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25 February 1944
B-24H-1-CF, serial number 41-29118
301BG
B-17 42-3422, Winnie the Pooh
Page 159 of the 401st Bomb Group unit history. Many of the 8th Air Force Groups produced an unofficial unit history in the months after the war ended in Europe but before they were redeployed out of the ETO (European Theater of Operations). Resembling a college yearbook, unit histories were an unofficial – and often tongue-in-cheek – record of the unit’s time based in the UK. They include photo montages showing different aspects of base life. Often the servicemen in the photos are unnamed. The American Air Museum hopes that by adding unit histories to the website as individual pages, the men in the photos will be identified and associated to their person entries. Many included lists of personnel and a mailing address, providing a means for servicemen to keep in contact with each other after the war. These lists are now incredibly useful records of where US airmen in England in 1945 called their home.
Curtis C. Mosier
Original Crew 11, 712th BS, 448th BG 1943. Standing (L-R): T/Sgt. Oclotlan U. Richmond - Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Benjamin Z. Means - Waist Gunner, Second Armorer; S/Sgt. Norbert F. Duginske - Waist Gunner, Second Engineer; S/Sgt. Gerald E. Carroll - Top Turret Gunner, First Engineer; S/Sgt. Raymond G. Giwojna - Tail Gunner; Sgt. Bill J. McCullah - Ball Turret Gunner, First Armorer. Kneeling (L-R): 2nd Lt. Paul R. Helander - Pilot; 2nd Lt. John J. Schneider - Co-Pilot; 2nd Lt. Alfred E. Cannon - Navigator; 2nd Lt. Henry M. Snyder - Bombardier.
Not yet known
On this final operation of BIG WEEK, Day 6, a combined force of 754 heavy bombers from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions are despatched to bomb the German aircraft industries at Regensburg, Augsburg, Stuttgart and Furth, Germany. Mission Summary follows:
3rd Air Division: A combined force of 290 B-17s is despatched from: 94BG; 95BG; 96BG; 100BG; 301 BG; 385BG; 388BG; 390BG; 447BG; and 452BG to bomb the aircraft industries at Regensburg and other Targets of Opportunity (TOs) in that vicinity. 267 aircraft are effective on Regensburg and other TOs. 12 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) - 32KIA 73POW 5EVD 10RTD (rescued by ASR). 1 aircraft with battle damage is Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) in a crash landing upon return - 1KIA 9RTD. 82 aircraft are damaged. 4 airmen in returning aircraft are KIA and another 12 are WIA. The bomber gunners of this element claim 13-1-7 of attacking German aircraft. There are no other losses or casualties.
1st Air Division: A combined force of 268 B-17s from: 91BG; 92BG; 303BG; 305BG; 306BG; 351BG; 379BG; 381BG; 384BG; 401BG; 457BG; and 482BG are depatched to bomb the aircraft industries at Augsburg and Stuttgart, Germany. 196 aircraft are effective on Augsburg and 50 are effective at Stuttgart, Germany. 422BS also drops 2,000,000 leaflets on Augsburg, Germany. 13 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) - 37KIA 80POW 4EVD 10INT (interned in Switzerland). 172 aircraft are damaged. 12 airmen in returning aircraft are WIA. The bomber gunners of this element claim 8-4-4 of attacking German aircraft. There are no other losses or casualties.
2nd Air Division: A combined force of 196 B-24s from : 44BG; 93BG; 389BG; 392BG; 445BG; 446BG; 448BG; and 453BG are despatched to bomb the German aircraft industries at Furth, Germany. 172 aircraft are effective on the target. 6 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) - 24KIA 37POW. 3 aircraft are Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) in crash landings back in England - 30RTD. 44 aircraft are damaged. 2 airmen in returning aircraft are WIA. The bomber gunners of this element claim 2-2-2 of attacking German aircraft. There are no other losses or casualties.
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
B-24 Liberator
It has not been determined which 2nd Bomb Division Groups attacked this target.
| Tonnage dropped | 27.05 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 11 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 11 |
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
B-17 Flying Fortress
It has not been determined which 1st Bomb Division aircraft attacked this target.
| Tonnage dropped | 2.25 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 1 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 1 |
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
B-17 Flying Fortress
It has not been determined which 3rd Bomb Division aircraft attacked this target.
| Tonnage dropped | 2.41 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 1 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 1 |
AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
B-17 Flying Fortress
This three-part operation is the culmination of "BIG WEEK." During the six days that BIG WEEK was conducted over 10,000 tons of bombs were dropped by the 8th and 15th Air Forces on eighteen German airframe and ball bearing manufacturing centres including Regensburg and Schweinfurt. This is nearly the tonnage dropped by the 8th Air Force in the first year of the war. The RAF dropped even more. While the raids were celebrated as very successful at the time, after the war it was learned that the damage had only resulted in a two-month delay in fighter production. The second major objective of BIG WEEK, the destruction of the Luftwaffe, was more successful. The Germans lost over one-third of their single engine fighters, but even more devastating to the Luftwaffe was the loss of 18 percent of its experienced fighter pilots.
457th BG MISSION NO. 4 - AUGSBURG, GERMANY
25 FEBRUARY 1944
The Eighth Air Force penetrated in south Germany to attack three aircraft plants and production centers, and a ball bearing plant at Stuttgart. Augsburg, the 457th’s assigned target, was the site of the production of Me-210 jet planes. The Germans were busy producing there an aircraft, unknown to aerial warfare at the time, that would be faster and capable of producing more firepower than any other fighter plane then in service.
The Group comprised the 94th Combat Wing’s low box. In addition, the Group provided six planes for the low squadron of the high box. Col. Luper was Air Commander and Lt. Donald E. Lady was pilot. Enemy opposition was heavy. The Group attacked the primaiy target with good results. For the Eighth Air Force the mission was another costly one, thirty-one aircraft lost to enemy forces.
Just inside the French Coast on the way to the target, flak knocked out an engine on Lt. Edward J. Reppa’s craft, but he continued toward the target.
Lt. James R. Chinn was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed in France. Two of his crew evaded capture and later returned to England. Lt. Chinn did not survive. Seven crew members lost their lives.
Lt. Archie F. Bowers’ ship was hit by flak in the target area, dropped out of formation and was attacked by enemy fighters. Six crew members were killed in action.
On the way back to England, Lt. Reppa lost another engine and ultimately crash landed at another base in England without any brakes to stop the craft, which finally came to a stop at a deep ditch after first hitting a tree. There were no serious injuries in the crew. The plane did not fare as well. It had come to its final resting place.
Lt. Green B. Poore, badly shot up, landed at another base with little gasoline remaining. Lt. Robert D. Lane landed with two engines out.
Lt. Clarence E. Schuchmann lost three engines, and in making a down wind landing, with another craft landing from the opposite direction, lost the fourth engine and made a dead stick landing. The other craft made a touch-and-go landing, avoiding a collision. Twenty-three, of the twenty-four aircraft completing the mission, suffered battle damage.
Though not directly attacked by the “Abbeville Kids”, the Group got their first glimpse of the highly trained Me-109 Squadron with the yellow noses.
In summary the first week in combat had been rough. If there were any doubts of what lay ahead for the Group, the format was on the map in the briefing room. The Eighth Bomber Command had identified strategic and tactical targets in all parts of The Third Reich.
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...
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
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,...
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
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...
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following...
Group
The 457th Bomb Group began combat operations during the Big Week of 20-25 February when American bombers carried out concentrated raids against German aircraft bases, factories and assembly plants. The air crews' targets on that first mission were...
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...
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...
| Tonnage dropped | 438.75 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 217 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 195 |
| Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 12 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair | 2 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged | 172 |
| Number of people Killed In Action | 37 |
| Number of people Wounded in Action | 12 |
| Number of people Evaded | 4 |
| Number of people Prisoners of War | 70 |
| Number of people Interned | 10 |
| Number of people Returned To Duty | 20 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command | 8 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Probably Destroyed by Bomber Command | 4 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Damaged by Bomber Command | 4 |
AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
B-24 Liberator
The aircraft manufacturing factories at Furth, Germany are the primary target for 3rd Bomb Division Groups.
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...
Group
The 392nd Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Wendling, Norfolk from August 1943 until April 1945. They were the first Group allocated B-24H Liberators, the first B-24 series fitted with a nose turret on the production line. The adaptation increased...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
| Tonnage dropped | 422.95 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 185 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 172 |
| Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 6 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair | 2 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged | 44 |
| Number of people Killed In Action | 24 |
| Number of people Wounded in Action | 2 |
| Number of people Prisoners of War | 37 |
| Number of people Returned To Duty | 30 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command | 2 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Probably Destroyed by Bomber Command | 2 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Damaged by Bomber Command | 2 |
AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
B-17 Flying Fortress
The aircraft assembly factories at Regensburg, Germany are the primary target for 3rd Bomb Division Groups.
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...
Group
Activated 3-February-1942 at Geiger Field, Washington and equipped with B-17s. On 27-May-1942 the ground unit moved to Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, and the aircraft went to Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), California for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Group
The 452nd Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deopham Green, Norfolk, from January 1944. The air crews hit strategic sites in Germany but also supported the movement of ground forces across Europe after D-Day. On 6 June 1944 itself, the Group...
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...
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...
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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| Tonnage dropped | 641.09 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 289 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 266 |
| Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 12 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair | 1 |
| Number of aircraft Damaged | 82 |
| Number of people Killed In Action | 37 |
| Number of people Wounded in Action | 12 |
| Number of people Evaded | 5 |
| Number of people Prisoners of War | 73 |
| Number of people Returned To Duty | 19 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Destroyed by Bomber Command | 13 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Probably Destroyed by Bomber Command | 1 |
| Enemy aircraft claimed as Damaged by Bomber Command | 7 |
INDUSTRIAL AREA
B-17 Flying Fortress
It has not been determined which 1st Bomb Division Groups attacked this target.
| Tonnage dropped | 168.00 |
| Number of aircraft Sent | 50 |
| Number of aircraft Effective | 50 |
| Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 1 |
| Number of people Prisoners of War | 10 |
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Clarence Aaberg was on his 3rd mission, and pilot of B-17 #42-37855 on return from a mission to Regensburg, Germany on 25 February 1944. The Fortress had lost #3 engine 10 minutes after target. The crew saw a lot of German fighters around, a few...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Hit by flak and fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-24 #42-28720 and crashed near Finsterwalde. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Damaged by fighter attacks on the return from a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31299 'Junior' maintained formation until finally crashing NW of Beilen, Holland after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 2nd Bomb Group
Shot down 25 Feb 1944 in B-17 #42-31416 on mission to Regensburg, GR, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2576.
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 384th Bomb Group
B-17F #42-29717 'Mr. Five By Five' was last seen with one engine feathered and heading towards Switzerland on a mission to Stuttgart, GR on 25 Feb 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
After fighter attacks set fire to the left wing on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-38024 crashed near Oldenburg, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 452nd Bomb Group
MACR Number: 2862 Date: 440225 Aircraft Type: B-17
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Military | Captain | Navigator, bombardier, nose gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 388th Bomb Group
Shot down in a frontal attack by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31135 'Suzy Sagtitz' crashed near Schoonebekerveld, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-T] Bangor 10/9/42; Molesworth 16/10/42; 59m transferred 1 Base Air Depot (sic),* Burtonwood 7/7/44; Returned to the USA Altus 18/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/8/45. Over...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned to the 359BS/303BG [BN-R] Bangor 22-Sep-42; Molesworth 22-Oct-42; First 8th Air Force aircraft to complete 50, then 75 missions- 27-Mar-44; with M/Sgt Buford Pafford as crew chief; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 5-Jun-44; Reconstruction Finance...
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-G] Presque Is 27/11/42; Molesworth 13/12/42; Returned to the USA 2/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge 22/11/44. IZA VAILABLE.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 14/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 12/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action 31m Regensburg 25/2/44 with Chester Koch, Loy Allen, Ralph Nyren, Paul Parent, (...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43;
...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/44 with Art Nelson, Co-pilot: Art Livermore, Navigator: Maurice White, Bombardier: Bill Matuszewski, Flight...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 31/10/43; Kearney 13/11/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-G] Horham 1/1/44; flak damage Berlin 6/10/44 with Lester Lennox, Co-pilot: Bob McCoy (2 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Bill Tate, Bombardier: Dick White, Flight engineer/top turret...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 13/11/43; Gt Falls 15/11/43; Denver 22/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 2/1/44; suffered n/battle damaged hitting tree at Grundisburgh Hall, Sfk, being slow timed on 2/6/44, with...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Gr Island 7/12/43; Selfridge 14/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-U] Horham 26/12/43; 13m, Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44 with Pilot Rodney P. Roehm; Co-pilot: David F. Wolter; Bombardier: Donald R. Egan;...
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| 01 August 2020 19:24:59 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Corrected 2 typos in the "Detailed description". |
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| 14 September 2017 17:17:54 | WWII37 | Changes to media associations |
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711th Bombardment Squadron (H), 447th Bombardment Group (H) |
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| 26 April 2016 04:52:31 | ram957 | Changes to event |
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| 26 April 2016 04:47:50 | ram957 | Changes to description |
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MACR |
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| 11 February 2016 20:06:41 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to event |
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Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added bomber gunner claims on enemy aircraft to Furth element statistics per "the Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman. |
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| 11 February 2016 20:04:52 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to event |
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Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added bomber gunner claims on enemy aircraft to Regensburg element statistics per "the Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman. |
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| 11 February 2016 20:02:53 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to event |
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Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added bomber gunner claims on enemy aircraft to Augsburg element statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman. |
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| 11 February 2016 20:00:38 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to event |
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Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Made connection to aircraft type in Mission #1 event. |
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| 11 February 2016 19:58:48 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
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Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman. Losses confimred from MACRS and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE. |
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| 13 May 2015 13:07:29 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to event |
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Mission detail added courtesy of Diane Reese - http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Narratives/MA4.html |
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| 23 October 2014 09:39:59 | Lucy May | Changes to person associations |
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Clarence Aaberg was Killed in Action (KIA) on this mission. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:43:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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'. |
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