2nd Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
8th Air Force 527FE
7 August 1944
Official description
Not yet known
Description
Not yet known
Mission details
1. ANDENNE
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
P-47 Fighter Groups took part. Specific units not correlated in source data.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
2. DOULLNS
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Specific units not correlated in source data.
Units
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
3. MONTBARTIER
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
All fighter groups participate. Specific units not correlated in source data. Claims include 0-0-1 on the ground
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
4. MONTDIDIER
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Specific units not correlated in source data.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
5. NANTEUIL
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Specific units not correlated in source data.
Units
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1st Bomb Division
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.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
Service
People
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Donald Muckerman
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Aircraft
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43-37816 GI Miss America
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Grenier 16/6/44; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-H] Chelveston 28/6/44; battle damaged Montbartier, Fr fuel dumps 7/8/44 with S.R. Graves, crew unknown; (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed Bourigny (horse racetrack),... -
44-13715 Little Lady
P-51 Mustang
44-13715 P-51D 55 KI-K "Little Lady".
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:43:13 | 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'. |
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