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26 August 1944
Supplied to the museum by Fred Streif.
Object Number - UPL 6861 - Charles J Marlatt
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 2 T
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 5.2 T
ALZEY (Opportunistic)
Description: FUEL STORES
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 23.5 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 36 T
DULMEN (Primary)
Description: FUEL DUMP
Notes: 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th BG, 389th BG, 445th BG, 453rd BG, 458th BG, 466th BG, 467th BG, 489th BG, 491 BG, 492nd BG.
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 219.2 T
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 93.7 T
EINDHOVEN (Secondary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 106 T
46446 Emmerich, Germany
Description: OIL REFINERY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 102.5 T
GELSENKIRCHEN/BUER (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 1st Bomb Division was made up of 91st Bomb Group, 92nd BG, 305th BG, 306th BG, 379th BG, 381st BG, 384th BG, 398th BG, 401st BG. 303rd BG, 351st Bomb Group & 457th Bomb Group stand down. --------------------------- More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st "A" Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was not ideal, but the lead and low groups were able to drop accurately. The high group was not able to bomb the primary, so continued on to locate targets of opportunity. However, weather and air traffic conflicts prevented them from attacking, so they went on to the coast in search of some enemy shipping that had been reported. Eventually, nothing was spotted and they brought their bombs home.
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 158.8 T
GELSENKIRCHEN/NORDSTERN (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 94.2 T
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 24 T
LUDWIGSHAFEN (Primary)
Description: CHEMICAL WORKS
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 105.5 T
SALZBERGEN (Primary)
Description: OIL REFINERY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 216.5 T
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36743988
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-716310
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705103
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-701560 T4344B
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Go Getter | Fate's Fortune
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Old Goat
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rough Riders
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Screw Ball
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 789th Bomb Squadron
