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301st Bomb Group, Mission No. 247, 11 Apr 1945, Freiham, Germany. Briefing took place at 0500 hours, with Assembly ordered over Buncher Y in France at 16,000 feet. All operational aircraft were airborne by 0842 hours. At 1455 the crew of one aircraft were forced to abort the mission with No. 1 engine feathered, having jettisoned its bombs in the sea. One spare aircraft also returned early. By 1720 all operational aircraft had returned, Flying Control noting: "Good fast landing." The 401st provided three squadrons comprising the 94th Combat Wing "C" Group on this mission. It was another clear day and, with visual sighting possible, the Lead bombardiers produced excellent results. 100 per cent of the Group's bombs fell withn 2,000 feet of the MPI, and 80 percent were within a 1,000 foot radius. Flak was sporadic and inaccurate, and none of the Group's ships sustained battle damage. No enemy aircraft were seen.

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: You All Right, Der Grossarschvogel
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snicklefritz
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6146) of the 401st Bomb Group, and of the 486th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IN-R, 401BG.' A veteran has handwritten on reverse: 'Winter of 1944. This plane's bombardier was my best friend in high school. We joined the aviation cadets together in fall of 1942. Plane is from the 486th Bomb Group. It was struck in the rear by another plane in formation and tail gunner fell to his death over Germany. The Germans buried him and sent ph
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Cheezer
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

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