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29 December 1944
B-17s of the 398th Bomb Group bombing the railyard at Bingen, 29 December 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '57548 AC- With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses send their bombs plummeting earthwards on rail installations at Bingen, Germany, as heavy bombers of US Eighth Air Force press home their attack of December 29, 1944. US Air Force Photo.'
The Military Service Record for Philip G. Rodgers Showing His Completion Of 30 Missions As Well As The Awards He Received
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.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
According to loss report their primary mission was in France but it was obscured by weather so they diverted to the secondary target, Bingen on the Rhine to hit River Port and Railroad yards.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Born 8 December 1924 Des Moires, Polk County, IA. Enlisted in Army Air Force 23 Jan 1943 at Camp Dodge Harold, IA. 3 years High School, Single, no dependents, Height: 68 inches, wt: 182. Departed US: 20 April 1944. Was stationed at Thurleigh, near...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Robert Atkins served as a tail gunner with the 733rd Bomb Squadron of the 453rd Bomb Group, flying missions out of Old Buckenham, England.
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, PH.
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
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Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-L] Chelveston 23/5/44; battle damaged Dresden 14/2/45 with ? Bingham; force landed continent. STATEMENT OF CHARGES.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; 118m landing accident at base with Jim Nolan 7/5/45; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 8/5/45. HELL’S ANGELS OUT OF CHUTE 13 aka GROSSLY INADEQUATE.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; on mission 21/7/44 with ? , Lt Sam Dubin (Killed in Action); severe icing during assembly for...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/8/44; Patterson 19/9/44; Hunter 29/9/44; Dow Fd 7/10/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG Bassingbourn 4/11/44; 15m battle damaged Wittlich 29/12/44 with Max Shambaugh, flak KO’d two engines. bombs jettisoned and Noyons, Fr; crew bailed OK;...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 20/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 13/10/44; 67m, Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29...
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Ex-392nd Bomb Group - first trace with 453rd BG: 14 October 1944.
Transferred to 44th BG after 11 April 1945 but flew no missions with that Group.
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Returning with wingman Lt John C Childs [faulty radio], coolant failed, engine catching fire, causing pilot Capt Huie H Lamb Jr to ditch A/C in North Sea 29-Dec-44. RTD.
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| 08 January 2018 18:10:43 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations |
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Linked Lt Childs and Capt Lamb to mission - Lamb ditched in channel on return, Childs, his wingman directed ASR to his location. |
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| 20 October 2016 20:08:03 | cal_105 | Changes to event |
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AAF loss report |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 May 2015 16:57:44 | Lucy May | Changes to event |
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Clarification to previous edit. Location of Prum target corrected. See: |
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| 27 May 2015 16:22:11 | jdossetter | Changes to event |
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https://www.google.com/maps/place/50%C2%B012'26.3%22N+6%C2%B025'29.0%22E/@50.2073,6.42471,4z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en |
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| 26 November 2014 10:47:00 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to media associations |
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Associated Media based on date of image/ |
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| 27 September 2014 18:43:08 | 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'. |
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