VIII Bomber Command 129 SPECIAL OPERATION
11 November 1943Description
This mission is a special night operation to test Oboe equipment. 1 B-17 from 482BG is selected and despatched to Emmerich, Germany where is drops 2 2000lb general purpose bombs and a 1000lb photoflash bomb. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
EMMERICH
Description: INDUSTRIAL AREA
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Another OBOE TEST. Tonnage includes one each 1,000lb Photoflash.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 1.50
- Aircraft sent: 1
- Aircraft effective: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.