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10 January 1945384thbombgroup.com
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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33764121
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33721705
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16138064 and O-770708
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674700
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Good Pickin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Knock-Out Baby!
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Margaret
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th 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
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'.