8th Air Force 919

30 March 1945

Mission Details

Description: UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LEAFLETS DROPPED

Notes: 19 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions to Norway. 1 B-24 is lost and crashes in the Orkney Islands.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-832085
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Olen Grant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18135581
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

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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'.