VIII Bomber Command 166-OBOE Test
27 December 1943Description
One B-17 from 482BG drops 2 2,000 lb general purpose bombs and 1 Photoflash on Dusseldorf, Germany in an OBOE test (see source links).
Mission Details
DUSSELDORF
Description: OBOE TEST
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 1 B-17 drops two 2000GP and a Photoflash, target believed to be Dusseldorf, bombs miss target
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 1.50
- Aircraft sent: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014 Mission details - "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; OBOE test reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe_(navigation)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.