342B
7 May 1944Mission Details
Liège, Belgium
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Notes: 3rd Bomb Division was made up of 486th Bomb Group & 487th Bomb Group using B-24s Ths was the first mission for each. Morning assembly was aborted and a second attempt was made in the afternoon. Cloud prevented part of the force from bombing. 7- May-44 was only the 2nd time more than 1000 bombers were airborne. The last 1000 plane raid was made during "Big Week".
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 84.5 T HE
- Aircraft sent: 67
- Aircraft effective: 29
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16092205
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15333425
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Airplane Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35092141
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron