2nd Bomb Division
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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8th Air Force 295
10 April 1944
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Certificate showing the 33 Missions completed by Capt. William M. Bryan Jr of the 93rd Bomb Group
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8th Air Force mission 295; Diest-Schaffen Air Field, Belgium; April 10, 1944. 447th Bomb Group strike photo
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8th Air Force mission 295; Arnimswalde, Germany; April 11, 1944. 447th Bomb Group strike photo
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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.
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1. BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE (Opportunistic)
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AIRFIELD
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2. BERGEN OP ZOOM (Opportunistic)
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INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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3. BOURGES (Primary)
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AIRFIELD and AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
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2nd Bomb Division was made up of 93rd Bomb Group, 389th Bomb Group, 392nd Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Group, 453rd Bomb Group, 458th Bomb Group, 466th Bomb Group, 467th Bomb Group. The 467th Bomb Group flies its first mission.
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| Tonnage dropped | 490T HE 143T IB |
4. BRUSSELS (Primary)
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AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
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5. BRUSSELS/MELSBROEK (Primary)
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B-17 Flying Fortress
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457th BG MISSION NO. 24 - BRUSSELS-MIELSBROEK, BELGIUM
10 APRIL, 1944
The target was the Melsbroek Airdrome. It was situated on the northeast section of Brussels and was the home base of a Ju-88 bomber group. The 457th supplied eighteen aircraft flying the Wing's high box. Air Commander was Major Leroy Watson, with Lt. Belcher as pilot.
Over Belgium and the target area, visibility was impededby a haze. Two 360 degree turns were made before bombs were dropped. The results were very good with three direct hits on Hangar No. 1, the Main Point of Impact (MPI).
Flak was moderate but accurate, with all eighteen craft sustaining varying degrees of damage.
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457th Bomb Group
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...
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6. COURCELLES (Primary)
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7. DIEST/SCHAFFEN (Secondary)
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AIRFIELD
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8. EVERE (Primary)
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AIRFIELD and AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
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1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 303rd Bomb Group, 305th Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group, 351st Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group.
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1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 330.5T HE 199.5T IB |
9. FLORENNES/JUZAINE (Secondary)
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AIRFIELD
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10. MALDAGEM (Secondary)
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AIRFIELD
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3rd Bomb Division was made up of 94th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 385th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group,
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3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 310T HE 217T IB |
11. Marquise / Mimoyecques, France
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V-1 MISSILE SITES
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12. ORLEANS/BRICY (Secondary)
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AIRFIELD
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13. ROMARANTIN (Secondary)
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Service
People
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Arthur Aull
Military | Captain | Pilot | 446th Bomb Group
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Henry Benson
Military | Captain | Navigator, bombardier, nose gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
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Joseph Booth
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
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James Braa
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball turret gunner | 389th Bomb Group
James Braa served as a ball turret gunner with the 566th Bomb Squadron of the 389th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Hethel, England. He completed his tour of 30 missions between March and June 1944, flying his final two missions on D-Day. -
Duane Brandt
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator / Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 56 x combat missions. Gaston Fox crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Evere A/D in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'; Shot down, ditched in Channel, 3 miles W of Calais 10-Apr-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3939 ... -
John Daly
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Sorau, Germany mission 11-Apr-44 'Tenny Belle' exploded in mid-air near Downham Market, England. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR Awards: AM, PH. -
William Evans
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 17 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Sorau, Germany mission 11-Apr-44 'Tenny Belle' exploded in mid-air near Downham Market, England. Sole survivor, blown out of A/C with chute. Wounded in Action (WIA) RTD.... -
John Frisbie
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97501. Killed in Action (KIA). PH Buried Lorraine American Cemetery Plot G Row 6 Grave 4 St Avold, France -
Frank Hearne
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) in 42-31083. A/C exploded mid-air near Downham Market, England. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: AM, PH. -
John Hoegen
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97501. Killed in Action (KIA). PH MACR 4253
Aircraft
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42-97194 Good Pickin'
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... -
41-28711 "Little Sheppard"
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. ... -
42-107017
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 1/2/44; Presque Is 5/3/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 6/3/44; Missing in Action Liege 25/5/44 with Bill Warren, Bombardier: Jerome Fontaine (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Gene McClellan, Flight engineer/top... -
42-31083 Tenny Belle
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; ... -
42-37980
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG [D] Knettishall 1/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Joe Coyner Wounded in Action, Co-pilot: Harry Monroe, Navigator: Fulton Sandler, Bombardier: Don Wiley, Flight engineer/top... -
42-39993 'Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13', 'Grossly Inadequate'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; 118m landing accident at base with Jim Nolan 7/5/45; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 8/5/45. HELL’S ANGELS OUT OF CHUTE 13 aka GROSSLY INADEQUATE. ... -
42-97192 Bottled In Bond
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 12/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Art Thomas, Co-pilot: John Harper, Navigator: Joe Tilley, Bombardier: Lew Clemens, Flight engineer/top...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 01 February 2018 00:54:02 | TennyBelle | Changes to person associations and aircraft associations |
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8th AF Database |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 May 2015 14:40:45 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to event |
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Relocated pin |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 May 2015 14:37:32 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to event |
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Mission detail added courtesy of Diane Reese - http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Narratives/MA24.HTML |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
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