The Guimon Crew's Missions
453rd BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY)
Station 144: Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
MISSIONS ON WHICH THE UNDERMENTIONED PILOT HAS BEEN TRACED, THE AIRCRAFT IN WHICH HE FLEW AND THE HARDSTANDS (DISPERSALS) ON WHICH THESE WERE PARKED
2nd Lt. Michael J. Guimon Crew # 47 734th Bomb Squadron
(Rank shown does not reflect any subsequent promotion)
Miss- Ion # |
Group Miss- Ion # |
Date |
Target (in Germany unless shown otherwise) |
Flying time |
A/c Serial |
Let ter |
A/c Name |
Remarks |
Hard- stand |
1944
1 |
4 |
Feb 11 |
Hambures, France V-weapon site |
3:58 |
42-52266 |
E+ |
|
Returned without dropping bombs |
Unk |
2 |
11 |
Feb 25 |
Fürth Aircraft factory & airfield |
8:06 |
42-52266 |
E+ |
|
|
3 |
3 |
12 |
Mar 3 |
Oranienburg Factory & airfield |
4:04 |
41-28613 |
W |
MAID OF FURY
|
733RD Sq aircraft Group formation returned without dropping bombs due to a complete undercast |
20 |
– |
15 |
Mar 8 |
Berlin/Erkner Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG ball bearing plant |
3:08 |
41-28644 |
I+ |
YANKEE DOLL |
Was dispatched but returned early because of a runaway prop and aupercharger at 22000 ft. Had to feather #3 engine |
10 |
4 |
17 |
Mar 13 |
Domart-en- Ponthieu, France V-weapon site |
4:54 |
41-52169 |
J+ |
LUCKY PENNY-LOST & FOUND DEPT |
Carried K24 vertical camera. Group formation returned without dropping bombs due to the solid overcast |
20 |
– |
20 |
Mar 18 |
Friedrichshafen Luftschiffsbrau Zeppelin Maybach aero engine factory |
2:38 |
41-28610 |
X |
CURLY |
733rd Sq aircraft Was not dispatched. Returned early because #1 generator was out at take-off – #2 and #3 went out during assembly |
46 |
– |
22 |
Mar 22 |
Basdorf, near Berlin Aero engine works |
Nil |
41-28644 |
I+ |
YANKEE DOLL |
Scheduled to fly but did not take-off. – problem with starter? |
10 |
5 |
23 |
Mar 23 |
Münster Railroad yards |
6:05 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
Group formation bombed secondary Target – primary target (Handorf, near Munster, airfield) obscured by cloud |
12 |
6 |
25 |
Mar 26 |
Flixecourt, near Domart-en- Ponthieu, France V-weapon site |
4:13 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
7 |
26 |
Mar 27 |
Pau, France Airfield |
8:52 |
42-52237 |
C+ |
PAPER DOLL |
|
2 |
8 |
27 |
Apr 1 |
Pforzheim Marshalling yards |
6:51 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
Group formation bombed secondary target due to adverse weather (primary target (Ludwigshafen chemical works) |
12 |
9 |
28 |
Apr 8 |
Brunswick Aircraft engine factory |
6:06 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
10 |
29 |
Apr 9 |
Tutow Airfield |
5:23 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
Returned early due to adverse weather |
12 |
11 |
30 |
Apr 10 |
Orleans/Bricy & Romorantin, France Airfields |
Unk |
41-28627 |
Y |
HER MAN |
733rd Sq aircraft Secondary targets bombed – primary target (Tours airfield) completely cloud covered. |
38 |
– |
32 |
Apr 12 |
Zwickau Airfield & repair depot |
2:47 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
Mission abandoned while the planes were still over the North Sea due to adverse weather |
12 |
12 |
34 |
Apr 18 |
Rathenow, 40 miles W of Berlin Heinkel aircraft parts factory |
7:20 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
13 |
35 |
Apr 19 |
Paderborn Airfield & equipment depot |
5:40 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
14 |
36 |
Apr 20 |
Wizernes, France V-weapon site |
3:47 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
15 |
38 |
Apr 24 |
Gablingen, 5 miles N of Augsburg Air supply & repair depot |
8:07 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
16 |
39 |
Apr 25 |
Mannheim Marshalling yards |
4:10 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
Was dispatched but returned early because of #3 engine failure, loss of oil pressure and internal failure. Sortie credit given |
12 |
17 |
42 |
Apr 27 |
Briairville-sur-Eau, France Marshalling yards |
Unk |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
18 |
47 |
May 2 |
Siracourt, France V-weapons site |
Unk |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
19 |
48 |
May 7 |
Osnabruck Marshalling yards |
5:44 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
12 |
20 |
49 |
May 8 |
Brunswick City centre |
5:54 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
|
Unk |
21 |
50 |
May 9 |
Florennes, Belgium Airfield |
4:46 |
42-52174 |
K+ |
HOO JIVE |
One of only six crew available in 734th Sq after the losses on the May 8 mission * |
12 |
– |
51 |
May 11 |
Chaumont, France Marshalling yards |
4:14 |
42-51096 |
F- |
HUSTLIN” HUSSY |
Aborted – fuel transfer system out |
7 |
22 |
56 |
May 20 |
Reims, France Marshalling yards |
5:15 |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
4 |
23 |
57 |
May 22 |
Siracourt, France V-weapons site |
Unk |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
4 |
24 |
58 |
May 23 |
Orleans/Bricy, France Airfield |
6:55 |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
2 |
25 |
62 |
May 28 |
Merseburg/Leuna, near Leipzig Synthetic oil works |
7:25 |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
3 |
26 |
64 |
May 30 |
Oldenburg Airfield |
Unk |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
3 |
27 |
65 |
May 31 |
Lumes, France Airfield |
3:35 |
42-94990 |
C |
KEN O KAY III |
732nd Sq spare aircraft, which took off more than 30mins after the other 734th Sq aircraft and was flown in place of 42-95173 C+ SKY CHIEF originally scheduled |
32 |
28 |
67 |
Jun 3 |
Berck-sur-Mer, France Coastal defence guns |
Unk |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
3 |
29 |
69 |
Jun 6 |
Near St-Laurent-sur-Mer, France Coastal defence guns |
5:37 |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
Group’s 1st D-Day mission – took off at 03:09 |
3 |
30 |
72 |
Jun 6 |
Coutances, St-Lo, Vire or Fougeres, France Ground troops support |
5:35 |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
Group’s 4th D-Day mission – took off at 17:03 |
3 |
31 |
77 |
Jun 11 |
Port-Boulot, France Bridge |
Unk |
42-95173 |
C+ |
SKY CHIEF |
|
3 |
Compiled by Tom Britton February 2002
Retyped by Jim Benz August 2024