8th Air Force 173 SPECIAL OPERATION

3 January 1944

Description

The 482BG now officially organised as an 8th Air Force unit despatches 1 B-17 on and OBOE test, but the aircraft is forced to turn back due to a failure of the oxygen system in the Tail Gunner position. OBOE was a British aerial blind bombing targeting system in World War II, based on radio transponder technology. ref: n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe_%28navigation%29

Mission Details

Description: OBOE TEST

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: One B-17 despatched for OBOE Test, but turned back due to oxygen failure in the tail gunner position.

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 1

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Feb-2015. Changed Title and added Mission description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.