Fighter Sweep
2 February 1945
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UPL 46239
8th Air Corp., 390th Bomb Group, 571 Squadron - 1943-45 "Cabin In The Sky" crew: Leonard B. Welton Jr. (pilot), Lt. Meyer Rothchild (B), Lt. Walter H. Weinberg (CP), Lt. James C. Smith, Sgt. Robert A. Kelly, T. Sgt. Denzel D. Martin (Engineer/Top Turrent Gunner) back row right end, Sgt. John W. Cox, Sgt. Blair L. Weamer, Sgt. Stanley F. Ostrowski.
Denzel D. Martin
Change to crew picture caption.
Official Description
1 ftr gp flies uneventful sweep in Koblenz-Wetzlar-Siegen-Siegburg area.
Description
352nd Fighter Group dispatched 24 P-51 Mustangs on a sweep over the Koblenz Area, 22 aircraft were effective.
Mission Details
Koblenz Area
Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 24
- Aircraft effective: 22
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Roger Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary
USAAF Combat Chronology 1941-1945