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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 705741
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17143458
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12226249
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2068295
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: 1034 - Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2068040
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boss Lady
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathleen Lady of Victory
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hot Rock
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mister Completely, Home James
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chute The Works
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th 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'.