347
9 May 1944
Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Object Number - UPL 44063 - 8th Air Force mission 347, Tille Air Field, France; May 9, 1944
Mission Details
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 2 T HE
FLORENNES (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th Bomb Group, 93rd Bomb Group, 389th Bomb Group, 382nd Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Group, 453rd Bomb Group, 458th Bomb Group, 466th Bomb Group, 467th Bomb Group.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 200 T HE
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 12 T HE
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 94th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 385th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Group.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 151 T HE
LAON/ATHIES (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 117 T HE
LAON/COUVRON (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 79 T HE
LAON/COUVRON (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 164 T HE
LIEGE (Primary)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 224 T HE
LILLE/VENDEVILLE (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 19 T HE
LUXEMBOURG (Primary)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 457th BG - MISSION NO. 42 - CITY OF LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG 9 MAY, 1944 The target was the Luxembourg marshalling yards. Eighteen aircraft composed the Group squadron flying the high box in the 94th Combat Wing. Major Leroy Watson was Air Commander with Lt. Mark R. Beicher as pilot . The Group proceeded to the target without incident. Over the target the lead craft had started a 360 degree turn when, for some unexplained reason, the red Aldis lamp was moved. This caused a reflection which the Deputy Lead construed as the signal to take over and to drop the bombs. The Group then dropped their bombs on the Deputy Lead's bombs. Bombing results were poor.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 133 T HE
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 26 T HE
ST. DIZIER (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: This mission begins the pre-invasion bombing of airfields and marshalling yards in France. 1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 303rd Bomb Group, 305th Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group, 351st Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group,401st Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 140 T HE
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 227 T HE
THIONVILLE (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 93 T HE
THIONVILLE (Secondary)
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 91 T HE
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13112509
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13038768
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: AO 748 823 / 6862108
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/co-pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Bessie : I Dood It
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Salvo Sadie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pride of New Mexico : Uncle
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Mission details added courtesy of Diane Elizabeth Reese from 457th Bomb Group Mission Documents. http://www.457thbombgroup.org/
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'.