3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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27 August 1944
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
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Tonnage dropped | 10 T |
AIRFIELD
B-17 Flying Fortress
3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is 94th BG, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th BG, 385th BG, 388th BG, 390th BG, 447th BG, 452nd BG.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Squadron
Tonnage dropped | 11.5 T |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 1 Known - B-17 Due Back 42-102632 |
Number of people Killed In Action | 9 KIA Confirmed |
MARSHALLING YARDS
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Tonnage dropped | 2.5 T |
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Radio Operator | 388th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Military | Captain | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
2nd Lt George C Brand flew 34 missions with the 401st Bomb Group, from 6 July 1944, mission to 30 October 1944.
Brand was French, but enlisted in the US Army Air Forces,
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Clayton Robert Christiansen went by the name Bob or his initials C.R. most of his life. He had 2 older
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator; Statistics | 490th Bomb Group
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 11/3/44; with G.M. Jackman force landed B-53 Merville, Belg., 10/5/45; with Lt Henderson force landed A-70 Laon, France 20/5/45; 114m Returned to the USA...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 1/4/44; Dow Fd 18/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-B] Rattlesden 22/4/44; Missing in Action Ausum A/Fd, Ger 27/8/44 with Hugh Bowers, Co-pilot: Jim Doster, Navigator: George Pasvanis, Bombardier: Leonard Moore, Flight...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 17/3/44; with R.V. Mercer force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44 with engine failure; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with H. Palmer; force landed Charleroi, Bel; 97m, repaired & ret...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-R] Horham 20/4/44; with Glovik 7/10/44, Waist gunner: Chas Buda KIA; 97m, Missing in Action Frankfurt 9/3/45 with Bill Durant (Ouratt?), Co-pilot: Dwight King, Navigator...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Hunter 13/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 29/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)...
Date | Contributor | Update |
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27 February 2015 00:00:52 | noelark | Changes to event |
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MACR 8458 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
26 February 2015 23:55:34 | noelark | Changes to person associations |
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Family and MACR 8458 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
26 February 2015 23:53:49 | noelark | Changes to event |
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Correction of airfield from Ausum (wrong in MACR) to Husum Airfield - which lies Southwest of Sylt on German-danish Border on the North Sea. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:43:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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'. |