TARGET: LAON-COUVRON AIRFIELD
LAON-COUVRON, FRANCE
28 JUNE, 1944

The Germans had dispersed the bulk of their front line fighters in the Paris and Laon regions. The field at Laon-Couvron had based both bombers and fighters. The 457th was part of a force of two combat wings directed to bomb the facility. The 457th supplied the lead and low box of the 94th B Combat Wing. Major Spencer was Air Commander of the lead B box, with Captain Russell M. Selwyn as pilot, and Captain Jerry Godfrey was Commander of the low B box.

The weather was CAVU over the target. Lead box’s bombing results were good, and the low box’s fair. Flak was light and inaccurate.

The weather was poor on the return and Glatton was completely closed in, forcing all except two of the craft to divert to other bases.