Military
Donald C Aageson served as a pilot with the 303rd Bomb Group.
Twenty-nine credited combat missions of 1Lt Donald C. Aageson:
As Combat Crew Pilot: Seventeen missions - 277 (20 Nov 44), 278, 279, 281, 282, 283, 285, 286, 287, 288, 291, 295, 298A, 298B, 300 (AS), 302, 303 (17 January 1945)
As Lead Crew CoPilot or Pilot: Twelve missions - 309 (29 Jan 1945), 310, 311, 317, 321, 326, 330, 334, 343, 351, 363, 364 (25 April 1945)
(AS) - Credited Abortive Sortie - no bombs dropped. For mission dates and targets see the missions list. http://www.303rdbg.com/427aageson.html
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
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| 27 September 2014 18:07:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster, 303rd BG website |
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