Deputy Commander aircraft. Assigned to 329th squadron per source notation.
10 MARCH 1945 · SATURDAY
Mission 877.Arnsberg.
Arnsberg, Germany
Intended Target
Arnsberg
Arnsberg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Aircraft Effective
115 / 376
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
320.7
tons
The formation.
§ 35 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 2 ships carrying your selection
Deputy Lead 93rd; bomb load 3X1000; 'Command Pilot' designation noted for Capt. Sheffield listed as AC (Aircraft Commander/Command Pilot). Unclear annotation on bomb load.
4-3
1-3
4-1
1-2
Spare
2-1
3-3
2-2
3-1
3-3; Fill in
Aircraft assigned to 409th squadron per source notation.
Command Pilot: Capt. Frederick C. Lynch
Lead 93rd; bomb load 3X1000
Squadron Lead 93rd; bomb load partially illegible — appears to include '1X1000' and '2X1000' with unclear markings.
Squadron Lead 93rd; bomb load 4X1000.
Lead 448th; bomb load 3X1000 M65.
Squadron Lead 448th; bomb load 3X1000 M65.
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published