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9 February 1945Research on aircraft and pilot.
Little friends website : http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/357thfg.php?action=list_records&recs=50&…
Accident report
Freeman's "The Mighty Eighth War Diary"
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
ARNSBERG
Description: RAIL VIADUCT
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Mission #277 (379th BGS)- A. Edwards B-17 Crew: Mission City: Arnsberg Country: Germany Mission Target: Viaduct Aircraft: 44-8310 2/9/1945: Michael Rusnak, Harry Chaoona, Wm H. Melvin Jr., Janel D Hamilton, Wallace I Pfieffer, Billy C. Hulsey, Lester W Bohne and Alfred E Edwards Jr.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
BIELEFELD/SCHILDESCHE
Description: RAIL VIADUCT
DULMEN
Description: OIL REFINERY
EISENBACH
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
EISENBACH
Description: MUNITIONS INDUSTRY
EISLEBEN
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
ERFURT
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
FULDA
Description: MUNITIONS INDUSTRY
GIESSEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
GOTTINGEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
JENA
Description: MUNITIONS INDUSTRY
Description: OIL REFINERY
MAGDEBURG
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
MAGDEBURG/ROTHENSEE
Description: OIL REFINERY
Germany
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Notes: MONTESADA
MUNSTER
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
PADERBORN/ALTENBEKEN
Description: RAIL VIADUCT
QUACKENBRUCK
Description: AIRFIELD
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
WEIMAR
Description: MUNITIONS INDUSTRY
Connections
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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 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic, Instructor Pilot for B-24, B-17, B-25, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Aircraft Maintenance
Aircraft
- 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: Big Dog
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: D-Day Dottie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th 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'.