845

24 February 1945

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

BIELEFELD

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

BREMEN

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

BREMEN/DESCHIMAG

Description: SUBMARINE PENS

BRINKUM

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

HAMBURG/ALBRECT

Description: OIL REFINERY

HAMBURG/HARBURG

Description: OIL REFINERY

HANNOVER

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

LEHRTE

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

LINGEN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

MINDEN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

MISBURG

Description: OIL REFINERY

OSNABRUCK

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

QUACKENBRUCK

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

WESEL

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

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People

Francis J Lukosavich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33764121
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert F Manbeck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37202047
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Robert Freeman Marshall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16116799
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret gunner

John Barthlome Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39920700
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Orrin Stephenson Merrill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-823433
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37602

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Vivian
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-37843

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Alex
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Princess Pat, Hannah’s Children
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (DT-J, serial number 43-37971) of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group at Grafton Underwood, January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jan, 1945. 384BG, 545BS. Source - Gus Radloff, Grafton Underwood, B-17. P11 March Flypast. P. 4.'

43-37971

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

43-38016

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lorraine
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
Contributorspiritofmartinez45
Changes
Sources

Corrected linked image.

Date
Contributordwgdallas
Changes
Sources

The personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.