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B-24H-15-DT #41-28932 Ramblin' Wreck Code: 6L-E
466th BG - 787th BS
Shot Down 15 August 1944
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MACR 8430
41-28932
"Ramblin' Wreck"
466th BG | 787th BS
15 Aug 1944
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MACR 8429
41-29449
"True Love"
466th BG | 786th BS
15 Aug 1944
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MACR 8428
42-52597
"Lady Lightning"
466th BG | 787th BS
15 Aug 1944
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MACR 8427
42-95157
466th BG | 786th BS
15 Aug 1944
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Overall Missions Map for the 493rd BG - USAAF Station 152 -Debach, UK noting missions flown by the Lt Bernard E Vaughan Crew
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Grainy image of belly landed B-17G 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick' 358BS 303BG 8AF. Force landed in field near Beaune, France 15-Aug-44.
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Flak damage to the tail of B-24H-25-FO #42-95283 "Biff Bam" Code: 2U-A+
The damage occurred on 15 August 1944 while being flown by Crew #625 - Fawver Crew, with Stu Peace aboard as command pilot
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Bob Harrington describes bailing out of his crippled B-24, "Ramblin' Wreck," and evading capture in occupied Holland with the assistance of Dutch helpers, August 15, 1944. Interviewed August 2004.
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Bob Harrington describes the attack on his substitute aircraft, "Ramblin' Wreck," on August 15, 1944, following a successful bombing attack on a Luftwaffe airstrip in Vechta, Germany. Interview from 2004.
Official description
Not yet known
Description
Airfields in NW Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the primary targets for this mission. 8th Air Force despatches a total of 932 aircraft. The raid is coordinated with 1,000 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers and Mosquitos attacking 9 airfields in the Netherlands and Belgium.
219 B-17s are despatched from 1st Bomb Division Bomb Groups i.e. 91BG, 92BG, 303BG, 306BG, 381BG and 398BG (exact number from each Group not available in source data). 108 bomb the German airfield of Ostheim at Cologne, Germany; 65 bomb the German airfield Eschborn at Frankfurt, Germany; 38 bomb the German airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany; and 3 hit other targets of opportunity in the area. 9 B-17s from 303BG are MIA in the attack on Wiesbaden. 1 B-17 from 303BG and 1 from 306BG are DBR and 86 B-17s are damaged
350 B-24s are despatched by 2nd Bomb Division Bomb Groups i.e. 44BG, 389BG, 445BG, 446BG, 453BG, 458BG, 466BG, 467BG, 489BG, 492BG (exact number from each Group not available in source data). All targets are airfields: 91 bomb Wittmundhaafen; 90 bomb Zwischenhahn; 67 bomb Vechta; 54 bomb Plantlunne; and 10 bomb Hopstein. 4 B-24s from 466BG are MIA and 6 are damaged. This force is joined by the 1000 bombers despatched by the RAF.
298 B-17s are despatched by 3rd Bomb Division Bomb Groups i.e. 94BG, 95BG, 96BG, 100BG, 385BG, 390BG, 447BG. 388BG & 452BG stand down. All targets are airfields. 109 bomb Handorf; 104 bomb Venlo; 75 bomb Twente/Enschade; and 3 bom other targets of opportunity. 2 B-17s from 398BG are MIA, 6 are damaged.
65 B-24s are despatched by 3rd Bomb Division Bomb Groups i.e. 4BG, 486BG, 491BG, 493BG. 59 bomb the German airfield Juzaine at Florennes, Belgium; 1 bombs a target of opportunity. 1 B-24 from 493BG is MIA on Florennes, 3 are damaged.
OTHER EVENTS on this date: OPERATION DRAGOON begins at 0415 hours as British and American paratroops are deployed near Le Muy, France. The invasion is carried out mainly by 7th US Army and Free French forces under the command of General Alexander Patch. They are up against the German 19th Army under the command of Lt. Gen. Friedrich Wiese. The naval bombardment immediately preceding the invasion causes great confusion among the Germans and resistance is light. The main objective of the invasion is the capture of the port city of Marseilles. Thereafter force will proceed up the Rhone River valley to Lyon also spreading east towards the Italian border. Once Lyon is captured, the forces will continue North up the Saone River to Dijon. Long range objective is to link up with Patton's 3rd Army to cut off German forces remaining in Western France. By the end of the day 94,000 troops and 11,000 vehicles are safely ashore.
Mission details
1.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
These were targets of opportunity in the vicinity of Florennes, Belgium attacked by B-24s from 3rd Bomb Division. The Bomb Groups that participated in this element were from 4BG, 486BG, 491BG and 493BG but exactly which aircraft and from which Group that actually bombed this target has not been determined.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
2.5 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
1 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
1 |
2.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
These targets of opportunity were all in the Frankfurt/Wiesbaden area and attacked by 3 B-17s from 1st Bomb Division the Groups that participated were 91BG, 92BG, 303BG, 306BG,381BG, 398BG. The exact aircraft that made these and their respective Bomb Groups has not been determined.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
3 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
3 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
3 |
3.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
These targets of opportunity were all in the Handorf/Venlo/Enschede area of Holland. 3 B-17s of 3rd Bomb Division made the attacks. The Groups that participated were: 94BG, 95BG, 96BG, 100BG, 385BG, 390BG, 447BG, but which B-17s from which Groups actually made these attacks has not been determined.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
7.5 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
3 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
3 |
4. COLOGNE/OSTHEIM (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
Ostheim airfield was bombed by a force of B-17s from 1st Bomb Division. 1BD despatched a total force of 219 B-17s of which 108 bombed this target. Exactly which Groups attacked this target has not been determined. Claims on enemy aircraft are based on Roger A. Freeman data but are listed under this target only for statistical purposes.
Units
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Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
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Group
The 381st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell, Essex between June 1943 and April 1945. The Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for bombing shipyards at Bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 October 1943 and...
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Group
The 398th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire on strategic bombing raids over Germany. The Group switched focus in the days before D-Day, when they targeted enemy positions on the Cherbourg peninsula. When the Allies...
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Group
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Harding Field, Louisiana on 15-April-1942 and went to MacDill Field, Florida for the first phase of training from 16-May-1942 to 25-June-1942. The Group was then assigned to 2nd Air Force at Walla...
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Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
274 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
219 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
108 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command |
4 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Probably Destroyed by Bomber Command |
2 |
5. FLORENNES/JUZAINE (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-24s is 34th BG, 486th BG, 491st BG, 493rd BG. 65 B-24s were despatched in this force and all had Florennes as the target. 59 were effective and 1 hit a Target of Opportunity in the area.
Units
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Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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Group
After forming part of the American defence force, first on America's east coast and then on its west, the Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force in April 1944 and entered combat in May 1944. The Group helped with the preparation for the Normandy...
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Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
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Group
The 491st Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators in bombing missions over northern France and Germany from June 1944 until April 1945. Missions over Germany included bombing the headquarters of the German General Staff at Zossen. The Group was awarded a DUC...
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Group
The 493rd Bomb Group was the last Eighth Air Force Group to become operational, flying their first combat mission from Debach, Suffolk, on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The Group was known as "the Fighting 493rd", named by their Commanding Officer Colonel Elbert...
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
146.3 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
65 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
59 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
1 |
Number of people Evaded |
6 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
3 |
6. FRANKFURT/ESCHBORN (Primary)
Description
Eschborn airfield at Frankfurt, Germany is the target.
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
1st Bomb Division despatches at total force of 219 B-17s against three airfield targets at: Cologne/Ostheim; Frankfurt/Eschborn; and Wiesbaden. 65 are effective on Frankfurt. 91BG, 92BG, 303BG, 306BG, 381BG, 398BG participated but exactly which Group(s) bombed this target has not yet been determined.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
187.5 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
219 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
65 |
7. Handorf, Germany
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
3rd Bomb Division despatches 298 B-17s against 1 airfield in Germany and 2 airfields in Holland: Handorf, Germany; Venlo, Holland and Twente/Enschade, Holland. 94th BG, 95th BG, 96th BG, 100th BG, 385th BG, 390th BG, and 447th BG participated. Exactly which Group(s) attacked which targets has not been fully determined. 109 of the force despatched are effective on Handorf. The "Pictorial History of the 447th BG" shows a reproduction of the Operational Chart that says 41 B-17s from this Group went to Handorf and 41 were effective
Units
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Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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Group
"The Bloody Hundredth", so-called because of a reputation for losing a high number aircraft and crews, flew B-17s from Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk. Their losses were not the highest of any Eighth Air Force Group but on several occasions the Group lost many...
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Group
The 385th Bomb Group, who took the nickname "Van's Valiants" after their first Commanding Officer Col. Elliot Vandevanter, flew B-17s from Great Ashfield, Suffolk. The Group led the famous attack on the Focke-Wolfe aircraft factory at Marienburg on 9...
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Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
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Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
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Group
Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942. Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas...
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Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
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Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
274 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
298 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
109 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
1 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
10 |
8. HELIGOLAND (Primary)
Description
NAVAL BASE
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
This is an APHRODITE Project mission. B-17 42-30039 "Liberty Belle" 388BG/APH was packed with high-explosives and employed as a radio-controlled flying bomb.
Units
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Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran...
Mission Statistics
Number of aircraft Sent |
1 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
1 |
Number of aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair |
1 |
9. HOPSTEIN (Opportunistic)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
The airfield at Hopstein was bombed as a target of opportunity by 10 of 350 B-24s despatched by 2nd Bomb Division. The exact Group that bombed this target has yet to be documented.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
28.5 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
350 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
10 |
10. PLANTLUNNE (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
The airfield at Plantlunne, Germany was bombed by 54 of 350 B-24s despatched by 2nd Bomb Division. The exact Group(s) that attacked this target has not yet been documented.
Units
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Group
The 448th Bombardment Group was organized on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May 1943 at Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho. The initial training of the air crews took place in Florida. The entire group was assembled Wendover Field, Utah. Both air and...
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
132.2 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
350 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
54 |
11. TWENTE/ENSCHADE (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
The airfield at Twente/Enschade, Holland is bombed by 75 of 298 B-17s despatched by 3rd Bomb Division. The exact Group(s) that made the attack has yet to be documented here.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
177.T T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
298 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
75 |
12. VECHTA (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
The airfield at Vechta, Germany is bombed by 67 of 350 B-24s despatched by 2nd Bomb Division. The exact Group(s) that attacked this target has yet to be documented.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
190.7 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
350 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
67 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
4 |
Number of aircraft Damaged |
6 |
Number of people Killed In Action |
18 |
Number of people Wounded in Action |
1 |
Number of people Evaded |
7 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
15 |
13. VENLO (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
The airfield at Venlo, Holland is bombed by 104 of 298 B-17s despatched by 3rd Bomb Division. The exact Group(s) that made the attack have not yet been documented here, but 1 B-17 from 385th BG is MIA.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
207 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
298 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
104 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
1 |
Number of people Evaded |
1 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
8 |
14. WIESBADEN (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes
1st Bomb Division despatched a force of 219 B-17s. Of the 219 that were despatched to bomb the airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany 38 were effective and 37 of those were from 303BG. 91BG, 92BG, 303BG, 306BG, 381BG and 398BG participated in the force. 303BG despatched a total of 39 B-17s that day, 37 hit the target but 9 were MIA.
Units
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Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
108 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
219 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
38 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
9 |
Number of aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair |
2 |
Number of people Killed In Action |
29 |
Number of people Wounded in Action |
8 |
Number of people Evaded |
11 |
Number of people Prisoners of War |
46 |
Number of people Died in Captivity |
1 |
Number of people Returned To Duty |
13 |
15. WITTMUNDHAFEN (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
2nd Bomb Division despatches a force of 350 B-24s against 5 airfields in Germany (number effective in parentheses: Wittmundhafen (91); Zwischenhahn (90);Vechta (67); Plantlunne (54); Hopstein (10). 44th BG, 389th BG, 445th BG, 446th BG, 453rd BG, 458th BG, 466th BG, 467th BG, 489th BG, and 492nd BG participated. Exactly what Group(s) attacked which targets has not yet been determined. This mission is also accompanied by 1000 RAF bombers. No data on targets hit, losses, etc. of RAF force. 491st Bomb Group performs move on this date. Bomber Gunner claims are based on Roger A. Freeman data and are listed on this mission for statistical purposes.
Units
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Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
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Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943...
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Group
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory...
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Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
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Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
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Group
As well as strategic bombardment missions, the 453rd Bomb Group also ferried cargo on two occasions. They hauled petrol, blankets, and rations to France in September 1944 and dropped ammunition, food and medical supplies near Wesel during the airborne...
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Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged...
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Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
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Group
The 467th Bomb Group, or the "Rackheath Aggies" as they came to be known, flew B-24 Liberators on missions from April 1944. Its air crews became known for their accuracy and the Group had the best overall standing for accuracy within the Eighth Air...
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Group
The 489th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Halesworth, Suffolk, for several months from May 1944 until later in the year. The Group flew tactical missions in support of ground forces in northern France. It was in this tactical role that the crews...
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Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
204.7 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
350 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
91 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command |
9 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Probably Destroyed by Bomber Command |
1 |
Enemy aircraft claimed as Damaged by Bomber Command |
2 |
16. Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
B-24 Liberator
Notes
The airfield at Zwischenahn (Bad Zwischenahn) is bombed by 90 of 350 B-24s despatched by 2nd Bomb Division. The exact Group(s) that made the attack has not yet been documented.
Mission Statistics
Tonnage dropped |
233.6 T |
Number of aircraft Sent |
350 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
90 |
Service
People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier/Navigator | 458th Bomb Group
"DC", as he was called, attended the following service schools:
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 'True Love' #41-29449, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
Shot down 15 August 1944 in AC #4250442. T/Sergeant. Baumback, 33548652, landed near Ruiselede, Belgium. Evaded. Escape & Evasion report : E&E Report #2033. See Lt Eadmer W Pease page.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Maldberg on 8/15/44 in B-17 Jigger Rouche 42-31423
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
Shot down on 8/15/44 in B-24 'Ramblin Wreck' #41-28932. Crashed at Gelderingen, Evaded (EVD).
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Military | Captain | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 34th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 34th Bomb Group on 1 April 1944 in Blythe California.
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Aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 11/3/44; with G.M. Jackman force landed B-53 Merville, Belg., 10/5/45; with Lt Henderson force landed A-70 Laon, France 20/5/45; 114m Returned to the USA...
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B-24 Liberator
This aircraft's last mission was on August 15, 1944, when it was flown by a makeshift crew led by pilot Robert W. Harrington from Attlebridge air base. The target was a Luftwaffe airfield in Vechta, near Bremen, Germany. The target was successfully...
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 17/3/44; with R.V. Mercer force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44 with engine failure; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with H. Palmer; force landed Charleroi, Bel; 97m, repaired & ret...
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 25/9/43; Harvard 7/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 19/10/43; Missing in Action Merseburg 25/11/43 with Norman Wiggin, Ray Hansen, Phil Harper, Andy Bezak, Ken Reynolds, Marvin Olson, Chester Lambert (7 Killed in Action); Phil...
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 28-Sep-43; Grand Island 21-Oct-43; Wilmington 28-Oct-43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-J] Molesworth 18-Nov-43; transferred 358BS [VK-Y]
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-M] Molesworth 14/1/44.
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B-24 Liberator
Crashed on Mission 554 of 15 August 1944. Target : Florennes / Jusaine airfield, Belgium
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B-24 Liberator
Our pilot (Arthur Kraft) picked the plane up at the Willow Run factory and had to sign a $50,000 voucher. We were a new group. In February 1944 we took off from West Palm Beach, FL, stopped in Trinidad and then on to Belem, Brazil. From there we went...
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