HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH AIR FORCE

APO 634

 

TARGET ASSIGNMENT

09 MARCH 1945

CHART

REF       

TARGET FORCE   T.O.T. ALTITUDE

1ST AIR DIVISION – FORCE II
1. Kassel: Marshalling Yard

Tank Plant Works I

Tank Plant Works II

Tank Plant Works III

457th, 379th, 381st

& 91st Gps.

384th Gp

351st & 398th Gps

92nd & 305th Gps

)

)

)

)

)

1004

 25,000

2ND AIR DIVISION – FORCE I
2. Munster Marshalling Yard
2nd CW:

389th Gp (3 Sqs)

445th Gp (3 Sqs)

453rd Gp (3 Sqs)

 

)

)

)

  

0950

 

 

22,000

 
3. Osnabruck Marshalling Yard
96th CW:

458th Gp (3 Sqs)

466th Gp (3 Sqs)

467th Gp (4 Sqs)

 

)

)

)

 

0959

 

 

22,000

 
4 Rheine Marshalling Yard
20th CW:

446th Gp (3 Sqs)

448th Gp (3 Sqs)

93rd Gp (3 Sqs)

 

)

)

)

 

 

0954

 

 

 

22,000

 

3RD AIR DIVISION – FORCE III
5

Frankfurt/Ost Marshalling

Yard
 

447th, 94th, 486th &

489th Gps.

 
 
0955
23,000
6

Frankfurt/Main Marshalling

Yard
 

452nd, 388th, 96th &

490th Gps.

 
 
1007
23,000
7 Frankfurt/Heddernheim
 

390th, 100th, & 95th Gps.

 
   

1016

  

23,000

* Composition of Units

1st Air Division – Groups of 36 B-17’s

2nd Air Division – CW of 9 to 10 Sqs of 10 B-24’s

3rd Air Division – Groups of 36 B-17’s

 

[NOTE: T.O.T means “Time On Target”. The original report states 489th BG, but I believe it should be the 487th.]

 

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH AIR FORCE

APO 634

Flight order and Intervals

09 March 1945

FORCE I – 3RD AIR DIVISION to Frankfurt/Ost

447th Gp (4 Sqs): 3 minutes;

486th Gp (4 Sqs): 3 minutes;

452nd Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

 96th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

390th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

 95th Gp (3 Sqs):

 94th Gp (4 Sqs): 3 minutes;

487th Gp (4 Sqs): 3 minutes;

388th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

490th Gp (3 Sqs): 3 minutes;

100th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

Lead group of next following force reaches common point at Dutch coast at same time as the last group of Force I, but 3,000 feet higher.

FORCE II – 1ST AIR DIVISION to Kassel

457th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

379th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

381st Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

 91st Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

305th Gp (3 Sqs).

351st Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

384th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

398th Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

 92nd Gp (3 Sqs): 2 minutes;

Flimsy 161, 09 MAR 45

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