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8 January 1945
media-5461.jpeg UPL 5461 St Margrets at Cliffe. Field in Nelson Park Victory Road. January 8,1945
Please note all of this"white" on the ground and the plane it's SNOW! This snow fell durning the night after this landing in the afternoon.

Millard Greer
109 Ellen Hand Circle
Cedartown,Georgia 30125

Object Number - UPL 5461 - St Margrets at Cliffe. Field in Nelson Park Victory Road. January 8,1945 Please note all of this"white" on the ground and the plane it's SNOW! This...

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

ALZEY

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

BURGHREULAND

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

CLERF

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

DASBURG

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

FRANKFURT

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

KOBLENZ

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

KYLLBURG

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

LUNEBACH

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

Oudler 86, 4791 Burg-Reuland, Belgium

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

SCHWEICH

Description: COMMUNICATION CENTER

SPEICHER

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

SPEYER

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

STADTKYLL

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

WAXWEILLER

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

WITTLICH

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

WUSSEMBOURG

Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

Connections

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06664777
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator; Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-131707
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberators including, (serial number 44-40066) nicknamed "S.O.L", of the 458th Bomb Group fly in formation with a flight assembly ship. Written on slide casing: 'SOL, Azon a/c.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yankee Buzz Bomb
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Challenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Damn Yankee
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Dog
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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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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