811
29 January 1945Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
BAD KREUZNACH
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
BIELEFELD
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
HAMM
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
KASSEL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
KASSEL/HENSCHEL
Description: OIL REFINERY
KOBLENZ
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
KOBLENZ/MOSEL
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
MUNSTER
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
Notes: A mix of 173 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
NIEDERLAHNSTEIN
Description: RAIL CENTER
SIEGEN
Description: RAIL CENTER
SOEST
Description: MARSHALLING YARDS
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705752
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32765852
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32865613
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Right & waist gunner, Ball & Tail Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35709304
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gaposis, Becomin’ Back
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th 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'.