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3 March 1945
media-35141.png UPL 35141

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Object Number - UPL 35141

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

BIELEFELD

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

Description: OIL REFINERY

Description: MUNITIONS INDUSTRY

BRUNSWICK/WILKE

Description: OIL REFINERY

CHEMNITZ

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

DEDENHAUSEN

Description: OIL REFINERY

DOLLBRGEN

Description: OIL REFINERY

HANNOVER/HANOMAG

Description: TANK FACTORY

HERFORD

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

HILDESHEIM

Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

LEIPZIG-MGADEBURG

Description: FIGHTER SWEEPS

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

MAGDEBURG/ROTHENSEE

Description: OIL REFINERY

MISBURG

Description: OIL REFINERY

NEINBURG

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

NIENHAGEN

Description: OIL REFINERY

PLAUEN

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

RUHLAND

Description: OIL REFINERY

Connections

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People

Roy Jon Frawley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2009072
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Neil M Gobrecht

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot

Donald W Hamaker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760834
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Element Leader (WWII); Pilot (Transport Command)
The insignia of the 834th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group.

Roland R Haygood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34403449
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer & Top T. Gunner

Lester Roger Hess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-928692
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37822

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lead Banana
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-38140

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ETO Happy : Pregnant Goose : Dollys Daughter
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-39993

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51110) nicknamed "Top O' the Mark.' The crew are: (back row, left to right) Carl Johnson - Nose Gunner, Chuck Frazer - Gunner, Charles Gretz - Top Turret Gunner, "Bubba" Monroe - Co-Pilot, (front row, left to right) Dick Eselgroth - Navigator, Al Miller - Bombardier, Billy Duke - Pilot "Luke" Lucas - Radio Operator, Baldamore Garcia - Engineer, "Pan" Panarese - Tail Gunner . Image via RM Eselgroth. Written on slide casing: '

42-51110

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Top O The Mark
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95183) nicknamed "Briney Marlin" of the 458th Bomb Group flies low over countryside.

42-95183

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Briney Marlin
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
Contributormarshaferraro
Changes
Sources

Personal list of 30 missions Lloyd C. Kenagy participated in with the 401st Bomb Group 613th Squadron between Aug 1, 1944 and April 11, 1945.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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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