Belchin' Bessie
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Service Record

  1. First mission on record 13 April 1944 ?
  2. 22 missions flown
  3. Crashed on takeoff and burned, 11th August 1944 11 August 1944
Fate
Crashed on takeoff and burned, 11th August 1944
Date
11 August 1944

Location

Known mission list

DateCrewTargetNotes
13 Apr 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) ? At Morrison Field AAB, FL, ordered overseas
23 May 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Etampes Mondesir
27 May 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Metz, Woippy
29 May 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Politz Cat A battle damage
6 Jun 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Caen 1st D-Day mission
6 Jun 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Liseaux 2nd D-Day mission
7 Jun 1944 R N Harris (Pilot) Tours
9 Jul 1944 J C Smith (Pilot) Foret de St Saens NoBall V-weapon site
14 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Mont Didiers
17 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Nevy sur Loire
18 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Frenouville
19 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Saarbrucken, Konz Karthaus Cat A - flak damage
20 Jul 1944 E H Swenson (Pilot) Russelheim Non-sortie airborne spare
21 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Targets of Opportunity
Aborted
Returned early when #3 supercharger failed
24 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) St Lo Tactical support mission
25 Jul 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) St Lo Tactical support mission
27 Jul 1944 R L Whited (Pilot) Wissant, Brussels
5 Aug 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Halberstadt
6 Aug 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) La Briqueterie, Val de Joncs V-weapon sites
7 Aug 1944 R N Harris (Pilot) ? (non-sortie) Scheduled as airborne spare
8 Aug 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) St Sylvestre NoBall V-weapon site
11 Aug 1944 S T Alexander (Pilot) Orleans
Lost
CRASHED on take off and burned