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401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 13, 7 Jan 1944, Ludwigshaven, Germany. Chemical works of Farbenindustrie. Nineteen aircraft were off by 0900; one later returned. All aircraft were back safely by 1600 hours. The bombing destroyed a large section of the chemical plant stretching along the northern side of the river. Farbenindustrie covered a stretch of land eight miles long and three miles wide.

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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31069

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little moe
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-31081

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-37833

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Omar The Dent Maker | The Devil's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-37856

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-39893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Missions/Details.aspx?Number=13

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Missions/Details.aspx?Number=13

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Missions/Details.aspx?Number=13

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http://401bg.org/Archive/Document/Mission/Report/013.pdf