Flynn, Timothy Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Flynn, Timothy Francis ⇗
Rank	Private First Class / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	32782755
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #53 dated 20 July 1943, effective 20 July 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 305th Bomb Group, AAF Station 105, effective 20 March 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 13 April 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	24 July 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 21 July 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 1 October 1943.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 20 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30196⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑30005. Landed away at RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Carried nickles (propaganda leaflets}. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37727⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1031 hrs due to defective bomb racks; bombs were released when bombardier released bomb bay tanks over North Sea. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Stansted, Essex, due to low fuel and #1 engine knocked out by flak. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1010 hrs because engineer was knocked out while fixing the ball turret; when azimuth power switch was released, it caused the turret to swing around and hit the engineer in the head; he was taken to Thrapston Hospital for observation. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3440⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off because of gas leak. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0955 hrs because #3 & #4 engines failed; #1 oil cooler was leaking very badly and the lead was off of sparkplug of #7 cylinder, #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. PFF ship and radio operator (T/Sgt L A Taylor) provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. PFF ship provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF ship provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97543⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. This PFF ship was provided by the 305th BG, with a radar navigator, 1Lt Albert G D'Amico, from the 306th BG. Sortie Report⇗

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