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25 December 1944Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
AHRWEILER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
Notes: Major George Preddy, an ace from the 352nd Fighter Group is shot down and killed in his P-51 Mustang by Allied AA fire near Leige, Belgium just after scoring his 26th and 27th victories over enemy aircraft.
BAD KREUZNACH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BAD MUNSTER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BUDESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
ELLER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
HALLSCHLAG
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
HILLESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
KAISERSLAUTERN
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
MARMEGEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MARSCHEID
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MECHERNICH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MURLENBACH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
NETTERSHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PELM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRONSFELD
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRUM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
WAHLEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36563521
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32209932 at enlistment, then O-713123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: El's Belles
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paisano
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady : Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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'.