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1 January 1945
Elmo Maiden Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Bernard M. Atkins (TG), Vernon R. Hayden (WG), William R. Hoopes (B), Gustave J. Roussel (E), Guerino G. Petti (N), Herbert Rosenkoff (CP), William A. Thomason (TT), Elmo Maiden (P), Kenneth W. Chester (NG), Joseph R. Zebrowski (R/O)
B-24J-5-DT #42-51532 Code: U8-W
Photo taken on 27 December 1944 after crash landing at an airfield in Belgium.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 6521 - Crew #664 Elmo Maiden Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Bernard M. Atkins (TG), Vernon R. Hayden (WG), William R. Hoopes (B),...
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Notes: The P-51s escort 9 F-5s and 1 Spitfire on photo recon mission.
Description: SCREENING MISSION
Notes: These B-17s fly a screening mission; they are 8 minutes late for their escort and are attacked by Fw 190s when 50 miles ahead of the bombers. Escort is supposed to be 23 of 26 P-51s but rendezvous is missed because of the missed timing of the screening bombers.
Description: SPECIAL OPS MISSION
Notes: A mix of 25 P-47s and P-51s provide escort for 3 of 4 Mosquitoes on a special operations mission. Exact nature of mission expectations not given in available data.
ANDERNACH
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
DILLENBURG
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
DOLLBERGEN
Description: OIL REFINERY
Notes: A mix of 199 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
EHMEN
Description: OIL REFINERY
ENGERS
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
GOTTINGEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
HADAMAR
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
IRLICH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
KASSEL/HENSCHEL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Kirchhundem, Germany
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
KOBLENZ
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
KOBLENZ
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
KOBLENZ/GUL
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
KOBLENZ/LUTZEL
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
LIMBURG
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
MAGDEBURG
Description: OIL REFINERY
OLDENBURG
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Notes: This is an APHRODITE mission (388th BG). Success not given in available data.
REMAGEN BRIDGE
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
TRIER
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
WETTER
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Wetzlar, Germany
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33507972 / O-2064220
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 2065046
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16083112
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 773315
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-433086
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Homesick Angel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fancy Nancy IV
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Morning Star, Tail End Charlie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shape
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Changed location from 'KIRCHBUNDEN' to 'Kirchhundem, Germany'.
Source: http://www.8thafhs.com/old/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=1763
Changed location of Mission event no.25 from 'WETZLER' to 'Wetzlar, Germany'.
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'.