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15 March 1945
Back L-R: 1st Lt. William McKay (P); Frank V. Zinser Jr. (B); Harry L. Roupe (TT); 1st Lt. Frederick Blencowe (MN); F/O Vernon Stern (OBS/TG); Sgt. Billy Simpson (FG).
Front L-R: Maj. Arthur Bean (CA/CP), Charles J. Burkhart (N); Henry Dolson (N); Ralph L. Vickroy (RO).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35728/search/8882
Object Number - UPL 66770 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/15 March 1945, Zossen (German GHQ). Back L-R: 1st Lt. William McKay (P); Frank V. Zinser Jr. (B); Harry L. Roupe (TT);...
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
DEDELSDORF
Description: AIRFIELD
DURSTADT
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
GARDLINGEN
Description: RAIL CENTER
HAVELBERG
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
MELLENDORF
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
ORANIENBURG
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Parey
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
SCHMARSAU
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
STENDAL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
WITTENBURG
Description: INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
ZOSSEN
Description: GERMAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Notes: A mix of 397 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069107
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12225719
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-860554
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43-38028) of the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group flies through flak. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338028, 2C-O [obscured].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414559.jpg.webp?itok=q451_EKn)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: High Tailed Lady
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pleasure Bent
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Starduster
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Day and Night
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th 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'.