2 July 1944

On 2 July 1944, the Strategic Air Force dispatched a total of 161 B-17s, 551 B-24s, 198 P-51s (45 P-51s from the Eight Air Force) and 140 P-38s against oil industry, airdromes and railroad infrastructure targets in the Budapest area in Hungary. A heavy overcast encountered over Budapest Almásfüzitő Oil Refinery limited complete success of the day’s operations. The other targets were, however, successfully attacked. Detailed descriptions of combat of both sides, fates of lost airmen and results of attacks are offered in the text for the reader with the complete lists of Axis losses and victories, as well as these for 15th USAAF are published.

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Foreword 

1. Hungarian Oil Production 

2. Plan for Daylight Attack 

3. Budapest Manfréd Weiss M/Y (454th and 459th BG) 

4. Budapest Shell Oil Refinery (455th and 456th BG) 

5. Fighter Escort to Weiss and Shell (52nd FG) 

6. Budapest Rákos M/Y (451st, 461st, 484th, 460th, 465th and 485th BG) 

7. Fighter Cover for Rákos (325th and 31st FG) 

8. Sweep of the Budapest Area by 8th USAAF (4th and 352nd FG) 

Hofer´s Luck Runs Out 

9. Budapest Vecsés A/D (450th, 376th, 449th and 98th BG) 

10. Fighter Cover Against the Airdrome (14th FG) 11. Budapest Almásfüzitő O/R (463rd and 483rd BG) 

12. Cover for the Fortresses (1st and 82nd FG) 13. Szolnok Railroad Bridge (301st BG) 14. Alternate Targets

Győr Industrial area (2nd BG) 

Brod Marshalling Yard (97th and 301st BG) 

Vincovci Marshalling Yard (99th BG)

15. Hungarians Defending Their Homeland 

16. Luftwaffe Success or Overclaim? 

17. Conclusion Sources 

Appendix One A: 15th USAAF losses 

Appendix One B: 8th USAAF losses 

Appendix Two: 15th USAAF claims 

Appendix Three: Luftwaffe Losses 

Appendix Four: Luftwaffe claims 

Appendix Five: Hungarian Royal Air Force claims 

Appendix Six: Hungarian Royal Air Force losses 

Appendix Seven: Ranks comparison of involved Air Forces