VIII Bomber Command 96

15 September 1943

Description

5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS join a night mission with the RAF to bomb the Dunlop Rubber Factory at Montlucon, France. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

MONTLUCON (Primary)

Description: DUNLOP RUBBER FACTORY

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: 5 B-17 of 305th Bomb Group/422SQD join RAF in night raid

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 11.00
  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 5

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People

Paul P Bensel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-523642
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background.

James H Cruchon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39184316
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William Harry Fowler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796515
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background.

Leander Alois Haschke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38106966
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Glenn Eugene Kofoed

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675273
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot

Aircraft

Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background.

42-5954

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mister Yank II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date23 Jun 2015 17:03:02
ContributorLee8thbuff
ChangesChanges to description
Sources

Lee Cunningham 23-Jun-2015. Added Detailed Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:43:18
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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'.