789
10 January 1945
Object Number - UPL 7304 - Missing air crew report dated 15 March 1946 for missing aircraft 43-38668 on 10 January 1945.
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
BELECKE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
BONN/HANGELAR
Description: AIRFIELD
COLOGNE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
COLOGNE/DEUTZ
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
COLOGNE/GEREON
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
COLOGNE/HOHENZOLLERN
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
COLOGNE/OSTHEIM
Description: AIRFIELD
COLOGNE/RODENKIRCHEN
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
Notes: A mix of 123 P-47s and P51s fly a freelance sweep to cover the bombers. Mix not given in available data. However they have claims as stated. 137 of 152 P-51s fly escort but have no claims.
COLOGNE/SOUTH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
DASBURG
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
DUISEBURG
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
DUREN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
DUSSELDORF
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
EUSKIRCHEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
EUSKIRCHEN/ODENDORF
Description: AIRFIELD
GYMNICH
Description: AIRFIELD
KARLSRUHE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
NEUSTADT
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: Fighter-bomber mission
OBERKASSEL
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
PRUM
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
SCHONBERG
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
STEINBRUCK
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
WEWELER
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12077778
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator-Mechanic-Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36688087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36563521
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolves Inc.
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
![An airman of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102447) nicknamed "El's Belles". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'F/L on last of 365's bases in Belgium other side "Angels Sister" [name struck-out and annotated 'No'] 365 FG C Johnson/icm/75' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'BG-A 95 BG.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379271.jpg.webp?itok=QwML6lTh)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: El's Belles
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady ; Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Seventeen, Hard Luck
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
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'.
