OPERATIONAL MISSION #118 24 Dec 1944 Loading List |
142 NP 18 Hinze 6 |
616 NA 5 Wallenbrock 5 |
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954 NK 2 Scheopner 4 |
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959 NN 6 Hartsoe 3 |
K21 | 130 PK 44 Ogle-Rex,E 2 |
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073 PF 48 Unger-Newman 1 |
K21 16MM |
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648 NK 9 Riebau 9 |
510 NR 10 Stinson-Scott 8 |
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891 NJ 11 Bacher-Skipp 7 |
K22 | |||||||
4 "F" Group | 998 NE 6 St Clair 12 |
K20 | 001 NB 14 Wiley 11 |
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856 DR 19 Casey |
040 TL 37 Gerhard 10 |
800 NS 1 Dibble |
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595 PM 48 Hall,R 6 |
870 PS 46 Harris 5 |
910 TC 30 Bedard 13 |
820 TT 30 Lang 6 |
928 TS 32 Webber 5 |
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867 PC 41 Belanger 4 |
Stations: Start Eng.: Taxi: Take off: Last time TO: |
0825 0840 0845 0900 |
902 TA 38 McElroy 4 |
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899 NT 7 Shaw 3 |
K21 | 943 PG 50 Hall,E. 2 |
942 TJ 34 Krasemann 3 |
K21 | 894 TM 31 Ellingford 2 |
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002 PA 44 Yochem-Dimel 1 |
K21&K24 Scope |
Spare lead: Spare PFF: Spare (crews): Spares (no crews): |
075 PL 47 K21 16MM |
074 PJ 40 K21 Stroebe-Peck-Miller 1 |
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968 PR 45 Tubbs 9 |
001 DS 25 Tulman 8 |
992 TP 28 Evans 9 |
K20 | 009 TE 33 Snider 8 |
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025 PB 47 Eakin 7 |
K21 | 453 PE 39 Bereman 7 |
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007 PD 46 Estersohn 12 |
K20 | 998 DF 24 Ringler 11 |
931 TH 32 Hunter 12 |
027 TR 27 Ewing 11 |
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925 PT 42 Holdefer 10 |
835 TB 35 Cloud 10 |
K21 | ||||||
945 DK 24 Starrett 13 |
937 TK 29 Santa Anna 13 |
Target | F/O # | Aircraft | Abortions | Battle Damage | Ordnance | Results | Alt (k ft) |
Mission Time |
Position in Combat Wing |
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Airborne | Dispatched | Attacking | Losses | Mech | B/D | Weather | Other | Major | Minor | # | Type | Tons | ||||||||||
M/Y | 526 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 559 159 |
250GP 500IB |
69.8 39.7 |
Poor | 22 | 6th | ||||||
Claims | Casualties | Remarks | ||||||||||||||||||||
De | Da | Pr | K | W | M | Secondary target (Pforzheim M/Y) attacked due to interference at the primary. Hartsoe hit by flak, fell behind the formation. | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 December 1944: The Biggest Mission Flown by the 8th AF
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