Narrative - Official Air Force Mission Description
| Mission 674: 552 bombers and 514 fighters are dispatched to hit targets in Germany; they claim 18-3-1 aircraft; 3 bombers and 5 fighters are lost:
1. Weather prevents the 290 B-24s dispatched to hit the primaries at Vechta, Achmer, Rheine and Varrelbusch; PFF means were used to hit the secondary, the marshaling yard at Osnabruck (267); 5 others hit Diepholz Airfield, a target of opportunity; 2 B-24s are lost and 67 damaged; 19 airmen are MIA. Escort is provided by 210 P-47s and P-51s; they claim 1-1-0 aircraft in the air.
2. 262 B-17s are dispatched to aviation industries at Bremen (267) bombing visually; 1 other hits a target of opportunity; 1 B-17 is lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 59 damaged. 7 airmen are KIA, 1 WIA and 9 MIA. Escort is provided by 273 P-47s and P-51s; they claim 17-2-1 aircraft; 5 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA).
Mission 675: 8 aircraft are dispatched to drop leaflets in the Netherlands, France and Germany during the night; 2 B-24s are lost. | |
| Source: THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History, |
Mission Reports
| 392nd Bomb Group Mission Report | source: 392nd Bomb Group web page http://www.b24.net/missions/ | | 44BG Mission Report - Achmer was the Primary (visual) and Osnabruck M/Y the Secondary if PFF. The 44th flew a split formation with the first squadron being high right on the 392nd BG and the second squadron was high right on the 491st. Six of the 67th ships bombed the Secondary with Lt. Honmyhr leading the high right squadron. Their results were poor because of personnel error and bombs were six miles west of the MPI. The first squadron's results were unobserved because of the bomb smoke, but bombs were seen to drop in the target area. There were no enemy A/C and flak was moderate and inaccurate. Fighter support was good - the Group incurred no losses. Lt. Appelin adds: "Getting cold as hell. Strike photos show steam from train on viaduct going across viaduct unmolested. Neat miss." A/C returned to base at 1400 hours. | source: 44th Bomb Group web page http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg | | 445BG Mission Report - Target: Vechta, Germany - Osnabruck, Germany - German Airdrome - Railroad Marshalling Yard. A/C Took Off: 32. A/C Bombed Target: 0 - 30. A/C Lost: 0 | source: 445th Bomb Group http://445bg.org | 446th Bomb Group Mission Report
Osnabruk 29 planes hit the marshalling yards with unobserved results. | source: 446th Bomb Group www.446bg.com |
Non-Combat Accident Reports
Aircraft: B-17G (#42-39973).
Organization: 730BS / 452BG of Deopham Green, Norfolk.
Pilot: Miller, William J.
Notes: killed in a crash.
Location: Ingham/ 2mi W England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 5
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#43-37717).
Organization: 545BS / 384BG of Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire.
Pilot: Holmes, George W.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Grafton Underwood England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-17G (#43-38052).
Organization: 366BS / 305BG of Chelveston, Northamptonshire.
Pilot: Konysky, Henry R.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Chelveston, Northamptonshire England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: B-24H (#42-94965).
Organization: 409BS / 93BG of Hardwick, Norfolk.
Pilot: McGuire, Edward L Jr.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Hardwick, Norfolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51D (#44-14322).
Organization: 385FS / 364FG of Honington, Suffolk.
Pilot: Jones, Alma R.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Honington, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ | Aircraft: P-51D5NT (#44-11160).
Organization: 350FS / 353FG of Raydon, Suffolk.
Pilot: Larsen, Carl A.
Notes: landing accident.
Location: Raydon, Suffolk England.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3
source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ |
Mission "8th AF 674"
Airfield and marshalling yard
October 12, 1944Primary source for mission statistics: Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman | | | Aircraft
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KIA-WIA-MIA | Notes | | 552 | 511 | 1333.4 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-1-126 | 7-1-28 | 452BG aircraft crashes Coates | | Mission Targets Click blue links for maps, photos and other documents. This will open a new tab in your browser | |
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KIA-WIA-MIA | Notes | | 514 | 483 | 0.0 | 18-3-1 | 0-0-0 | 5-0-0 | 0-0-5 | | | Mission Targets Click blue links for maps, photos and other documents. This will open a new tab in your browser | |
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