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9 February 1945
Ground crew attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Baby Jo" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Lt Noel Breen ran out of fuel 9 Feb '45.' media-377189.jpg FRE 491 Ground crew attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Baby Jo" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Lt Noel Breen ran out of fuel 9 Feb '45.' * * * * * This is P-51-D "Baby Jo" - Serial 44-14884 of 357th Fighter Group / 364th Fighter Squadron. Freeman's "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" : "Orbiting the field after return from the 9 February (1945) escort, one 357FG Mustang ran out of fuel. Lt Noel Breen managed to crash-land, ending up in a farmyard with the tail of his broken fighter resting against the house." Roger Freeman Collection

Research 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"

Object Number - FRE 491 - Ground crew attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Baby Jo" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Lt Noel Breen ran out...

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.

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

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 192075?6
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19078489
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-831252
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (DT-J, serial number 43-37971) of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group at Grafton Underwood, January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jan, 1945. 384BG, 545BS. Source - Gus Radloff, Grafton Underwood, B-17. P11 March Flypast. P. 4.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pleasure Bent
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38067) nicknamed "Big Chief Illinwek" of the 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '338067.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Joyride : Big Chief Illiniwek
  • Unit: 412th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carrie B II
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 336th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

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Sources

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'.

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