8th Air Force 941

11 April 1945
media-19135.jpeg UPL 19135 Strike Photo - Regensburg, Germany
11 April 1945 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 19135 - Strike Photo - Regensburg, Germany 11 April 1945

Mission Details

AMBERG

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

DONAUWORTH

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: We were to fly to the airfield SE of Ingolstadt. Our I.P. was the town of Donauworth. We flew over Osfond and Ghent. As we came up on the hapless airfield, it looked like there were 10,000 fires in the building area. Another squadron layed their eggs at about the same place where the other squadron had hit. Then came good, old 710 sqdn.

FREIHAM

Description: OIL DEPOT / Railroad marshalling yards

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

INGOLSTADT

Description: AIRFIELD

INGOLSTADT

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

KRAIBURG

Description: MUNITIONS PLANT

LANDSHUT

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

LANDSHUT

Description: MUNITIONS DEPOT

LANSHUT

Description: MUNITIONS DEPOT

NEUMARKT

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

OBERTRUABLING

Description: AIRFIELD

Notes: A mix of 211 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.

REGENESBURG

Description: MUNITIONS DEPOT

REGENSBURG

Description: OIL DEPOT

TREUCHTLINGEN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

Connections

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic, Instructor Pilot for B-24, B-17, B-25, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Aircraft Maintenance
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-779085
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Passenger
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-777097
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37672668
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12120011
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Go Getter
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Alice" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '401. Unknown. C2. '
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Alice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shark Tooth
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lilly Belle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th 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: '
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Top O The Mark
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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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
ContributorVirginiawise50
Changes
Sources

Official Website of 385th Bomb Group Associaton Databbase-Missions

Date
ContributorVirginiawise50
Changes
Sources

Virginia Wise, oldest child of Lester Allen Wise

Date
Changes
Sources

Information from original, hand-written combat logs of Maj. I.J. Barrios dated Feb-Apr 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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