May 1944
Summary of 449th Bomb Group Missions
Mission
Number
Date
(Day/Mo/Yr)
Target
No. of
449th
A/C
Over
Target
Tons
of Bombs
Dropped
Flak
No. of
Enemy
A/C
Destroyed
449th
A/C
Losses
Results
54
5 May '44
Ploesti, Romania
M/Y
38
78 GP
H-I-A
10 (Des)
5
Fair
55
6 May '44
Brasov, Romania
M/Y
27
65G P
H-M-I
2 (Des)
0
Good
56
7 May '44
Bucharest, Romania
M/Y
No
Attack
57
12 May '44
Porto San Stefano,
Italy
Harbor
42
104 GP
H-M-A
0
0
Poor
58
13 May '44
Piacenza, Italy
M/Y
37
91.5 GP
H-S-I
0
0
Excellent
59
14 May '44
Vicenza, Italy
M/Y
28
69 GP
None
0
0
Excellent
60
17 May '44
Orbetello, Italy
Harbor
38
91.25 GP
H-I-A
0
1
Excellent
61
18 May '44
Belgrade, Yugo.
M/Y
19
46.5 GP
H-S-I
0
1
Poor
62
19 May '44
La Spezia, Italy
Oil Storage
37
92.5 GP
H-S-I
0
0
Fair
63
22 May '44
Giulianova, Italy
Bridge & Road
35
87 GP
H-S-I
0
0
Excellent
64
23 May '44
Grottaferrata, Italy
Troop Concentration
10
22-3/4 GP
H-S-A
0
0
Poor
65
24 May '44
Wiener-Neustadt,
Austria
Air Drome
29
70 GP
H-I-A
1 (Des)
1
Fair
66
25 May '44
Porto Marghera,
Italy
Oil Storage
38
94-3/4 GP
H-M-I
0
0
Excellent
67
26 May '44
Var River, France
RR Bridge
38
94-1/2 GP
H-M-A
0
1
Excellent
68
27 May '44
Marseille, France
M/Y
37
92-1/2 GP
H-M-A
0
0
Good
69
29 May '44
Wiener-Neustadt,
Austria
Air Drome
33
82-1/2 GP
H-I-A
3 (Des)
2
Fair
70
30 May '44
Ebreichsdorf, Austria
A/C Factory
35
86-1/2 GP
H-I-A
0
0
Poor
71
31 May '44
Ploesti, Romania
Romana-Americano
Oil Refinery
36
88-1/2 GP
H-I-A
1 (Des)
0
Fair

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