94th Combat Bomb Wing
Wing
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S/Sgt. Carl W. Landwehr - KIA on 7 OCT 1944 mission to Politz.
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Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (351st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-21856
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-18006
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Polebrook | 12 December 1943 |
Based |
Alconbury | 12 June 1945 - 18 June 1945 |
Previously was
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791563
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-18006
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727647
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673879
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (351st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-21856
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Helle’s Belle
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: No. 2 Bandwagon, Mrs. Wing Ding
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Oxford
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group Headquarters (482nd Bomb Group) Headquarters (94th Combat Bomb Wing)
Mission
- Date: 10 February 1945
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)