791
13 January 1945
By zooming in to the plaque in the top middle of the frame, it reads 355th Fighter Group.
Object Number - FRE 440 - Personnel of the 355th Fighter Group at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are...
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Description: FIGHTER SWEEPS
Notes: A mix of 102 P-47s and P-51s fly a freelance fighter sweep in support of the bombers. Mix not given in available data.
BISCHOFFSHEIM
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
EUSKIRCHEN
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
GERMERSHEIM
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
KAISERSLAUTERN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
MAINZ
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
MAINZ
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MAINZ/GUSTAVSBURG
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MANNHEIM
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MAXIMILIANSAU
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
RUDESHEIM
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
WORMS
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34725400
- Role/Job: Toglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37705979
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756847
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- 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 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th 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: Ol' Faithful
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Associated Media based on images associated with mission in Freeman, 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary'.
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'.
