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. nrTOPS SU'll1M.ARY NO.: 1.75 :

PERIOD: 0001 '1ours 22 October 1944- to 24-00 hours 22 October 1941+•

A. STATISTICS

M_issions Disp. Sorties Atkg • .Im.~ ,9;Uj._m "JU.AM liL.'[ ~ Totals_

Heo.vy Bomber AtkGe 5· ll3lf 1097 1076 3028 .. 8 Q...-0..0 0 0 4 0 · q..

Fighter Escort

F~ ter 'sweeps

Fighter Bombing

Photo Recon.

Weather l"toaon.

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Tota!s 50 1982 1881 1076 3028.B 0-'0-0 O O . 8 O 8 -1' · 16 spares; l~ ~ed •

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~· Bomber &ttacks ' .

T\vcnty-five combat wings ('758 B-17s1 373 B-24£? ·- lJJl a/o) dispatched ~ains t M/Ys a. t 'Hamm and Munster 1 Itlili tarjr vehicle pl~ ts at Hnnnovc::c and :'3runs­Wiok, Munster A/F• Support by fifteen fighter groups. Five primary tu.rgets_ Bombing on PFF, 1076 a/c dropped :3028.8 tons ~ on four assi~ed. targets und eleven T/Os.a No e/a. sighted by bomboro. Cla.:!ms& nil. Losses: four ~:ps to accident.

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Ten combat wings (379 B-17s) dispatched against twe MT Dlld Ji:FV' 1'1ants at Brunswick and Hannover. 360 a/o dropped 52~. 7 tans GP.1 539• 7 tou.s m - totul 1059•4.· tons - on both prima.rief> und thrco T/Os fran 24,.300 - .3.9_,000 fuut 'Lt 1434 - J.4.55 hours. All bombing on PFF• ~c.'4'l~ts. droppoP, on Brun5·.-r.i.ak1 Hnnnovor •

• Wcai;h~r: .. 10(10 aloud; ever both targets •. J!ll~: • m~:i:-... eo.r ~o moder[.!, to, i21~0CL1·1·n.tc o.t Brunsm.clc1 Hnnnqvor • . ~.i.ttlc d.amag~& ·l.5 niinor, one 'W:l.jOfi! E/r· .. oppor.;ition:

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nil, No sightings reported.,, Claims: nil. Losses: four ;B-17s (trio collidccl over North Sen., tv10 wor ba.::;e on return)•

to accidents'

Fighter Support: cieht. eroups (JJ+7 P-47s, 269 P-51:.> - li.J.6 o/o) dis­patchcdo Up 1122 ... 12001 down .1625 - lG4.B hours. 319 sorties flm11i.:. :Missions uneventful, with no e/a sightcdo South of Hr..nnwol." faro P-h7 .:'lir;hts ntr:-i.fod u/i · with dtUlID\Y He-llls on ito Claims: nil. Lo::wc~: one P-51 crrir.;lie:d on takc .. off.

Details of bomber atfo.ck as f'ollovrsz

fle.signed Ta.rgots

Brunsvr.i.ck/Bus oing Hannwcr,AinnOIIll'1g.

~- Targets

.J3icloi\:ld 2 u/i T/Os

Second Force

Dis@~9i! ~t~'1.Cl".ing

156 148 223 171

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12._rmn.&~· Rc::mlts ---GP IB - ... -218 216.7 Unobserved 2.li-9· 2. 2520.5 Unobs0rved

52.5 52.5 Unobsorircd 9 0 9 0 Unobserved •. ,c, 1

520.7 530.7

Five canbo.t wings Cm B-24s) dispatched against Harrun pr/Y. .353 n./o ·dropped 65.3o5 tons m..,; 322 tons IB - totrL1 975.5 tons - en H:ilml by Pl!1l!1 from 22 .• 000 - 26,, 000 feet !Lt 1426 - :WrO hours. Ler'.flnts droiipcd on H.:.mm~ 10/10 U'"l.~orcast over continent. Fln.k:_.mcagc·1' to m'29:.,crn.to, im~ccu.r:.1.te attn.red,. · B'l·~i;lu dam:1got 29 rrdnor, one mr.1.jor. E/<:L opposition: nil; no ~ieM:ings. al.aims: nil. ' IIOssor,t nil. - · ' ·

Fie}lter Support: f'c1ur groups (212 P-5ls) disr>rd~chcd~ Up 1155 - 1209 hours, dm.n 1615 - 1655 hours. 196 zortics flO'iJlle B/:1. oppo:.dtioru nil; one jet ajc sightod at 301 000 feet n.t N'ordwac'.111 hon.clinr; northe' Ono £~roU:p ~tr~ .. J'cd transportr~ ticin tnrgcts. E/a aln.ims: nil. Losses: tvro P-5lz or.'.'l.sh-l:mU.cde

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D.isnl\ t ch.£.Yi ·1.;. tt'.~c}drur. .12nnP:L~ ;accult.l:l ~. :rn -

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Tcm oombn.t wings (379 B-l7s) dispatched against M/Y. ::ind A/F ut Mtmstcr • .363 a/o dropped 653.6 tons GP1 .340•.3 ·tons IB .. tot·J. 993.9 tons - ·on Mun~·~or 1 .. :/Y by PFF, und eigl}t '1'/0s, from 251 000 - 281000. feet n.t J..480 - 150.6 hours. Lc.nfi. :lets ?ropped at· 14unster Dllcl. Cozfe;ld. Vleu.thcr: 10/10 undcrcn:::t at prin1Dry ·•

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tOpO. 6,ooo ·_:a,ooo :t;e·et. .:Fl~' meag~r, .inacctµ"O.~e at target. r Ilntt:I:~ damage: · 13 minoro Efo. oppooitium nil; no sightings. m~;.: n;lo . LOss~s: · nil •. _____ ..;_.-,.;:..;;..--..· -- . . . . .

E'ightor Support: three gronps (157 p .. 51s) di~patched• .UP 1225 - 124-3 hours, down 1625 - 1654- hours. J47 sorties. :Missiens >uneventful, with no e/a .

... sightedo CXLa.iLIS: ??-il• I,,fJs_acs: nil~

DetG.ils of banber a. ttack as :f'ollows:

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Munster 1~V! Muns t~r/tocldenhoide ·

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6. Wcr.:.ther Rcc.cnno.issnnce -Tm.:o·~r;.nine a/a (33 P...5ls, :four J31.24s~ two Mosqu±toes) dispatch~d..

B-248 COr.lJ?'.:l.o'!.od rL'utin0 o-Jo1·sea missiO"'l~, Mosquitoes obt .. 1:b.ed vrcather inf'ol.1lla­tion OVt)r B~'.!..giu'll., <oorr~rr.l ~n:1:m3.,, ~;1er.·ey-ninc sorties by P-5lo scouting bomboi· targets.. Lo~sos: . . one P...51 ('..r'J.sh-landed m Hellen.a, pilot safu1

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mecber of B-17, • c:rnsh~d in .North Sea, "picked up by lt.ur;ich, 8p6ttcrse Lossesr niI. · ·

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sions. Fifteen a/o (12 P-5ls, trro P-J+7s~· ·On~ .. B-17) c~letcid radio relr.1y min-Losses: nil. . .

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Bad weather over. Gcxm.'lny vro.s prob'..1.bly instrumcnt:.!l in tod'.lyta .cor.tpJlote lack of opposition to atto.cks cm Hrmovcr1 Brunswick, 1.!unstor ond ID'inF.le fur.1b­erp r~~ortc,1 po sightings, £lllc.l the only sighting by i'iL~1ters vms of one prob• nbJ.e JEit e/n oy o. group cnoorting the seCCll1d force, :itt'loldng Hnrnm·• This wns seen· near 1Torclvnl.al at 30, 000 feet heading north.

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Crews repar tcd that use of dia.fi' on todoy' s opera ti on . wna ~ppa:i;~n tly very effective. Thero \70ro no losses to f'lnk, and out of 1097· bcmber i::ortiuo, tm> n./o. suffered mujor battle dnmae;e, f.1.11.d 57 ~or fuun::ige, Flnk expcl'ienccd P.s f ollor1s:: · · ..

Brunswick - ·meager to mcderate, :inaccurate H::umovor - meager to moc.lcratc, ine.ccurate Ifumn .- meager to mocler~te, :¥lc.c.ourat~ · Zwolle · - meager, fn.i1"ly c.ccura te Munster - meager, in~courate

3. Observations

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At :U..50 hours over Munster a lu~e burst v.in.s f'ire:d. in tn.rec.t az.:qn. e;iving appearance of mi· smoko bombs. Crews report this m:ty hn.vo been · deo·oy to make them bomb on.rzy • 10/lOJ aloud prevented nny grourld obsorv::o. tionGe ·

4• Dnmo.ge to Enemy In~ ttll~ tions

· 10/.LO cloud prevents r.lllY asso::rnment of' d".lll~t.;;e to t.'.lrgcts~ .. Pl!1F oporc~t­ors report i'u.ir results on Brunsmok ·111d Htmnwwr1 c;oocl results on i:un::;t..;r M/Ye

NOTE: The foregoing is b~sed on prelim:innzy repr:irts and is n0t to be used for rccoi\i. puri)oses. · · .

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HEADQUARTms EIGIITII AD-t "OHCE Director of Intellip,enoe, An'·~ircreft .ection

APO 634, u.s • .11.rmy

23 October 1944.

TO 1 Colonel WILLIA11! T . GARD I; rm, Director of Intelligence

Res Flak Do.JIBge on OperaM.ona of 22 Ootober. 1944.

' 1. In an effort to asnertail1 reas ms far the unusually low percentage of damage sustained by banbors o." t ' is Cor1mand durinB' the operation 0£ 22 October 1944, the ant~irornft of ricer of each Divis-i )n was contacted and reciuested to report by tolephone his reaction and bpreesions . The subject was already .under discussion et Divisio1a .

2. The following listed umxsual oounternoO:stll'es were employed by the Divisions during this operations

a . The lst Division at HANOVER was proceeded by i'ighter aircraft carrying chaff in drop tanks · with a leaflet-type ft~se . 1st Division force over BRUXJSWICK employod no special countermeasures .

b. The 2nd Division reports no unusual countermeasures, a1t a formation, somewr.iat looser than sual, -;-,as a' ' empted.

c. The .3rd Division at .mi :i .:i.t ' "~d tno bombers drop chaff' :m a . heading into the target , dif.f'ere it fror +. ' t ordered for the nain force .

3. It \vas the consensus o: U )iv:t., ~ on Antiniroraft Officers t1ia+, the amount of fire was substant... .y 1 t'inn could bo accounted for by the above tactics .

4. The f'ollor1ing reasons we1•e advanced as Joaaible exPlanations 1

a. One reason is thought; to be internal with the German antiab•cre.f'tJ to conserve ammunition, rihen the or1mces of hitting are small.

b. Thore has been a subste.n·h:lal ':..ncrcaso i'l he number or guns in the ~eneral area of the RIII!IB RIVm, rr"r O Tl!lU>A.L through STRASBOURG, and this area has b&l9n well cov -- eel by ' 1otographic rec on-

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r-A.issances of a recent date . Bad ucathar 11a13 limited, to some extent, :1otographio coverage in the general tar~ot areas a.i-o1- c~md on 22 October

-9M, . There is a possibility that sane ' £10 guns ba1 ieved to have been at HANOVER, BRUNSWICK, and irrJHST}~, have nctm .ly been moved near.:. er to "",he battle area . ·

c . Visibility during the operation '.:as 10/10 cloud . Anti­aircrr.ft fire is invariably rnuoh loss accurate am radar countermeas­ures are always more beneficial under no:n-visual c Jnditions .

d. A total of lcY)7 aircraft fl·rn1 over ap :Jroximately 350 heavy guns . It is not unusual for a s:lmilnr nur~ber > ' aircraft to fly r:r1er t.argete which ere defended by J:!O!'O t 'all l, 000 heavy ffUilS •

e . The enemy' 1 a experienco probably l.ias led him to believe +,hat the cha.nae of hitting a high priori ·'-. ';or ~~ •nd ~r non-visual con­dition is slight , th s allmdng him t c .01•vo ·ii defenses .

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'l'ar! ete - A •• 1 11over, B • .Brunswick • • - • 5 - A. 14 4-JJ+40, B. l.4JJ-l4.54~

Date - 22 }C~ber l J44 C1>ndition~ - 10/l'J · .oud.

G~~Nf.RAL: Calcula tiona liere based on t.ht ranee on t.he briefed course) and 194 ia t e

being 148 ~ne at Hannover ~witt 120 in runnick area w1 th 70 in ranre.

'Ihe rout.e for Hamov· r ¥ias as follows: - FgsQQnt, Kampen, 52035 'N- 0 ,5• I~, s2010 1 N-0~0401-, 5104a • N-1Q005 1E, 5l05t I i-10014 IE (I .P.), target 0'1 ax.ls or abcu t. Jt o, turn ld t and Withdraw on a hsadin of about 255° to 52°10 1 l~ 040•~, 524'J 1N-Q?o05' , Xampen, t r1110nt, and r~t.tirn.

}or 3runswiok, the rwte ~as he ea.me a.a far as 51°4a 1N-l0005' , 51037r '-10°4s• , 51049 1 N-11009 1F. (I.I).), t.8.rf~t on an a.xis ot abaJt JOOo, turn left.

nc withdraw on a heading ot : bout. 2roo t.o e. point e. t 52"10 1 N-l.i'J0 40• E, ;2°10 'll-08040' ·, and rf t.urn ae above.

NAF.l~ATIVti: \l thou h there wae &. aolid unc TCa.:J t.1 t.hEi&e route~ wtsre well nown, w10

no flak appears t.o have engnced our forra:.i 1.ion1·. Sou.,e, t,o-wt:ve1, Wldi olJaervod at. ex­c t.t.'d placeu.

, 1annover. ri. ht.eru "ent. abttat nd aroppeu chai'f at this t.urget, but it J s not. thought that thie, or any otller erJ t on our part, co.n have bean held rea;>on­aible for the meagre and inaccurate !it•c. c.nc. t was encount .... red. .hat flak ther<: 'ha& was about 4,uoo feet too low, Etnd only a.1 occaslor.al uuret ce.u1e near the tormat.lofJI• o hl_h b&tur11.tion ~feet was µroduced - 2.ll A/C tald.ng 21 mir~t.ea to Jrop 1..heir

bou.ba. mly seveiu of t.he.-.: were daiaage• by .dak, ..,ne aerlcualy, and none ~a.a lost.

B, ~:runPiok. i•o chaff W[J.~ drop in a !vll.~·,ce of the8'9 !urniationa, wt, t.he ea: •e ab$ence of f.lak was t1.xperiemcod at this target. Hertt U1Ei :5at.uratl.on effect .i ht. rmve reacted dil!advantageously 0:1 .., fl~ if it had not been vlrt.uall., ior-a •• t, a.e l5:J A/~ took only six mi.nut.ea to ~ .10. ~ six of these .l/C wre dtulli t ed,

ont~ aeriouely, and non was loat. '

C) ·J.C·.N'f: ;his comparative absence of at both ta.r i.e", wtlicn are hea'ViJ.y defended, is almost impossible to explai ,. r·obably the UJ/lJ tiolld cloud u, to lu,ooo feet had eomethifll t.o do with it, t thie 1.:annot. be r.el{arded as the solo ex la.nation, 'hat.ever it ma.; have ueen, ' rc.ason was probably an internal on~,

id in no way, l believe, wns it tht: re~ . . of any tactics or manoeuvere on the, pa.rt 01' our formations, It alci0at cert.a '.. y would not nAve tappened if t.e had been visual tc>rgcta, 20 that the 10/10 clom mo.y be reearJed as a pe.rt.ial explana­tion. "he rest is merei conjecture.

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UA~~ I 26 Ootobar 1944

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Vl\ ;:JJ .... r IUD I 30 mph trcn 10°

T'.aia operation .~1a~1 carded ou by tour Canb11t Wings as i'ollowsa

No. i'li tb- li/C Group f}JJJ... A1Utudt U.c~ ~mal ~ &SUl1 SJ.ir;llt, .\i9J:i-'J!Q 20/489th 31 23000-23.500 1'" ~uso-2450 2aoo 1425-1426 hrs Nil Nil Nil 20/446th 30 2.3000•2.3500 tt 2450 3050 . 1427 hrs Nil llil Nil 2/389th 30 22000.23.500 tt 2450-z100 l429•l.430 hrs Nil l Nil 2/41+.5th 33 22500•2.3000 :tt 2550 3100 14.Jl hrs Hil Nil Uil 2/4!JJrd .31 22,500-2J.SOO tt 26oo 1432 hrs .Nil Nil iil l....J/J9 ?nd .31 22500•2,3000 tt 2600 J.43.3 bra llil Nil I:il W49lst 30 22000-24000 tt 240°-2450 1434•1.436 hrs Nil Hil l·iil '6/4b6th Z'/ 22000 t" 2450 ,3100 J.4.38 hrs llil Nil .Nil 2/9'jrd l9 24000•2.5.500 ft 2600..2750 Jl.JO ll~JB-l.439 hrs Nil Nil Hil 2/448tl1 ,4 22!)00•24.000 ft 26oo 14J8·J.439 lu•s l:Ul Nll Nil 96/458tb ,30 22.500•2,3000 tt 2550 3050 J.440 hrs Nil Nil 2 96/467 th ~S2i.A-..::2:.l.:30~0~0=-2!i..J'.3u:50~o!...it.tt1.-...11i.,..!ao~------.i114rai4wO'-Mjh£uai... _ 111m6111..._ __ .A11ii:i!:..ll11....._-..:N~UL-

Total 365 22000•2.5.SOO tt. 23.5°-275° 280•-3150 l.425-1440 bra.RU. t • • l. 2

IIAH!.VlTIV~s The 1lak at Hamn was only mc&£;l"e and generalJ.r very ~~ate. SeTeral Groups, including tho loading one, ware not engaged at all. Owila.g to the exoeptional 1naoew:ao;,r Gt $lie t1re i" -.. ~aiW.f) to UGerkl.n 1'he attGQU>ted methods of :tire OOJltl'o.l..

4 m111.ber of ~'lak burata wer• aeeA a• ~ .,arget wW.OU. wore !Mali' blaok and half srrJY in oolO.., ud imecliaw.1¥ att.- ~a1Pill6 ~•Y Sl&lk~ wi ~ a slit{h\ puos-­ph<reaoent slow founiained up out ot the middle of trlaa. These burs-ts wero reparted by a number of crows, but •in& to the iuaocjuraoy at the tire, no lease •II sustained trcm tlum.

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M08€;re HeaTY Bl.at ae euountsred QU route at Mwaeter (£) and Zwolle (A). Scvq:ral r c1d burst• were &~en at Zwolle but 110 elMlll1 tiptm-• were GQ.ountered.

C01i1 •o.!11.' '.L': It is iDijloesible to sivo any- reaso n fat' the lack ot ll.ak at the target. SX&miuticm ot •aoope• pho~ ahaw that 1;he ar~et area was 4etin1tely hit •

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SUBJSCT: AA Report, Jd Bombardment Divisfon, F .o. Nur1ber 456, Date: 28 October 19A4

TO AA Officer, Directorete of Intell:Jgence, E:Jghth Afr Force, A.AF ·'3tat:J.on 101, APO 634, U.S . Army (Copies to AA., Sect:i.on A-2, 1st and 2nd Bombardment Divfafons, -and Jl.'I 15, War Off ice, ~lh1 tehall, London, S. W.)

1. Tv.unster M/i. mfasion,QOctober. Route flovm as planned through .the corr~dor north of Ijmu:Jden, through t.h~nnner Lake corridor just north of Osnabruck; around east of Bielefeld to attack the target on a course of 285° at altitude 26,000 feet. A left tui·n out of the target area then Northwest between Rheirie and Deventer to the incoming course to return through the corridor north of Ijmu:iuan. ~V:ind forecast -JOK from 700. 8/10 to 10/10 cloud cover.

2 . Two sM.ps o.f the lead, h1gh eroup cerd'3d chaff only and preceded tre formatfon over the target area, Two nien in each sM.p <lispepsed chaff as rep1.dly as poss1ble for the ent:ire length of the bomb run. Flak :Jn the target e1•ea was reported as meagre, track:Jng, and inaccurate as most bursts were behfod and low. 15 to 20 ground rockets we:re reiiorted.

J. Flak was observed on route from the knovm defermes of IjmuMen, Osnabruck, Hamm, and Deventer. Rockets were reported at Bj elefeld aJ.so.

4. Phenomena: None

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HEADQUARTLRS 4SB'lll BOMBAHD!ii"Et-"r G,ROUP (11 ) AiW 123 APO 558

23 October 1944 .

2UBJ'ECT: Stc.tistic t::l Summary o~ OJ)Cr ntions, l~iGnion of ~z October l.944.

TO : -C~nding C.'-Oneral_. 2d .Jombcr.-t~er.t !.Jiv if:;ion . Attention: Sta~ist ical Control.

A.. Group .. .. • • ~ • .. ., • • .. • • ...4?8 D. D1vis1cn f . O • • , ••• • • • • .492 c. Date o:f upcr ation ••• , •••• .• 22 October 1944 D. Ordered Primary Tcn:·got. .. • • • .Hemm ~:/Y E-sl A/C Airborne. • • • • • .• • • • .Jo £-2 A/C Airbo,rrie Less Unus~d cipares .30 F • A/C Sorties • • • •. • • • • • • .JO G. A/C AttrtokirJ€ • .. • • • • • • • -.23 H. A/C !';at At tncl:i ng • • • • • • • • 7 I. A/C Atts c 1

.. ing 1->ri~l"'J Target, •• Nil J. A/C Attecking Secondary Target •• 23 - ))2 X 250 GP (41., T~ns }

81 A 500 '!:.17 (20.3 'Pons ) 124 O? Jett i s oned 35 Ll7 J et tisoned .,... -rty 11emm· r, ,.

K. A/C At't1aclting Lost Resort Torget • ?al L. A/C Attacking Opportunity Target • hil u. A/C l;ost - lrlak· • .. . .. • • ,. • • . NU N,. A/C Lost - Flak and E/A •· , • • , . Nil o. · A/C !,cs t - E/ A. • • • , • , • • . Nil P . . A/C. L<1st - Accident. .. • • • , ••• Nil Q, . A/C Lost - Ce.use Unkno\m. • • • . Nil R' • Time of' Take Off• • * .. • • ~ • .10)5

· s , Avera ge Time ct Fligb.t, .. ,. ••• 5:45 T. Comments : Tar~ot ordered as r T if visual, &'11 5.f' Pli'F •

B~moed P.FF

For the COOiroand.ing O:t"f'icer:

J OSEPH 8 . HlI,:U.AH.ti J.s·t Lt, AC . s te.tistic.n l ~ ~i"'·•r

S E C R ~ T - - -

MISSION NO 198

ASSEMBLY: Giesen (71i2rtd) 697Z

IEAfi"!!mrADRON

DJ!JiE -HOGG JJ 95W (Scope)

I 22 OCTOBER 1944

c HELFRECHT 25 456D K-22

HAYZLETT-BOOTH :f30!'4liT (Scope I

WILLIAMS 'l:;'040To

BES TEN ~-21

SKIDMORE 'l3"?~

CANADY 'Z'1lI8J'

SY/ARTZ ~

LOW IBFT SQ.DN

ROBERTS - CLAGGETT ~K-22

c EISERT w--m;s MORAN ~

VEHSLAGE ~K-21

SIMPSON ~

WAIKER W4')7q

STOESSER 7'TlrnlJ

HIGH RIGHT SS,DN

MC ARDIB J] /46l+' K- 21

c ALVES TAD J4 lJJK

UNAS&G:l. SPARES : KC CARlHY O?OK ~ isp 6 ~K-22 96JT 28 8.12V JJ BOUCEK BECHTEL 141'1 40 J4 449W K- 20 ;n;--2U1II 215-i:" 19 4or ) J5 CL'1UA!JD . 4J J? ~

COYIE K- 21-w-r79X

JOSEPHSON CRAVEN 'i'i""-mL "TV4'TW"

VINCENT ~ K- 21

F IELDS AKIN J4287J J4'iITTN

l 1ARSHALLING PLAN RUNWAY 05 E~T E~T

T .0 . A/C Disp T .O. A/C DISP /'° I 69/Z 2 17 457Q 27 ~ 2 5 54K 22 18 567G J4

l m~ 2~ Use E-11 Jlun .' ~6 m~ Ha~ l

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458th Pilots and Aircraft as listed on Formation Plans

Date Target Pilot 458th Msn Pilot Msn Cmd Pilot Ld Serial Last 3 RCL Sqdn A/C Msn A/C Name Comments

22-Oct-44 HAMM AKIN 137 5 41-28980 980 V J4 7 UNKNOWN 009

22-Oct-44 HAMM ALLEN, G 137 9 44-10602 602 A J3 13 TEN GUN DOTTIE

22-Oct-44 HAMM ALVESTAD 137 29 42-95133 133 K J4 6 LADY JANE

22-Oct-44 HAMM BECHTEL 137 7 44-40201 201 N J4 20 SILVER CHIEF

22-Oct-44 HAMM BESTEN 137 10 44-40298 298 E Z5 5 THE SHACK

22-Oct-44 HAMM BOUCEK 137 5 42-50449 449 W J4 7 HEAVENLY HIDEAWAY

22-Oct-44 HAMM CANADY 137 11 42-95018 018 J Z5 51 OLD DOC'S YACHT

22-Oct-44 HAMM COYLE 137 28 42-95179 179 X 7V 51 HERE I GO AGAIN

22-Oct-44 HAMM CRAVEN 137 3 44-40475 475 D 7V 7 JOLLY ROGER

22-Oct-44 HAMM CURLAND 137 6 44-40285 285 H J4 39 TABLE STUFF

22-Oct-44 HAMM DAHM 137 5 42-100366 366 H Z5 56 MIZPAH

22-Oct-44 HAMM DANE 137 15 HOGG L1 42-50954 954 A+ J3 2 UNKNOWN 021

22-Oct-44 HAMM EISERT 137 5 42-51206 206 S 7V 10 THE PIED PIPER

22-Oct-44 HAMM FIELDS 137 6 44-40287 287 J J4 19 BACHELOR'S BEDLAM

22-Oct-44 HAMM GIESEN 137 ASSY 41-28697 697 Z Z5 A24 SPOTTED APE ASSEMBLY CREW - 752

22-Oct-44 HAMM HAYZLETT 137 21 BOOTH D1 42-50684 684 B+ J3 1 A&G FISH SHOPPE

22-Oct-44 HAMM HELFRECHT 137 12 42-50456 456 D Z5 6 DOROTHY KAY SPECIAL

22-Oct-44 HAMM HODGES 137 4 42-95108 108 B Z5 40 ENVY OF 'EM ALL II

22-Oct-44 HAMM JOSEPHSON 137 8 42-95165 165 L 7V 39 COOKIE

22-Oct-44 HAMM McARDLE 137 27 42-50740 740 F J3 4 OUR BURMA

22-Oct-44 HAMM McCARTHY 137 28 42-110163 163 M J4 32 TIME'S A WASTIN

22-Oct-44 HAMM M/Y MORAN 137 8 42-50504 504 D J3 9 UNKNOWN 019

22-Oct-44 HAMM ROBERTS, J 137 26 CLAGGETT L2 42-50502 502 G J3 12 LARRUPIN' LINDA

22-Oct-44 HAMM SIMPSON 137 4 41-29567 567 G 7V 2 MY BUNNIE / BAMBI

22-Oct-44 HAMM SKIDMORE 137 10 41-29596 596 R Z5 63 HELL'S ANGEL'S

22-Oct-44 HAMM STOESSER 137 12 42-95050 050 J 7V 49 GAS HOUSE MOUSE

22-Oct-44 HAMM SWARTZ 137 9 44-40126 126 L Z5 28 SPITTEN KITTEN / SKY TRAMP

22-Oct-44 HAMM VEHSLAGE 137 8 41-29352 352 K 7V 55 WOLVE'S LAIR

22-Oct-44 HAMM VINCENT 137 11 44-40118 118 S J4 11 WE'LL GET BY

22-Oct-44 HAMM WALKER 137 34 42-52457 457 Q 7V 63 FINAL APPROACH

22-Oct-44 HAMM WILLIAMS, E 137 13 42-50640 640 O Z5 5 BUGS BUNNY

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