8th Air Force
8 October 1944Description
Black Week
Mission Details
Description: LORAN NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM
Aircraft Type: Mosquito
Notes: DH98 Mosquito flies first LORAN Skywave navigational equipment calibration mission and lands at San Severo, Italy. Major John Larkin and Lt Claude Moore flew 1st LORAN calibration mission.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
- Aircraft sent: 1
- Aircraft effective: 1
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Notes: F5
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
RADIO COUNTER MEASURES
Description: RADIO COUNTER MEASURES
Notes: 36th BS despatches 7 B-24s on RADIO COUNTER MEASURES (RCM) duties.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Revisions
AAM DB Entry.
Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2 By Martin W. Bowman.
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'.