602
3 September 1944
Object Number - UPL 22506 - Pauline Crew
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 3 T
LUDWIGSHAFEN/OPAU (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Notes: 5 B-17s also drop leaflets. 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. 351st Bomb Group stands down --------------------------------------------- Chemical Works Attacked: Thirty-six aircraft of the 384th BG flew as the 41st CBW "C" Wing and all aircraft attacked the primary target, a chemical works at Ludwigshaven, Germany. All aircraft, in combat wing formation released their bombs at 250-foot intervals on the Wing PFF aircraft.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 969 T
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thor, God of Thunder
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Queen
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Good Pickin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snuffy
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Margaret
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron