Bernard M Plaut
Military
WW2Archive
Object Number - UPL 50058
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
![Colonel Frank A. Armstrong of the 97th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Photographed by US Army Air Air Forces.' [caption], 'US Official Phot No. USB 230. (WA) Distributed by the Ministry of Information.' [caption] 'USAA(BRI)CCC:TYPE.' [written annotation] Printed caption on reverse: 'LEADER OF THE US BOMBING ATTACK ON WILHELMSHAVEN. Photo shows:- Col. Frank A. Armstrong of Asheville N.C. who led the bombing attack on Wilhelmshaven- the first American air a](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379326.jpg.webp?itok=PgnVoxm0)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-17459
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 750th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13186571 / O-819957
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-411462
- Highest Rank: Major
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803089
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot; Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: G I Virgin
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Willie III
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 30 October 1944
- Date: 2 October 1944
- Date: 27 September 1944
- Date: 18 August 1944
- Date: 11 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Other
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Revisions
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org
july 12th, 1944. Mission to Munich
Archives, history, and loading lists of the 457th Bomb Group (H) Association’s website.
The Bielefeld Ordinance Depot Mission. 457th Bomb Group home page. Mission #140. October 26th, 1944. Lt. Montel Higgens Lead Aircraft for 750th Squadron.
Office of the Operations Office, 750th Bombardment Squadron, 457th Bombardment Group (H). Station 130 APO # 557. Loading List 2 October 1944.
Document obtained from the 457th Bombardment Group’s Association Website.
See Lead Crew loading list for 9/27/1944 to Bomb Synthetic Oil Plants in Cologne, Germany.
See History of the 457th Bomb Group on the 457th Bomb Group Associations website:
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/A-SHORT-HIST…
See crew loading list from the 457th Bomb Group Mission 140 for the 750th Bomb Squadron October 26th 1944.
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Mission-no.-…
See loading list for 457th Bomb Group’s Mission 140 on October 26, 1944 for 750th Bomb Squadron: Lead Crew:
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Mission-no.-…
see mission narrative from 457th Bomb Group as well as Edward B Dozier’s actions on the 21st February 1944
Brest, France. 457th Bomb Group loading list and mission narrative.
mission loading list
https://www.457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Mission-…
See 457th Bomb Group website and flight crew photos.
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Doherty-Will…
457th Bomb Group was part of the 1st Bombardment Division.
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/frank-alton-armstrong#….
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Pnames.html
