Albert W Diffenbach
Military2-Aug-42 Assigned as a Bombardier on B-17F #41-24619 [GN-S] "S-for-Sugar" at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. 25-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard "S-for-Sugar" but there is no record that he flew any missions with that aircraft. 303BG Mission Report records reveal that he flew as a Bombardier on a number of different aircraft in different Squadrons with the 303BG. He probably served as a substitute in those instances.
Mission Participation (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ooold Soljer
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Wolf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Beats Me
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Memphis Tot
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hellcat Agnes : No Monkey Business
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 February 1943
- Date: 27 January 1943
- Date: 23 January 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 30 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA | 2 August 1942 | Assigned as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 25 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as the Bombardier aboard B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS. |
Other Mission #1 2LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2 2LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3 2LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24559 "Oold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Promoted in Rank |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 10 December 1942 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant |
Other Mission #4 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #5 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24562, 303BG/358BS |
20 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24562, "Sky Wolf" 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur Seine, France. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #6 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24609, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24609 "Holy Mackerel", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failure force the pilot to abort the sortie. |
Other Mission #7 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24567, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24567 "Beats Me", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works, Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS |
Lorient, France | 23 January 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but mechancial failure forced the pilto to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #10 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #11 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #12 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #13 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #14 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24587, 303BG/427BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24587, "Bad Check", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Roeun, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #15 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #16 1LT Albert W. Diffenbach, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Bremen-Vegesack, Bremen, Germany | 18 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24619, "S-for Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat construction yards at Vegesack, Germany. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Correct Mission #6 to be an abort per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #16 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/024.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #15 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/032.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #14 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/019.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Promotion in Rank event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf Renumbered old missions 5 to new 6 and old 6 to new 7. Airman served in multiple 303BG squadrons whcih made mission count difficult to ascertain from Mission Reports
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2016. Made connections to 41-24567 and 41-24580 and Missions of 13-jan-43, 23-Jan-43, 27-Jan-43 and 2-Feb-43 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Reports of dates cited. See additions in Mission Events.
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added Asssigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Jan-2016. Added New Person record based on303BG Mission Reports, 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html