44-8707

Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/44; Hunter 16/12/44; Grenier 30/12/44; Assigned PFF 615BS/401BG [IY-M] Deenethorpe 18/2/45; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/10/46.

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Units served with

People

Charles W Utter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-389151
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold S Zander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

854

  • Date: 28 February 1945

847

  • Date: 25 February 1945
The smoking crash site of a B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group near Old Catton. Official caption printed on image: (33)(PLAC. MIS. ASSY)(22-1-45)(AC 393).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/1/45 467 BG B-24 crashed at Old Catton, killing all aboard.'

805

  • Date: 22 January 1945

789

  • Date: 10 January 1945
B-17s of the 398th Bomb Group bombing the railyard at Bingen, 29 December 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '57548 AC- With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses send their bombs plummeting earthwards on rail installations at Bingen, Germany, as heavy bombers of US Eighth Air Force press home their attack of December 29, 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

769

  • Date: 29 December 1944

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Document 53402

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53402
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 251, 17 Apr 1945, Dresden, Germany
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Document 53403

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53403
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 250, 16 Apr 1945, Regensburg, Germany
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Document 53559

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53559
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 235, 23 Mar 1945, Gladbeck, Germany. Briefing took place at 0615 hours. The Group was informed that the Eighth Air Force...
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Document 53562

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  • Object Number: Document 53562
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 234, 22 Mar 1945, Barmingholten. Briefing took place at 0400 hours, with Lead and Low Squadron ships being loaded with...
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Document 53621

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53621
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 220, 2 Mar 1945, Chemnitz, Germany. The Group was briefed for a long mission at the early hour of 0300. By 0707 hours...
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Document 53661

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  • Object Number: Document 53661
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 218, 28 Feb 1945, Soest, Germany. The 401st provided the 94th Combat Wing "B" Group on this mission. As the target was...
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Document 53704

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53704
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 215, 25 Feb 1945, Munich, Berlin. Briefing took place at 0330 hours. Aircraft loading was six 500 pound RDX's plus 6 M17...
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Document 53814

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  • Object Number: Document 53814
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 199, 22 Jan 1945, Sterkrade, Germany. The Group was briefed at 0630, but starting times were delayed several times and...
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Document 53869

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  • Object Number: Document 53869
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 194, 10 Jan 1945, Euskirchen, Germany. Briefing took place at 0600 hours. Deenethorpe had been snowed in the previous...

Revisions

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log