Norman Hughes

Military

On 23 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24580 'Hellcat Agnes' while serving as Radio Operator the aircraft was downed by fighters near Brest. He was able to parachute to safety and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). Losses spells first name as 'Norvan', but not on WWII Memorial website. Prticipated in 5 Operations - 2 Aborted (See Biography events).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellcat Agnes : No Monkey Business
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Mission #1 SGT Norman Hughes w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG 358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #2 SGT Norman Hughes w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG 358BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and waagon works at Lille, France, but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #3 SGT Norman Hughes w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG 358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #4 SGT Norman Hughes w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG 358BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission. (RTB OK).

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 23 January 1943 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Other

Mission #5 SGT Norman Hughes w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS POW

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG 358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft shot down by fighters. He baled out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW).

Revisions

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Lee Cunnningham 15-Aug-2015. Correcting typo in Mission #5 title.

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Lee Cunningham 15-Aug-2015 Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 23-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 15-Aug-2015 Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website Mission Reprot of 20-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 12-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added Mision #2 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 6-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 18-Nov-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added Operation participation to Summary Biography and made connections to Missions per 303BG website Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missions.html

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Lee Cunningham 22-Jan-2015. Added decoration, SN and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Corrected Role/Job per 303rd Bomb Group website: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-oconnor.html; Made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited descritpion per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey Vol. 1 p. 65-66 MACR 15473,

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