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401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 206, 10 Feb 1945, Dulmen, Germany. Briefing took place at 0445 hours. Aircraft loading was six 1,000 pound G.P.'s. and 2,500 gallons of gas. Assembly to be at 21,500 feet. After briefing, taxi and takeoff times were delayed by one hour and then delayed indefinitely, with crews ordered to stand by in their dispersals. Finally, takeoff was ordered for 0945 hours, and all operational aircraft were airborne by 1037 hours. All ships had returned by 1719 hours except one aircraft that landed at Halesworth with engine trouble. The 401st furnished three squadrons comprising the 94th Combat Wing (C) Group. The primary target, a tactical target in Wesel, Germany, was to be bombed only by visual sighting. As cloud cover foreclosed that possibility, the Group bombed the secondary target at Dulmen by Gee-H means, with no results observed or photographed. No enemy air opposition or flak were encountered.

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snicklefritz
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6146) of the 401st Bomb Group, and of the 486th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IN-R, 401BG.' A veteran has handwritten on reverse: 'Winter of 1944. This plane's bombardier was my best friend in high school. We joined the aviation cadets together in fall of 1942. Plane is from the 486th Bomb Group. It was struck in the rear by another plane in formation and tail gunner fell to his death over Germany. The Germans buried him and sent ph
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Cheezer
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Budd's Dudds
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Badland Bat II, Freckles
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

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