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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

The insignia of the 834th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group.

Walter C Wannos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Earl Eugene Wassom

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-700581
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Douglas Nowling Woods

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39467838
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Ivan M Wright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696499
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Allen G Yerrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-928255
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-38330

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gambler's Choice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group, airborne in spite of the flak hole ripped into its left wing. Printed caption on reverse: '56751 AC- BERLIN DAMAGE- Flak over Berlin, March 18 1945, during the more than 1300 heavy bomber attack on rail and industrial targets in the capital city of the Reich, was responsible for the torn wing tip on the US Eight AF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Intense anti-aircraft fire made things hot for the heavy bombers over the target. US Air Force Photo.'

43-38425

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

43-38469

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

43-38472

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Buggy II

43-38588

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eileen's Kindergarten
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th 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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