687FB

24 October 1944

Official Description

In Germany, 415 P-47s and P-51s are dispatched to attack aircraft and ground targets in the Hannover-Kassel area; 73 bomb flak positions at Elburg, a factory near Nienburg, and miscellaneous ground targets; bad weather causes other fighter-bombers to jettison bombs in the English Channel and Zuider Zee; the fighter-bombers strafe transportation and other ground targets with good results.

Mission Details

HANNOVER-KASSEL

Description: FIGHTER-BOMBER MISSION

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang

Notes: A mix of 415 P-47 and P-51s are despatched to attack aircraft and ground targets in the Hannover-Kassel area. 73 hit flak positions at Elburg, a factory near Nienburg and miscellaneous ground targets. Bad weather hampers the operation and some fighter-bombers are forced to drop their bombs in the English Channel.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12030330 / O-659222
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18160646 / O-552299
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816822
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Lady
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Corrected typo in the notes section.

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ContributorAAM
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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'.