VIII Bomber Command 132
18 November 1943
Object Number - UPL 18807 - Kjeller, Norway site of the Heavy Water Plant.
Description
The German airfield of Oslo/Kjeller, Norway is the target for a force of 102 B-24s from 2nd Bomb Division that included: 44BG (34); 93BG (20); 389BG (26); and 392BG (22). 82 aircraft are effective on the target. 9 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) 61KIA 30INT. 1 aircraft crashlanded upon return at Shipdham, UK, 10RTD. 2 airmen in returning aircraft were KIA and 9 others Wounded in Action (WIA). The bomber gunners claim 10-7-5 of attacking German aircraft.
Mission Details
OSLO/KJELLER (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: 4 B-24s dropped 44 X 500GP on Rygge Air Depot as a Target of Opportunity.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 73.75
- People killed in action: 65
- People wounded in action: 9
- Prisoners of war: 7
- People interned: 20
- People returned to duty: 10
- Enemy aircrafts destroyed by bomber: 10
- Enemy aircrafts probably destroyed by bomber: 7
- Enemy aircraft damaged by bomber: 5
- Aircraft sent: 102
- Aircraft effective: 82
- Aircraft missing in action: 9
- Aircraft damaged beyond repair: 1
- Aircraft damaged: 10
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance
- Service Numbers: 35337676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674468
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Copilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106883
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793067
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-001010
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 13-Jul-2015. Added bomber gunner claims on enemy aircraft to statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 13-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.
