3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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6 August 1944
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
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Tonnage dropped | 12 T |
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
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Tonnage dropped | 17 T |
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
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Tonnage dropped | 20 T |
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
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3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is 94th BG, 96th Bomb Group, 100th BG, 385th BG, 388th BG, 452nd BG, 487th BG. 44TBomb Group stands down. 487th Bomb Group had transitioned from B-24s to B-17s.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 106.3 T |
DIESEL FACTORY
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Tonnage dropped | 197.8 T |
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
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1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd BG, 303rd BG, 305th BG, 306th BG, 351st BG, 379th BG, 381st BG, 398th BG, 401st BG, 457th BG. 384th Bomb Group stands down.
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 302.2 T |
MUNITIONS PLANT
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Tonnage dropped | 159.8 T |
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
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An OPERATION FRANTIC mission where aircraft proceed to bases in the USSR after bombing the target
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Tonnage dropped | 105 T |
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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Tonnage dropped | 402.3 T |
OIL REFINERY
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OIL REFINERY
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Tonnage dropped | 88.5 T |
OIL REFINERY
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Tonnage dropped | 171.8 T |
OIL REFINERY
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Tonnage dropped | 88.5 T |
OIL REFINERY
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Tonnage dropped | 90.5 T |
OIL REFINERY
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2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th BG, 93rd BG, 389th BG, 392nd BG, 445th BG, 446th BG, 448th BG, 453rd BG, 458th BG, 466th BG, 467th BG, 489th BG, 491 BG, 492nd BG.
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 203.4 T |
OIL REFINERY
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Tonnage dropped | 63.5 T |
HARBOUR INSTALLATION
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Tonnage dropped | 170 T |
AIRFIELD
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Tonnage dropped | 10 T |
V-1 MISSILE SITES
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3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-24s is 34th BG, 486th BG, 491st Bomb Group, 493rd BG.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 58 T |
AIRFIELD
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Tonnage dropped | 30 T |
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Lead Crew Squadron Operations Officer
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier/Navigator | 458th Bomb Group
"DC", as he was called, attended the following service schools:
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Clayton Robert Christiansen went by the name Bob or his initials C.R. most of his life. He had 2 older
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator; Statistics | 490th Bomb Group
AWARDS:
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 11/3/44; with G.M. Jackman force landed B-53 Merville, Belg., 10/5/45; with Lt Henderson force landed A-70 Laon, France 20/5/45; 114m Returned to the USA...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-C] Deenethorpe 3/5/44; 614BS [IW-S]; 106m, Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Kearney 12/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 1/5/44; transferred 615BS/401BG [IY-M] Deenethorpe 19/5/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 5/11/44, force-landed at Great Dunmow, U.K. after sustaining extensive battle...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-S] 27/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 9/2/44; Rapid City 2/3/44; Dow Fd 3/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 562BS/388BG Knettishall 29/4/44 WORRY BIRD; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 29/11/45;...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 16/2/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 3/4/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-G] Deenethorpe 16/4/44; Missing in Action Politz, Poland 7/10/44 with Alex Harasym, Clarry Barsuk, Glen Topic, Jarvis Friduss, Emanuel Saylor, John Bailey, George Capps ...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 24/2/44; Gr Island 7/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-J] Deenethorpe 2/5/44; 612BS [SC-O]; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-B] Deenethorpe 15/4/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Gore 6/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Reno 14/8/43; Pierre 16/8/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 3/9/43; crashed on take off for France 13/8/44 with Leon Sutton, Co-pilot: Harlan Thompson, Navigator: George Healy, Bombardier:...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 17/9/43; Gt Falls 28/9/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-K] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with Tom Hill, Wilbur Schmedel, Theo Block, Junius Chadwick, Jim Mullins, Vic Shewbert, Ed Hellenbeck, Buddy Keith, Omer...
Date | Contributor | Update |
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20 February 2018 08:26:56 | marshaferraro | Changes to person associations |
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Personal list of 30 missions Lloyd C. Kenagy participated in with the 401st Bomb Group 613th Squadron between Aug 1, 1944 and April 11, 1945. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
22 January 2015 03:57:28 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
13 November 2014 14:06:34 | Emily | Changes to media associations |
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Associated Media based on images associated with missions in Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Diary. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:43:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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'. |