UPL 55413
IMAGECurtis LeMay Commander of the 3rd Air Division awards Blakely and others with the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor on the Trondheim Mission.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division 305th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-17917
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just-a-Snappin, Wolff Pack
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 24 July 1943