3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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8 May 1944
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MARSHALLING YARDS
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3rd Bomb Division was made up of 486th Bomb Group & 487th Bomb Group.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 163.5 T HE |
V-1 MISSILE SITES
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3rd Bomb Division was made up of 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Tonnage dropped | 238 T HE |
V-1 MISSILE SITES
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1st Bomb Division was made up of 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group.
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211, RENO'S RAIDER. Killed in Action (KIA).
Missing Air Crew Report #4560
Military | Captain | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97081. Ditched, Killed in Action (KIA). His sister Mary was with the 181st Medical Division in England and was killed in a plane crash on 14 June 1944.
PH
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down on 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31495 'Wabbit Twacks.' Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #4561
PH
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Ditched 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31274 'Sea Hag.' Rescued and returned to base. Shot down on 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1768
POW
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Collided with another aircraft 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97239. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Staff Sergeant | Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211, RENO'S RAIDER. Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4560
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Military | Staff Sergeant | Military Occupation Specialty 612 Airplane Armorer/Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. With the help of friendly French Nationals, he evaded capture from 8 May 1944 until 4 July 1944 when he was liberated by advancing American troops.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 10/4/44; 412BS [QW-F]; with G.L.Ferguson force landed RAF Woodbridge 16/8/44; with M.R. Scott force landed Framlingham AFB 24/12/44; 109m, Returned to the USA...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; New Castle 10/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-C] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; sal battle damaged 27/4/44. NEVADA AVENGER.
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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27 September 2014 18:43:06 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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'. |