811
29 January 1945Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
BAD KREUZNACH
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
BIELEFELD
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
HAMM
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
KASSEL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
KASSEL/HENSCHEL
Description: OIL REFINERY
KOBLENZ
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
KOBLENZ/MOSEL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
MUNSTER
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: A mix of 173 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
NIEDERLAHNSTEIN
Description: RAIL CENTER
SIEGEN
Description: RAIL CENTER
SOEST
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32941838
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39920700
- 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: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0 774 903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/Co Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bottle Baby
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Buggy II
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweet Chariot
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diabolical Angel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th 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'.