642
19 September 1944
Original map now in the collection of the Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton, Ohio. 447th Bomb Group collection
Timothy Motz
Object Number - UPL 26096 - map of Eighth Air Force mission #642 to Koblenz on September 19, 1944. From the estate of Harold Motz, navigator on the Westrope crew, 708th...
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 18 T
DARMSTADT (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 60.2 T
DILLENBURG (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 32 T
DILLENBURG (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 97.5 T
DORTMUND/UNNA (Primary)
Description: RAIL DEPOT
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 180.3 T
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 20.5 T
HAMM (Primary)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: 1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd BG, 303rd BG, 305th BG, 306th BG, 351st BG, 379th BG,381st BG, 384th BG, 385th BG,389th BG, 401st BG, 457th BG, 486th BG.
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 460.1 T
HAMM CITY (Opportunistic)
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 15 T
KOBLENZ (Opportunistic)
Description: BRIDGE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 75 T
KOBLENZ (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is34th BG, 44th BG, 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group, 385th BG, 388th BG, 447th BG, 452nd BG, 486th BG, 490th BG, 493rd BG. 95th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group and 390th Bomb Group stand down.
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 244.5 T
KOBLENZ (Opportunistic)
Description: RAILROAD LINE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 39 T
KOBLENZ (Opportunistic)
Description: RHINE RIVER BRIDGE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 36 T
LIMBURG (Opportunistic)
Description: BRIDGE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 82 T
LIMBURG (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 101.5 T
MUNSTER (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 8.8 T
OSNABRUCK (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 2 T
RAESFELD (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 33 T
RHEINE (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 18 T
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 95.2 T
WEISBADEN (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 82.5 T
WEISBADEN (Opportunistic)
Description: RHINE RIVER BRIDGE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 109.5 T
WESEL (Opportunistic)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 26.2 T
WETZLAR (Opportunistic)
Description: RHINE RIVER BRIDGE
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 40.5 T
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36215923 / O-692248
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13178814 / O-716614
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dynamite John
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven's Above/Panhandle Kid
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Challenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damn Yankee
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Personal list of 30 missions Lloyd C. Kenagy participated in with the 401st Bomb Group 613th Squadron between Aug 1, 1944 and April 11, 1945.
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'.
