398

7 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Notes: 1st Bomb Division was made up of 1st Combat Bombardment Wing is 91st Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group. 305th Bomb Group also took part.

Brigadier-General Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. during a visit to the 305th Bomb Group Official caption on image: "(GPR-83-9305) (18-6-43) (Brig. Gen. Armstrong..."

1st Bomb Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 284 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 75 T

NANTES (Primary)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 490 T

NANTES BRIDGE (Opportunistic)

Description: RAILROAD BRIDGE

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 68 T

NIORT (Opportunistic)

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 4th Combat Bombardment Wing is 94th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Group; 13rd Combat Bombardment Wing is 95th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 45Combat Bombardment Wing is 96th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group; 93rd Combat Bombardment Wing is 385th Bomb Group

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

3rd Bomb Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 58 T

POUANCE (Opportunistic)

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 39 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 8 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 34th Bomb Group, 490th Bomb Group, 493rd Bomb Group.

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

3rd Bomb Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 36 T

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 36 T

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People

Robert B Allison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 65th General Hospital
  • Service Numbers: 55619
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Gilbert Arnold Borba

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39123538
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Nicholas G Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38002619
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Russell Tom Hatchett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34606758
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William R Henry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37334432
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (4Z-V+) nicknamed "Wolves Inc." of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.'

41-28981

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wolves Inc.
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
42-102396

42-102396

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group
An airman of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102447) nicknamed "El's Belles". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'F/L on last of 365's bases in Belgium other side "Angels Sister" [name struck-out and annotated 'No'] 365 FG C Johnson/icm/75' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'BG-A 95 BG.'

42-102447

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El's Belles
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

42-102450

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paisano
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
42-102495

42-102495

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short Straw : Piccadilly Special
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

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'.