UPL 23855
IMAGEMission map for 8th Air Fordce mission #484 to the Leuna works at Merseburg on July 20, 1944; from Harold Motz, navigator for the Westrope crew, 708th squadron, 447th bomb group, based in Rattlesden, UK. Original map now in the collection of the Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton, Ohio.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35652655
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Pilot / Comptroller
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37536427
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Lower Ball Turret Gunner/Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Jane, Stinky
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Merseberg (common wrong spelling), Leuna
Mission
- Date: 20 July 1944