 78th Group – L/F Schouwen Island 1207. Out Schouwen 1405. 353 Group – in Hook of Holland 1215. Out N. of the Hague 1405. 56th Group – arrived Amersfoort 1220, departed same area 1320. E/A OPPOSITION: 4th Group flying at 11,000 ft. were bounced by 16 FW 190’s at 1345 hours, in Bocholt area resulting in claims of 6-0-0 for loss of 2. FLAK: Red flak from Wesel, 10,000 ft. Meager, heavy flak, inaccurate from Dordrecht, 10,000 ft. Hertogenbosch QZ-3347, light, moderate, inaccurate. N.S. of Nijmegen gun explacements and 12 pill boxes in field – light, intense, accurate. Arnhem, QZ-7578 - light, moderate, accurate. Field at QZ-7360 gun emplacements in field – light, intense, accurate. QE-6254 – light, moderate, inaccurate. QE-7057 – heavy, intense, accurate. QD-3444 – light meager, inaccurate. Intense 20 mm, flak in field at QE-8343. 6 to 8, 20 mm. flak positions at QE- 5876. Rows of 40 mm. flak positions at QE-7477. Bridge at Zaltbommel, QE-2981, heavily defended. Flak in M/Y at Amersfoort – 30 flak cars. Light, intense, accrate at Arnheim, E. Doorn, Waal river. Amersfoort QE-3998, extremely intense, very accurate, light. QE-4394 near Bavoort, meager, inaccurate, light. QE-4689, intense, accurate, light on deck producing the unusual effect of a sudden cluster of 40/60 “ sparks” around a/c. Lagebirk area QE-3999, intense accurate, light from many 20 mm. positions. 1 OBSERVATIONS: 35 balloons in barrage over Wesel Flying from 2/7,000 ft. 30 plus barges in Rheine W. of Wesel, seen at 1400 from 10,000 ft. 20 small boats at Harderwijk, 1200 hours, 10,000 ft. buildings in circle on edge of woods near Wesserwalde, filed west of buildings with two lanes running across each other N- S, E-S. At 1200 just off Westhoofd a possible rocked observed at Utrecht. Spiralling columns of white smoke resembling a target marker in reserve seen first at 3,000 ft. up to 15,000 ft. where it disappeared headed W. It appeared as if white smoke was a propulsion charge and not a contrail at it stopped before reaching contrail level. Oil tank farm S.W. of Rotterdam. 25 plus ships 5150N. - 0140E. headed N.W. 1215 alt. 8,000 ft. Ammo dump well camouflaged red and green protected by intense light flak, 2500 ft. at 1430, QE-615025 on Amersfoort 1 to 50,000 map. 40 to 60 trucks in woods QE-670780 same map 1215 alt. 2000. Tankers burning Zevenaar QE-860705. M/Y at Goch seen on fire. Black smoke to 6,000 ft. 20 plus trucks, including 15 with Red Crossas on them going S.E. at high speed, 1300 at QE-9961. M/G and flak emplacements around DZ of southern force was not knocked out prior to landing. Rocket seen going straight up from vicinity of Rotterdam, 1200. Accent was rapid. Contrails seen up to 25,000 ft. when los to view. Contrails persisted about 5 minuts. A/D at Arnheim unoccupied with exception of a couple of flak positions which refused to fire on our a/c. Road traffic N. of Apeldoorn, QZ-7903, unusually heavy travelling north. Much sea activity off Walcheren Island. A dirt L/G observed at QE-7367, running N.E. and S.W. approx. 3,000 ft. long. No a/c seen. GROUND STRAFING AND BOMBING: 3-0-0 autos, 107-0-29 flak installations, 2- 0-4 locos, 0-0-2 bridged, 0-0-1 flak barge, 1-0-5 barges, 0-0-12 barroks, 23-0-36 R.R. cars, 14-0-8 trucks, 75-0-27 oil and goods wagons, 6 German soldiers killed. 3. 3RD FORCE (3RD DIV., 440 A/C) TARGETS: FLAK POSITIONS IN HOLLAND. 4TH FORCE (1ST DIV., 426 A/C) SUMMARY OF SUPPORT. 355 Group – arrived area 0820, vectered to near Brussels, left area 1135. 359 Group – arrived patrol area 0930, withdrew 1145. 339 Group – L/F in S. of Hague, patrolled designated area until 1130. E/A OPPOSITION: Nil. FLAK: Heavy, moderate and accurate at 2/4,000 ft. at Aachen. Heavy, moderate and inaccurate at Wesel. OBSERVATIONS: 25 bargos at Flushing, one seen coming out of Breskens. Four oscariships (corvettes) laying off Flushing. Much rail traffics in Zwolle Enschede area. 3 Large oil fires at Eindhoven, large fire west side of town. 8/10 large barges stationary at Amsterdam. Much shipping activity area Ostend/Walcheren Island, reported to Colgate at 1140 on withdrawal. Twenty T/E dummy a/c disporsed in woods S.W. of A/F located at 5209-0709E. Dalfsen barrages, approx. 50 each, 2/4,0 ft., Wesel and Hamm. 1130 hours, large convoy of trucks moving east on Zuid Beveland at Goes – from 10,000 ft. 10 miles duo W. of Arnhem there were observed 5 sites pointing in the direction of 250 degrees – there were thought to the launching sites by the observers. GROUND STRAFING: 0-0-1 loco. 4. 20th Group non-operational return from Italy. Left Italy 0850, arrived home base 1420. 5. POINTS OF INTEREST. 2 1. Weak opposition by 30 plus S/E e/a to airborne operation. 6. BOMBER REPORT. 8 combat wings (876 B-17’s) were dispatched to attack flak batteries and installations in Holland in support of Allied operations. 122 assigned targets. 821 a/c dropped 3139 tons fragmentation G.P. bombs on 117 assigned targets and one A/F at 0931-1125 hours from 8800-22,000 ft, leaflets dropped on Arnheim. Claims: nil. Losses; 2 B-17’s to flak. a. Area Support, South Force. 1 (A) 352nd A Fighter Group, Lt. Col. Edwards leading (B) 38 P-51’s up 1100 down 1548 (C) nil (D) F.O.576 (E) thru (G) nil (H) 4-0-1 tanks, 2-0-0 halftracks, 6-0-1 tracks, 0-0-2 88 and guns, 35-0-0 German soldiers. (I) L/F in Nieport 1140, 5,000 ft. Remained in assigned area until last of airborne force cross in. Escorted excellent formation to DZ and LZ area. In this area C-47’s were being attacked by heavy and light flak from mobile gun positions and tanks. Group straf these positions knocking them out with above results. P-51’s, 38’s and 47’s were observed during escort. Left force at L/F out Ostend 1445, 5,000 ft. 11 C-47’s crashed and burning vicinity of Eindhoven VE-4316. 5 C-47’s crashed and burning vicinity of Herenthals VJ-9890. 2. (A) 352nd B Fighter Group, Capt. Bennett leading (B) 15 P-51’s up 1100 down 1546 (C) nil (D) F.O.536 (E) 1 lost (F) nil (G) Lt. Sykes, landed N.E. Brussels, believed O.K. (H) nil. (I) L/F in Nieuport 1140, 5,000 ft. Gave top cover support to 352nd A Group. In assigned area, and on escort around DZ and LZ areas. L/F out Ostend, 1445, 5,000 ft. Lt. Sykes seen to land in field north of Brussels 1420, believed O.K. No observations. 3. (A) 361st Fighter Group, Lt. Col. Hopkins leading (B) 43 P-51’s up 1039 down 1554 (C) 5 (D) F.O.576 (E) 1 lost (F) 3 Cat. A (G) Lt. Glover, 376 Sqdn. Missing (E) 1-0-0 S/E nir. 0-0-4 88 mm. flak guns, 1-0-3 locos. 1 ME 109 dost. By Lt. Byer, 376 Sqdn. (I) arrived Hasselt 1143, 11,000 ft.
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