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UISSION No. Date~ 2~ FEB. 45

GER.

TABLE OF COTT TEN 'IS

I. MISSION SUT 'NP.RY REPORT

A. Na rra tive of Hission (vrith Supplementary Dnta)

B. Forma tion She8ts (On 'fuke off nnd ove r Target)

c. Lend Naviga tors Nnrrn. tive .

D. Ler,d Unvigators Log.

E. Trnck Cha rt.

I II. SXA.TISTICAi Sm.1HI\RY OF OPERLT IONS

A. Statistics of Units Pa rticipating.

B. St-<1.tistics of Bombing Run (Y:'DAG Form 12E Modified)

c. Co~unic2tions Report.

(l) llnvigationnl Aids Us ed.

(2) Equipment Fa ilure s.

D. Flak Report.

DECJt~lfiED PER . BY , NARA

401ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP (B)

REPOR T OF OPERATIONAL

DAY

KISS I ON =If !.!,! Date 23 bruary 1945

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l. BA ffiERG, GER ' NY

2. Co i tments: Th.e 40lst Group furnis ed the complete 36 A/C 94th nett

Group . TWo P•F A/C were included in the lead squadron and one in e ch of the ot1er two squadrons . A spare accompanied e ch formation .

1. OTTI GEli, GER1 TY ( T. of 0)

2. a . Group Leader : jor R. J . (Turk)

Lead Navigator: 1 t Lt. A. L. CONE (Thorpe- 0)

Le d Bombardier: 1st Lt. • L. OORE

tra Javigator: Capt. C. • s_.LL""RH

b. ~ Sqdn Leader: lst Lt. c. • UT'I"R

Lead Iavigator: ls t Lt. E. DA T (Good.m.n ,MO)

Lead Bo hardier: lst Lt. J . F. HOPE

c. High Sqdn La der: 1st Lt . J . • , GOLDRICK

Lead vi gator: 1st Lt. L. G. LEIS (Peterson- 0)

Lead Bombatdier: 1st Lt. G. • PE K

3. Flight Over England i

a . Takeoff:

Takeoff s normal and accomplished as brief d .

b. Sguadron~ Group Assemblies :

Ass bly altitdue was raised 1000' which caused the assembly to be slow. It was decided to hold the Group until 0843 and then go direct to CP . 1. The group was complete and in good formation on departure.

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MISSION SU . RY REPORT (Cont)

:S. c. Rout OTer England:

"A' and "B" Groups decided on the same plan as "C" group so ing assembly was .made on the line to GP #I. Wing assembly was very good.

4. Attack:

a. . Flight ~ Target:

Th route was flown as briefed to the IP . As the whole area was over­cast 1 t was decided to bo::1b the pri ary PF • Eh1 Due ·eye ed reported the area to th [ 01 th to he ope the plan was changed a d the Group fle direct to the cle r ar a wh r a taarget of opportunity was bombed .

b . Bombing Run:

Lead Sq a

Low Sq:

High Sq:

Buckeye oalled us just after e turned orr th br· efcd IP and told us the weather s cle r further along the route, and aivised us to ick up a T.O. there, so we abandoned our P F run on the Pri ry and proceeded to look for a T.O. e picked up the town of eizenburg and a rted a run on it but h lf way down we aa: another group hit it so we 1 ooked for another target and p•ilk•d up Ottingen. e aw th t so P-One els hit the center of to~ ao the bombardier aimed at the road bridge. over the river, just East of the town. 11 shins sal voed . '!he E E worked okay . Bomb strikes covered the Aiming oi t with excellent results~

e fol lewed in trail of the 1 d squadro • The banbardier saw a small n r3h llin yard jilst p st the town nd imed t that. He hit the •·ards but the for ti on•s rather loose, scattering the pattern around so ewhat , hut there were many a r kes ih t~6, rds nd ll h tracks leading in and out of the yard . All ships Bt'll voed . 'l'he AFGB w okay.

e e in ju t behi d the Le~d and Low squadrons. The bombardier saw the two brid:;es over the river just short or "' e town. I picked out the railr od bridg on the left for hi i ·nb point. Strikes ell in a loose pnttern but covered the brid e and the tracks le din up ·to the bridge on either side·. All ships salvoed . he AFC• worked okay.

4:. c . Flight .From Target:

Flight tro target w s aa briefed .

d. eturn to Base:

Buckeye Red and Gyole Relay recommended the altitude on return aa 10,000'-let ing down in the channel to 6 . 000' and returning to base in a clea r level. olin oloud s encountered ne r England nnd a f rontal penetration was made r turning to aso. Five A/G fo•md it advis ble to land on continent. two returning next day.

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li!SSION S RY REPORT (Cont ----4. e. eather:

eather on reaching the contin~ was described as 10/lOths to South SW of urnbott• From this point it became clear and over target was CAW, continuing clear on route back. 1m/loth cloud was encountered over the channel and over .ngland.

f. hter Support:

Excellent. Rendezvous was made with the 20th Group and close support was given throughout the flight.

g. Canments on 'or .at ion:

h.

Group formation was excellent throughout the mission. The low nd hi~h squadrons had rather loose formations on bomb run.

That weat r on return be de thourghly scouted a d that reliable instructions be given by Cycle R.,lay befor reaching th channi.

5, ft Not Attackings

/C 43-38607 - o Credit. Returned early because top turret gunrLer was suffer­ing from intense stor:lAch pains. A/C stayed up but pains kept getting more seveee on gunner. (Pereonnel)

6. Enemy Op.osition:

No air opposition was seen or encountered. (See Flak Report for flak)

7. Battle Damage:

ltone.

9. Cavual ties:

Hone.

9. Statistical Summs.ry2.£ Op rations:. (ueeattaohed form)

10. Disposition of Bombs:

a • . Obser t ions:

Lead Squaaron: Domb strikes were seen to hit the aimi ng point and ~trike photo indicate excellent r sults.

Low Squadron: Because of loose formation th pattern s scattered but there ere Aany strikes on the marshalling yards and lines leading

to it.

High SquadrOn: Bomb strikes fell in a loose pa tte but covered the bridge d the trac s le dir~g up to it on either side.

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10. Bombing~; (cont)

b. Diapoai ti.on ot Bo ba:

Lead SqdnJ

Low Sqdn:

High Sqdn:

12 Scheduled A/C EET and attacked a target of opporuttnity, dro ing 93 X 500/i RDX and ~9 :1 600/1= GP bombs. The spar re­turned 3 RDX and 9 GP bo bs to base.

All 12 Shoeduled A/C EET and attacked a target of opportunity, dropping 79 X 50ojjRDX and 64 X 560l' GP bombs. Spare A/C returned its 1 X1 s to base.

12 A/C T and attacked target s of opryortunity. 11 A/C attacked Ottingen dro ping 77 X 500/,' RDX and 54 X 5()()/j GP bombs. A/C

941 encountered release trouble and d opped 12 X 50af GP'a on large highway at 4855-l022:g. Aborting AfC f60'1 returned 12 X 500/I GP bombs to base.

C. Tabular _s __ ry~ 5!.£. Di sposi ti o_ of Bo bs:

Aircraft Over Bomb- um-Target ing ber

in Bo fall (T. of~) 35 35 249 Otting en 167

ize

50 500/f

Bombs

Type

RD GP .

:fusing Nose Taile

1/10 1/40 1/10 1/40

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Total Bo b on Targets

Other Expe ditures

Bombs Returned

Total (Loaded on A/C laki g ff)

Lt. Lost Aircraft:

249 179

27 9

276 188

RDX Qp

RD GP

RDX GP

l/10 1/40 1/lO 1/40

-1/10 1/40 1/10 1/40

1/10 l/40 1/10 1/40

(A/C 42-97931, 614th Sq, 1 ded on contineat-returned following day) (A/C 44-6588, 613th Sq., la don continent) (A/C 42-31730, 615th Sq., landed on contine~) (A/C 43-38565, 614th Sq •• landed on conti ent) (A/C 43-37706, 613th Sq., lande~ on continent-retuned follo~ing day)

Subrai tted by:

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KEN • D UBLE Captain, Air Corps Statistical Officer

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Office of the Navi3ation Officer

Dat~ • 19115

SU~JGCT: Lead Naviga tor's Narrative of ~aid on • aem.y .

TO Commanding Officer , 40lst _ oTJJbardment '}roup (H), A..~.: o 557 , U . S . Army .

1. Fli j ht plan and Lo3 attached . 2 . Tra ck chart atta ched . 3 . Narrative :

h ours . 08 hours on co t -.ore

c . ding assembly was com pleted at hours at d . .c tOute over ..i:n0land was (not) flo1.-m as briefed .

ot a to 1 ..pu .. t

e . ~1ethods of navigati ::m over ..i:ngland . • to, •

f . Jivisi·:Jn for:~'la tion was joined at opo 3 · r . ~ . was (not) as briefed.

i 'ri 1cm, a1. ao Gro 1 Lea r

h. Methods of navi;ati:Jn to t he I.~. • Jaay, •• ot._

i . "-' om b run .

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I . ~ . was (~ as briefed . -aawra. ~D-.""·- 11

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n . Tce thods of n avl3a tion :::m r eturn route .

o . .Hnds aloft ,r~t:J f~l, · ~~1*l v ~1~b t o t he :formation' . p . ? i s hter rende zvous~re L) as briefed .

q . ~ e rform an ce of e quit)]n en t .

( l) ~1ic l;:ey ( 2 ) Gee ood ( 3 ) rtad i o Cc , JassOOod ( 4 ) Fluxg a t e Cood ( 5) Ot h er equi;nn endqod

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Office of the Navi3ation Officer

Dat~ __ 2='~~·~l~S*~5 __ __

TO Comm anding Officer , 40ls t _ ornbardmen t J.roup ( H), A.!.;O 557 , U. S . Army.

1. FliJht plan and Lo3 attached. 2 . Trac~ chart attached. 3. Narrative:

e . ~Tethods of na.vig.s.ti::m over ...illQ:land . • •

f . Jivision fo r·,c.t ion was joined at 0 hrs. at 3 · Jli3ht to I. : . was (not) as briefed .

Aftel' IP Dina alii Group I.-4aee-r aout of :b • ·

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h. tl ethods of no.v i3a ti ::m to t he I. .l. •

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• HEADQUA~\.TEii.S

FOU~~ HUN ·} .,.2:; ) FEtGT _ ov __ A l)ll~illT T J-_,.,QU .._' (H) Offi ce of the Navi: ation Officer B1 •

Dat~ 23 Jib. 1915

SU~J:2CT: Lead Naviga tor 's Narrative of ~aid on ottmpa, Gel'mMia)

TO Commanding Off icer, 40ls t _ OlJlbardment 'J.roup (H), A.1:o 557, U. S. Arm y.

1. Flisht plan a nd Los atta ch ed . 2. Tra c~ chart atta ched. 3. Narrative:

a . T/0 at ~OO h ours. 0 . Grou~ f-o~r&•,~e~d--a~t-- hours on

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hours at briefed. SI8I24H

cotte are 4 ir ot o Sx.to • -~·NIDlbly.

e. ~1ethods of navigati on ove r Jne;land.

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t i'f'l icm Qrou 1 I a 14 bars.

h. Meth ods of navis ati on to t he I. r . . ..,.. • L .;.; 9mb run .

(1) Actual I . ~ . was (not) as briefed.

(2) ( 3) ( 4) ( 5) ( 6) (7)

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n. T' ethods of n av i 3ation :m re t urn route.

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METHOD OF ATTACK --~r~n~d~i-v~i~d-u-a~l--F~~r~ig~. h.-c~S~q~u~~~dr~o~n--~G~r~o~u~p~~~~~in~g---------------------,. -

NUUBI:m A/C n; GROUP 1 COMPOSITE GROUP ------------------------- -----------------

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;'i .D.A.G.FORM 12 E. JAodified 1-9-44 40lst BG APO 557

COMBAT BOliiBILG FLIGHT RECORD

BOMBARDIER DATE

PILOT TAKE OFF

NAVIGATOR ill RPLANE

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OBJECTIVE (MPI)

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COMBAT B011BH:G FLIGHT RECORD

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Dr -J~~~:- i . 401ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)

Office of the Communications Officer AAF Sta 128, APO 557

Reference Field Order 23 FEBRUARY

SUBJECT: Communications Report, Operational Mission No 213 · •

TO Commanding Officer, 40lst Bomb Gp (H), AAF Sta 128, APO 557.

1.

1. 2. 3. 4. · 5.

SECTI ON ONE - USE OF RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

Radio Beacons U:Jdd: 2. MF/DF Fixes SplasneT"S- 0 3. HF/DF Bearings Fixed Beacons 0 4. VHF/DF Homings Bunchers, England ~~ 5. Distress Action Bunchers, Continent 6. Total A/C using Gee

1. 2. 3.

SECTION TWO - USE OF PFF

H2X Iv1icro-H Total A/C dispatched ~ Total A/C over t a rget Total s 0ts usable for bombing

SECTION THREE - USE OF RCM

l. Total A/C us ing C:trpe t 2. Tota l A/C r e leasing Chaff 3. Total number of uni ts released

35

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SECTION FOUR - ACTUAL DEFICIENCIES BY EQUIPMENT

Interphone 1 6. Gee VHF 1 7. H2X, ~--Compass 0 8. Carpet Liaioon 0 9. IFF Command 0 10. SCS-51

SECTION FIVE - R~~~RKS

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Office of the Operations Officer

SUBJECT: Loading List

TO a Operations Officer, 401 Bomb Group (H), AAF,

Y._c -i2 ... 106992 p Roadman, Julian lst Lto CP . Compton, Henry W ~ 2nd Lt,. N Knuese, Robert Ho 2nd Lt .. B ndtlock, James P 2nd Lto RO Elchisak, Alfred T/Sgt 9

TTG Landers, John A T/Sgto BTG Hall, Eugene H~~> s/sgto TG Woods, Donald s. s/sgt. WG Hill, Earle R~, Jr6 sjsgt., A/C 42 ... 107039 }I Schliemann, Donald Mo lst Lto CP Meyrowitz, Irving 2nd Lt.:. N Schneck, David 2nd Lto B Swatosh, Kenneth Ju 2nd Lto RO Pendley, Gar land Eo T/Sgto TTG Kelly~ John C T/Sgto BTG Eames..~ Duane H.llo s/sgto TG Madden.. Ted HQ SjSgto \VG Zabel, Bruce Ho S/Sgtv A/_C 42-102398 p Jones, Dale G lst Ltc CP Siepak, Stanley J 2nd Lto N Wishnoff, Aaron 2nd Lto B Moran.P Robert Eo 2nd Lto RO Madrzky, Chester P. T/Sgt., TTG Serafino~ Ernest Ao T/Sgt. BTG Rogers.~ Charles Go s/sgt~ lim TG Waiters, Kenneth Oo s/sgto WG Wallace, Robert Wo S/Sgto A/C 43-38637 p Long, Robert L~a lst Lt. CP attersom, Stuart Eo F/0 N Crick~ Lawrence Ao 2nd Lt. B Watson, Reynolds S4 2nd Lt. RO York, Dennis A~ T/Sgto TTG Hovezak, Nenry T/Sgto BTG Cherubini.P Peter Jo s/sgt. TG Iles 1 EEl" l Lo s/sgt. WG Willick, Edward Lo Cplo

A/_C 43..o38607 p Lovell k 0 2nd LtQ

rr/ rant, John M 2nd Lto Price~ George B• 2nd Lt. Phinney, Roderict T., 2nd Lt.

RO Stevens, Edgar M. ,s.g~.

TTG K..'llower, Ru:::.s 11 • Sgt,.

23qd February 1945 Mission No11 212

Station #1281 APO #557~

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A/042-31691 p CP N B RO TTG BTG 1JG \VG

Ajc 43 ... 38788 p

CP N B RO TTG BTG TG WG

A/C 43 ... 37628 p CP N B RO TTG BTG TG WG

(Cont'd) Balfe, James Broadbooks1 Ray Martineau~ Emile R•

Holt, Howard Lo Gailey~ Ivqn Lo Lively, Co'j L. Klapo,7,. Benjamin Hunt, Ray Do Huston~ Cecil Ao Chapman, Carl Wa Crosson, James J.,, Jr., Guin, Frederick DP

C~pbell~ Charles Jo Foy, Phillip w. Grua...'lm, David B., Emer~r, Robert Io Feo, Gene Mo, Jr. Nartes, Charles F0

Sullivan, Earl Jr4 Dalton, Charles Ko ~urrayi Howard Mo

Bloetscher, lJldrew Fa McElvain, \"filbert He Threlkeld, Mercer Lo McMahon, :John F Kobinsky, Charles J,., Richards, Carl R. Green, John Jo Skaggs, Irl Ro Giles, Otho Uo

Howard, Louis Fo McBe~n, George III Wilde, Earl R. Rossok~ Y~chael R~

Carson, Edward Mo­Corbo, Frank Jr. Ford, Billie M~ McQuiston.P George Eo Taylor, Charles Fo

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2nd Lto 2nd Lto F/0 S/Sgto 'S/Sgt., T/Sgto s/sgto s/sgt, Gst9

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