1st Bomb Division
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.
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14 August 1944
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14 August 1944, Stuttgart/Echterdinge (Airfield) Back L-R: TSgt. Clarence Flory (RO), unidentified 1, unidentified 2, Lt. William Fairfield (P) Middle L-R: SSgt. Joseph Needle (FG), Lt. Ralph Wiley (B), Lt. Richard Rafeld (OBS/TG), Maj. Gerald Sammons (AC/CP) Front Row: Lt. Alexander McNair (N) To Be Identified: TSgt. Vincent Larkin (TT), SSgt. Leo Bray (BT) Aircraft: B-17G 544th BS 42-102661 SU*L Big Dog Source: The Quentin Bland Collection.
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"Billows of smoke shrouds the Luftwaffe's twin-engine fighter base at Dijon in eastern France as American heavy bombers took their toll of four hangars damaged or destroyed and hits on the main workshops, three smaller hangars and the barracks area, during the 8th AAF attack on March 28."
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"Bomb bursts devastate installations at Dijon/Longvic airfield, France during a bombing mission by planes of the 93rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force on 14 August 1944."
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Overall Missions Map for the 493rd BG - USAAF Station 152 -Debach, UK noting missions flown by the Lt Bernard E Vaughan Crew
Official description
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Description
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Mission details
1.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 11.4 T |
2.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
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Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 2.6 T |
3.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
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Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 38 T |
4. ANGOULEME (Primary)
Description
RAIL JUNCTION
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 109.5 T |
5. ANIZY (Primary)
Description
BRIDGE
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 180.6 T |
6. CHIEVRES (Opportunistic)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 21.5 T |
7. DIJON/LONGVIC (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 211.8 T |
8. DOLE/EVAUX (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 152.1 T |
9. FISMES (Primary)
Description
BRIDGE
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 129 T |
10. FLORENNES (Opportunistic)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 60 T |
11. HAGENAU (Secondary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd BG, 303rd BG,305th BG, 306th BG, 351st BG, 381st BG, 384th BG, 401st BG, 457th BG. 379th Bomb Group and 398th Bomb Group stand down
Units
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 227 T |
12. KAISERSLAUTERN (Opportunistic)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 115 T |
13. LIART (Opportunistic)
Description
RAIL JUNCTION
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 48 T |
14. LUDWIGSHAFEN (Primary)
Description
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is 94th BG, 96th Bomb Group, 100th BG, 385th BG, 388th BG, 390th BG, 447th BG, 452nd BG. 95th Bomb Group stands down.
Units
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3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 307.8 T |
15. LYON/BRON (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
A mix of 92 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data. The airfields targeted are all in the vicinity of where the 7th Army will conduct OPERATION DRAGOON (Invasion of Southern France) tomorrow 15 Aug 1944. 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th BG, 389th BG, 445th BG, 446th BG, 453rd BG, 458th BG, 466th BG, 467th BG, 489th BG, 491 BG, 492nd BG. 489th Bomb Group & 491st Bomb Group is 95CBW is disbanded on this date and the Groups go to other wings.
Units
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2nd Bomb Division
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.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 274.8 T |
16. MANNHEIM (Primary)
Description
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
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Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 268 T |
17. MANNHEIM/SANDHOFEN (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 187.3 T |
18. METZ/FRASCATY (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 162.7 T |
19. SAINTES (Primary)
Description
RAIL JUNCTION
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-24s is 34th BG, 486th BG, 491st Bomb Group, 493rd BG.
Units
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3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 114 T |
20. SINDELFINGEN (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 30 T |
21. STUTTGART/ECHTERDINGEN (Primary)
Description
AIRFIELD
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Airfield Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st "A" Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Continuing to apply pressure on the Luftwaffe's defense capability, the 384th added its bombs to those of other combat wings. All three groups (lead, high, low) hit their assigned aim points with satisfactory accuracy, bringing victory closer.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 182 T |
22. TRIER (Opportunistic)
Description
AIRFIELD
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Not yet known
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | 25 T |
Service
People
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John Archer
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 'True Love' #41-29449, Killed in Action (KIA). -
Thomas Barton
Military | Captain | Pilot | 388th Bomb Group
newly assigned May 1944 -
Richard Baynes
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
35 missions. 6 gas hauling missions flying gas to Patton's army. Author of Replacement Crew in library. Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC -
Gerald Behrens
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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George Brand
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
2nd Lt George C Brand flew 34 missions with the 401st Bomb Group, from 6 July 1944, mission to 30 October 1944. Brand was French, but enlisted in the US Army Air Forces, -
Rolland Bushner
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 25th Bomb Group
Missions: 1944 - Aug 9 Saarbrucken; 12 Mourmelon sur Marne; 14 Dole/Tauaux/ 16 Madgeburg; 24 Hanover; 26 Dulmen; 30 Mainz; Sep 9 Mainz; 10 Ulm; 11 Madgeburg; Oct 5 Lippstadt; 7 Madgeburg; 9 Koblenz; 22 Hamm; 26 Bottrop; 30 Hamburg; Nov 5 Karlsruhe; 10... -
Elliott Calisch
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
See his pilot's bio (Rolland H. Bushner) for a list of his combat missions -
Clayton Christiansen
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 ... -
Benjamin DeLoach
Military | First Lieutenant | B17 Bomber Pilot | 457th Bomb Group
Lt. Benjamin Hoyt DeLoach was born October 27, 1919, in Evans County, GA. to Willie F. and Elmine Callaway DeLoach. He flew 29 combat missions; 213 combat hours; in England from 10 June 1944-25 August 1944. After his tour of duty, he returned to the... -
John Dougherty
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Flew the "Dirty Gertie" and completed 32 missions.
Aircraft
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42-107062 Worry Bird/Miss Bea Haven
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;... -
42-110160 Chris' Crate
B-24 Liberator
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42-39993 'Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13', 'Grossly Inadequate'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; 118m landing accident at base with Jim Nolan 7/5/45; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 8/5/45. HELL’S ANGELS OUT OF CHUTE 13 aka GROSSLY INADEQUATE. ... -
42-50581 Silent Yokum
B-24 Liberator
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42-97206 Woolf Pack
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Gr Island 25/2/44; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 16/3/44; damaged in taxi collision with 42-107225 at Hardwick Afd 7/6/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 25/9/44 with Gaston Efird, Co-pilot: Bruce Merickle,... -
42-97760
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 16/2/44; 1SAG Langley 12/3/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 31/5/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 11/1/46. -
43-37904 Princess Pat aka Hannah’s Children
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Hunter 13/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 29/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)... -
42-51134 Liberty Belle
B-24 Liberator
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42-52523 42-52523
B-24 Liberator
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 February 2018 08:23:54 | marshaferraro | Changes to person associations |
| Sources | ||
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 |
| 12 November 2016 10:01:56 | thalerk | Changes to event |
| Sources | ||
http://www.384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thMission.php?Missio... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 October 2015 02:00:25 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations and aircraft associations |
| Sources | ||
Attlebridge Diaries |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
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