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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: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 96th Combat Bomb Wing 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807872
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16113858
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 41st Combat Bomb Wing 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0720009
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-824227
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37005100
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shamrock
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Briney Marlin
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Falcon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thor, God of Thunder
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skylark
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron