8th Air Force 925

3 April 1945

Mission Details

Description: UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LEAFLETS DROPPED

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 361st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-832699
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: 356FG, 361stFS and 1st Scouting Force

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37516) nicknamed "Tondalayo" of the 305th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '422 BS, Tondalayo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

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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'.