Gordon D Skordahl
MilitaryFlew total of 33 combat missions. 1st mission to Koblenz was December 10 and last mission was to hit the marshalling yards at Donauworth on April 11, 1945. They had been pounded before we arrived and fires were everywhere. Skordahl did not always fly with same crew.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miasis dragon
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Puddin's Pride
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1945
- Date: 21 February 1945
- Date: 17 January 1945
- Date: 28 December 1944
- Date: 24 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield