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16 December 1944

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

BEITINGHEIM

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

STUTTGART

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

Notes: Poor weather causes many aborts

Connections

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People

James Hodges Hardy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34115930 / T-?
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Fred Holcombe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34608249 / T-131741
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William Harry Isbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner/Togglier

Daniel A Jaworski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William Richard Kaufmann

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33572214
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-97376

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aunt Callie's Baby aka She Fox aka Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-97844

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

43-37783

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Sherry : Temptation
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38067) nicknamed "Big Chief Illinwek" of the 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '338067.'

43-38067

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Joyride : Big Chief Illiniwek
  • Unit: 412th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

43-38106

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Starduster
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th 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'.