445th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY)

 

Mission # 169

 

27 September 1944: Kassel, Germany

 

Aircraft

Type, Model, Series & any special use code

Aircraft AAF

Serial Number

Sqdn

Aircraft radio call letter & Hard-

stand or Runway

AIRCRAFT NAME

Pilot

Remarks

 

700

IS

 

 

B-24H

 

42-95078

 

C+

R-27

 

 

2nd Lt. Robert N. Hansen

 

MACR 9396

Crashed 2km SW of Richelsdorf , Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-50784

 

D+

7

 

 

1st Lt. John E. French

 

Crash-landed on Metz-Frescaty airfield, France

 

B-24JSH

 

42-51547

 

E+

48

 

 

Capt. Web L. Uebelhoer

DEPUTY AIR COMMANDER:

Maj. (?) James M. Graham

DEPUTY LEAD

Returned to Tibenham

 

B-24J

 

42-110022

 

F+

R-27

 

Probably named

PATCHES

 

1st Lt. Raphael E. Carrow

 

MACR 9399

Crashed at Iba, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-94810

 

J+

R-27

 

TERRIBLE TERRY’S TERROR

 

1st Lt. William F. Hunter

 

Crash-landed at Willems, about 12km E of Lille, France

 

B-24J

 

44-10497

_

P+

2A

 

 

 

1st Lt. Ralph H. Pearson

 

MACR 9384

Crashed at Lauchröden, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-95128

 

R+

51

 

BONNIE VEE

 

2nd Lt. William S. Bruce

 

MACR 9397

Crashed 1km W of Richelsdorf, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-95210

_

U+

R-27

 

 

1st Lt. Raymond V. Heitz

 

Crash-landed about 15 miles E of Brussels, Belgium

 

701

MK

 

 

B-24J

 

42-50855

_

A+

40

 

 

2nd Lt. William R. Dewey

 

Force-landed on return battle-damaged at Manston emergency field, Kent, where it was repaired.

 

 

B-24H

 

42-94921

_

B+

44

 

TAHELENBAK

 

Lt. D.C. McClelland

 

Returned early – engine knocked out by flak just before the target and could not keep up with the formation

 

 

B-24J

 

44-40294

_

C+

39

 

SLOSSIE

 

Lt. Keith L. Frost

 

Aborted

 

B-24J

 

42-50710

_

E+

36

Probably named

MARIA-LUPINE

 

Lt. D.W. Smith

 

Returned to Tibenham

 

B-24H

 

42-51105

 

O+

36

 

SWEETEST ROSE OF TEXAS

 

1st Lt. Paul Swofford

 

Returned to Tibenham

 

B-24H

 

41-28922

 

Q+

34

 

Possibly TEXAS ROSE but there might be confusion with O+ (42-51105 above)

 

2nd Lt. Palmer M. Bruland

MACR 9386

Crashed SE of Giesen am Schiffenberg, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-50579

 

R+

45

 

LITTLE AUDREY

 

2nd Lt. Donald H. Reynolds

 

MACR 9761

Crashed 2.5km E of Polch and 18km SW of Koblenz, Germany

 

 

B-24H

 

42-94939

 

S+

35A

 

HEAVENLY “BABE”

 

Lt. Wilkins

 

Aborted

 

B-24H

 

42-94863

 

T+

40

 

OLE BALDY

 

2nd Lt. William F. Golden

MACR 9395

Crashed 2km S of Cornberg, Germany.

 

B-24J

 

44-10490

 

Z+

39

 

BIG JANE

 

1st Lt. Edgar N. Walther

 

MACR 9383

Crashed at Lauchröden, Germany

 

702

WV

 

 

B-24H

 

41-29542

_

A

31A

 

 

 

2nd Lt. Howard A. Jones

MACR 9570

Crashed 1km E of Döringsdorf, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-50340

_

B

31

 

 

2nd Lt. Herbert Potts

MACR 9589

Crashed 1km NE of Archfeld, Germany

 

B-24J

 

44-10511

_

C

33A

 

 

1st Lt. James W. Schaen

MACR 9385

Crashed 3.5km NW of Gerstungen, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-110073

 

O

28

 

 

2nd Lt. Andrew G. Seeds

(703rd Sq)

MACR 9400

Crashed 1.8km SW of Lauchröden, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-100308

 

Q

21

 

OUR GAL

 

2nd Lt. Leslie E. Warman

 

MACR 9763

Crashed 5m NW of Gerstungen, near Berlitzgrube, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-50324

 

S

23

 

EILEEN

 

1st Lt. Donald E. Brent

MACR 9388

Crashed 2.5km SE of Ulfen, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-100331

 

U

30

 

PERCY

 

1st Lt. Stanley E. Krivik

 

Crash-landed on return (a) just off the Tibenham base, (b) at Old Buckenham or (c) at Snetterton

 

 

B-24H

 

42-50321

 

V

25

 

FORT WORTH MAID

 

1st Lt. Karl J. Sollien

MACR 9911

Crashed 1.5km W of Herleshausen, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-50961

 

W

22

 

 

1st Lt. Reginald R. Miner

MACR 9571

Crashed at Grebenau (Vogelsbergkreis), 13 miles SW of Bad Hersfeldand 56 mi SSW of Kassel

 

B-24H

 

42-50383

 

X

32

 

KING KONG

 

1st Lt. James C. Baynham

MACR 9390

Crashed 2km NE of Braunhausen, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-51287

 

Y

29

 

 

1st Lt. Myron H. Donald

MACR 9391

Crashed 1km NE of Nesselröden, Germany

 

703

RN

 

 

B-24J

 

42-109789

 

A

12

 

MAIRZY DOATS

 

1st Lt. Edward F. Hautman

 

MACR 9398

Crashed 1.5km SW of Bassenheim and 11km W of Koblenz, Germany

 

 

B-24J

 

42-50811

 

E

18

 

 

PATTY GIRL

 

1st Lt. Cecil J. Isom

 

Returned to Tibenham

 

B-24J

 

42-51549

 

G

13

 

 

1st Lt. Jackson C. Mercer

 

Force-landed on return battle-damaged at Manston emergency field, Kent, where it was repaired.

 

 

B-24JSH

 

42-51541

 

H

17

 

 

Capt. John H. Chilton

AIR COMMANDER:

Maj. Donald W. McCoy (CO 700th Sq)

LEAD

MACR 9394

Crashed 1.8km E of Friedlos, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-51342

 

I

14

 

FRIDGET BRIDGET or FRIGID BRIGIT

 

1st Lt. Joseph E. Johnson

MACR 9392

Crashed 1km N of Breitau, Germany

 

B-24J

 

42-51355

 

K

19

 

 

 

2nd Lt. Roy E. Bolin

MACR 9393

Crashed 6km NW of Eisenach, Germany

 

B-24H

 

41-29579

_

N

10

 

CLAY PIDGEON

 

1st Lt. Oliver B. Elder

MACR 9387

Crashed 1km SW of Lindenau, Germany

 

B-24J

 

44-40250

_

O

19

 

 

 

Lt. Rene J. Schneider

 

Aborted before take-off – ran off the ramp resulting in a cut tyre

 

B-24J

 

42-51532

_

P

15

 

HOT ROCK

 

1st Lt. William J. Mowat

MACR 9572

Crashed 1.5km N of Honebach, Germany

 

B-24H

 

42-51080

_

U

20

 

 

 

1st Lt. Richard A. Fromm

MACR 9762

Crashed 400m S of Hessisch Lichtenau- Reichenbach, Germany.

 

4 aborted

25 went down over Germany

2 crashed or crash-landed in France and were salvaged

1 crash-landed in Belgium and was salvaged

1 crashed near Tibenham, at Old Buckenham or at Snetterton and was salvaged

2 force-landed battle-damaged at Manston, Kent, and were repaired

4 returned to Tibenham

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Compiled by Tom Brittan January 2008

Revised April 2009