| Name | Hosmer, Richard Clyde ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 11094688 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
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| Duty | Tail Gunner / Togglier |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 8 December 1944 |
| Results | Completed Combat Tour |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Corcoran, John Joseph⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Wise, Joseph William⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Schmalzried, George Frederick⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Murphy, David Williams⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Bowles, Charles Percy⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Hailey, Harold Charles⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Tenborg, George Laurence⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Hosmer, Richard Clyde | Tail Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Leonard, Frank Valentine⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Slife, Harry Frances⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Released 25 parcels of G-27 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) and six 500-pound general-purpose bombs on the target. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31871⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. 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 |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because of excessive vibrations and loss of power in #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 99⇗ | 1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102548⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0856 hrs because left waist gunner became ill. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 104⇗ | 9 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 117⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Group, original Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 0952 hrs due to illness of tail gunner. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 122⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Togglier | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit M Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Togglier | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Togglier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Togglier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Group. Turned back over England because they could not find the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Togglier | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Togglier | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Togglier | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Togglier | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102500⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead group. Turned back due to a crewman's serious illness; replaced crewman and took off, but could not catch up with formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low group Sortie Report⇗ |
| 201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare, 41st Bomb Wing A group; joined formation. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |