VIII Bomber Command 166-OBOE Test

27 December 1943

Description

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

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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)

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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'.