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24 August 1944
Front, left to right : Sgt Nelson R. Bishop, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt George E. Paul, engineer; Sgt Harry R. Sansum, waist gunner; T/Sgt Eugene E. Girman, radio operator; Sgt James R. Warson, tail gunner. (USAAF photo)
MACR 8212
Research on crew
Object Number - UPL 19041 - Standing, left to right ; 2nd Lt Jack R. Hillary, pilot; 2nd Lt William Robertson III, co-pilot; 2nd John E. Rice Jr, navigator; 2nd Lt Rocco De...
Mission Details
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 16.9 T
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 14 T
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 32.8 T
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 5 T
Description: AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 280.5 T
Description: AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
Notes: 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th BG, 93rd BG, 389th BG, 445th BG, 446th BG, 448th BG, 453rd BG, 458th BG, 466th BG, 467th BG, 489th BG, 491 BG, 492nd BG.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 313.7 T
BRÜX (PRIMARY)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is 94th BG, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th BG, 385th BG, 388th BG, 390th BG, 447th BG, 452nd BG,
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 310.9 T
FREITAL (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 161.5 T
GOSLAR (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 92 T
HANNOVER/LANGENHAGEN (Primary)
Description: AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: Mission #2 Chester L. Sinclair Bomb Load: 6- 500 lb. bombs and 6-Incendary Bombs Bomb Altitude: 21,000 Ft. Time: 7:20 Hrs. Remarks: Rough-flew through concentrated flak. Top gunner had hydraulic system knocked out but no casualties. Hydraulic system of right brakes shot out. No fighters. P1 on right wing was on fire. Got several holes.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 211.2 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 9 T
KIEL/WALTHER (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-24s is 34th BG, 486th BG, 491st Bomb Group, 493rd BG. This is the Last mission for 3rd Bomb Division B-24s. The groups will be re-outfitted with B-17s. And return to missions on 17-Sep-44.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 124 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 75 T
LEIPZIG (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 25 T
MERSEBURG (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd BG, 303rd BG, 305th BG, 306th BG, 351st BG,379th BG, 381st BG, 384th BG, 398th BG, 401st BG, 457th BG. ----- The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st "C" Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The 8th AF continued to decimate the enemy's fuel supply by attacking this giant chemical complex. The "C" wing was to follow the "A" and "B" wings, but over the North Sea, they caught up and passed both, leading them from the enemy coast, for the rest of the mission. This was apparently due to the wings making different adjustments for cloud layers, and perhaps navigation errors. Although the 384th was prepared for a target obscured by clouds and smoke screen, there was sufficient visibility for visual bombing.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 436.8 T
Description: OIL REFINERY
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: 466th BG has 23 aircraft drop 48.25 tons of GP bombs (a/c loaded with 20x250 lbs. GP) on target. The 466th suffered no losses, though one aircraft lost two engines over target and another lost one. Two a/c were involved in a ground collision landing accident on return to Attlebridge. There were no injuries in this incident though both a/c were salvaged.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 218 T
NORDHAUSEN (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 27.5 T
Description: OIL REFINERY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 293.4 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 5 T
VORDEN (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 27.5 T
WEIMAR (Primary)
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 303.1 T
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056608 at enlistment, then O-758530
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35894491
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner/Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12166145
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37308723
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol' Faithful
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Due Back
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Seventeen, Hard Luck
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Dog
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Packawalup III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron