8th Air Force 957
17 April 1945
452nd BG - 731st BS
Photo taken on mission to Dresden 17 April 1945.
This a/c survived the war and returned to the U.S. 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 16251 - B-17G-100-BO #43-38917 "Not Today Cleo" Code: B+ 452nd BG - 731st BS Photo taken on mission to Dresden 17 April 1945. This a/c survived the war...
Mission Details
AUSSIG
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
AUSSIG
Description: RAIL STATION
BEROUN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
DRESDEN
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
DRESDEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
DRESDEN
Description: RAIL CENTER
Notes: 50 Luftwaffe fighters are encountered, mostly jets. 4 Jets are shot down. These raids on the city of Dresden were some of the most controversial of the war. Many civilians were killed in the resulting firestorm.
FALKENAU
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
FISCHERN
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
KLADNO
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
ROUNDNICE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
ROUNDNICE
Description: OIL DEPOT
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33656863
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36598040
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928692
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15322673
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heavenly Body
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Satan's Chillen
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Pro-Kid
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Sherry : Temptation
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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'.