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27 August 1944

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 10 T

HUSUM Airfield NW Germany on Danish Border (Opportunistic)

Description: AIRFIELD

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of B-17s is 94th BG, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th BG, 385th BG, 388th BG, 390th BG, 447th BG, 452nd BG.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 11.5 T
  • People killed in action: 9
  • Aircraft missing in action: 1

FLENSBURG (Opportunistic)

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 2.5 T

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People

Lester J Nichoson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Douglas J Putnam

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Leonard D Reed

  • 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

Arthur K Rogers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

George L Sherlock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

43-37983

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38067) nicknamed "Big Chief Illinwek" of the 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '338067.'

43-38067

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Joyride : Big Chief Illiniwek
  • Unit: 412th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

43-38281

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kimmie Kar For 9
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

43-38317

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Evader
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

43-38346

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Excelsior
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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MACR 8458

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Family and MACR 8458

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Correction of airfield from Ausum (wrong in MACR) to Husum Airfield - which lies Southwest of Sylt on German-danish Border on the North Sea.

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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'.