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10 January 1945
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Object Number - UPL 13707 - 42-97521 JD-H, 'THE SAINT', 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Forced landing on the continent, 10 January 1945 - Salvaged.
Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
BELECKE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
BONN/HANGELAR
Description: AIRFIELD
COLOGNE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
COLOGNE/DEUTZ
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
COLOGNE/GEREON
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
COLOGNE/HOHENZOLLERN
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
COLOGNE/OSTHEIM
Description: AIRFIELD
COLOGNE/RODENKIRCHEN
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
Notes: A mix of 123 P-47s and P51s fly a freelance sweep to cover the bombers. Mix not given in available data. However they have claims as stated. 137 of 152 P-51s fly escort but have no claims.
COLOGNE/SOUTH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
DASBURG
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
DUISEBURG
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
DUREN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
DUSSELDORF
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
EUSKIRCHEN
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
EUSKIRCHEN/ODENDORF
Description: AIRFIELD
GYMNICH
Description: AIRFIELD
KARLSRUHE
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
NEUSTADT
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: Fighter-bomber mission
OBERKASSEL
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
PRUM
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
SCHONBERG
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
STEINBRUCK
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
WEWELER
Description: HIGHWAY BRIDGE
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2064709
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 448th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 712th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36637720
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19087003
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Betty J.
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Roarin Bill
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Homesick Angel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fancy Nancy IV
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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'.