342B

7 May 1944

Mission 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".

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 84.5 T HE
  • Aircraft sent: 67
  • Aircraft effective: 29

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People

William J Zeli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 693339
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

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Sources

http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps51153/airforcehistory/usaaf/chron/in…

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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'.