B-17G Aircraft 42-97271 Was Assigned To 99 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 87 Of Them
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Results |
Mission/Sortie Information |
| 96⇗ | 27 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy.
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| 100⇗ | 4 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, lead group, 41st CBW.
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| 102⇗ | 8 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Group lead.
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| -- | 10 May 1944 | Ehrang, Germany, RECALLED | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 105⇗ | 11 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, lead group.
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| 108⇗ | 15 May 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France | Completed Mission |
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| 109⇗ | 19 May 1944 | Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare aircraft 42‑37788.
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| 111⇗ | 21 May 1944 | Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France | Returned To Base | Group B.
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| 113⇗ | 23 May 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑107083.
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| 114⇗ | 24 May 1944 | Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Group.
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| 116⇗ | 27 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Group.
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| 118⇗ | 28 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 | Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland | Completed Mission |
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| 120⇗ | 30 May 1944 | Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 123⇗ | 2 June 1944 | Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France | Completed Mission |
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| 124⇗ | 3 June 1944 | Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France | Completed Mission |
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| 125⇗ | 4 June 1944 | Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France | Completed Mission |
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| 126⇗ | 5 June 1944 | Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France | Completed Mission | Low Group.
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| 127⇗ | 6 June 1944 | Target: Rocket Gun Installation
Type: Military
Location: 'Meuvaines' (actually, 1.3 miles SE of Crépon), France | Completed Mission |
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| 130⇗ | 7 June 1944 | Target: Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France | Completed Mission |
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| 131⇗ | 8 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France | Completed Mission | 41C Wing.
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| 133⇗ | 12 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France | Completed Mission |
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| 134⇗ | 13 June 1944 | Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back over Deenethorpe when #4 engine caught fire and could not be feathered.
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| 136⇗ | 15 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: La Possonnièrre, France | Completed Mission |
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| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 | Target: Athies Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Laon, France | Completed Mission |
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| 138⇗ | 18 June 1944 | Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | 41A Group.
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| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 | Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Group.
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| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Composite High Group.
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| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France | Completed Mission |
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| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 | Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment
Type: Transportation
Location: Sens, France | Completed Mission |
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| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Montdidier, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy, lead group.
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| 150⇗ | 4 July 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France | Completed Mission |
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| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France | Completed Mission | Low group.
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| 153⇗ | 7 July 1944 | Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them.
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| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back due to failure of #2 engine.
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| 158⇗ | 16 July 1944 | Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 | Target: Beautor Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Beautor, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group. Turned back at 0846 hrs due to #2 runaway prop.
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| 160⇗ | 18 July 1944 | Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany | Completed Mission | 41A Group.
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| 163⇗ | 21 July 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 165⇗ | 25 July 1944 | Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France | Completed Mission | Lead Group, High Squadron Lead.
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| 166⇗ | 28 July 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 167⇗ | 29 July 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Beccles, Suffolk, on return due to battle damage.
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| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | High group.
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| 186⇗ | 30 August 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 | Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany | Completed Mission | Returned with #1 feathered.
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| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | B Wing, low group. Did not bomb because unable to see wing lead release bombs.
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| 199⇗ | 26 September 1944 | Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 200⇗ | 27 September 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission | Tail wheel would not extend for landing.
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| 212⇗ | 17 October 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 213⇗ | 18 October 1944 | Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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| 215⇗ | 25 October 1944 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron.
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| 216⇗ | 30 October 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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| 217⇗ | 1 November 1944 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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| 218⇗ | 2 November 1944 | Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron.
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| 221⇗ | 6 November 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 222⇗ | 8 November 1944 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 | Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France | Completed Mission | High Squadron.
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| 227⇗ | 20 November 1944 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group.
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| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 | Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 229⇗ | 25 November 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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| 231⇗ | 27 November 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 232⇗ | 29 November 1944 | Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 233⇗ | 30 November 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 237⇗ | 9 December 1944 | Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 238⇗ | 11 December 1944 | Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 239⇗ | 12 December 1944 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship.
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| 240⇗ | 18 December 1944 | Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 241⇗ | 19 December 1944 | Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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| 242⇗ | 23 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Horham due to weather.
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| 243⇗ | 24 December 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany | Completed Mission | 13F Squadron.
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| 244⇗ | 27 December 1944 | Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron.
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| 246⇗ | 30 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 247⇗ | 31 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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| 248⇗ | 1 January 1945 | Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron.
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| 249⇗ | 2 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 250⇗ | 3 January 1945 | Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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| 251⇗ | 5 January 1945 | Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship.
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| 252⇗ | 7 January 1945 | Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 253⇗ | 8 January 1945 | Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 255⇗ | 15 January 1945 | Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away on Continent at airstrip B-53 (Merville, France) on return, with #3 and #4 engines out.
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| 284⇗ | 9 March 1945 | Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 | Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 287⇗ | 12 March 1945 | Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 288⇗ | 14 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 290⇗ | 17 March 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 291⇗ | 18 March 1945 | Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 292⇗ | 19 March 1945 | Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany | Completed Mission | 41C Group.
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| 293⇗ | 20 March 1945 | Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany | Failed To Return | Lead Squadron. Hit by flak at 1655 hrs in #2 engine during withdrawal; was thrown out of formation to the right and dropped 7000ft; was last seen heading for the deck, apparently under control with no feathered props. Crashed near Ramhausen, Germany (northwest of Hamburg). MACR 13565
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