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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.
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.
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
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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-433478
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Squadron Ops Officer - Squadron Commander - Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 2nd Scouting Force 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-403886
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander - Pilot - Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-695625
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hale's Angels
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nina
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit of 96
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: White Angel
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron