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25 December 1944Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
AHRWEILER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
Notes: Major George Preddy, an ace from the 352nd Fighter Group is shot down and killed in his P-51 Mustang by Allied AA fire near Leige, Belgium just after scoring his 26th and 27th victories over enemy aircraft.
BAD KREUZNACH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BAD MUNSTER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BUDESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
ELLER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
HALLSCHLAG
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
HILLESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
KAISERSLAUTERN
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
MARMEGEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MARSCHEID
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MECHERNICH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MURLENBACH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
NETTERSHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PELM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRONSFELD
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRUM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
WAHLEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33586498
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17091309 at enlistment, then O-697176
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34770491
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056573
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37414163
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner/Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Belle
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hummingbird
- Unit: 412th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Witto Woo-Woo ( Little Lulu)
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pocomoco
- Unit: 334th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group
Revisions
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'.