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09 OCTOBER 1944 · MONDAY
Mission 670.
Mainz.
Mainz, Germany
Intended Target
Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3BD
Aircraft Effective
210 / 381
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
493.7
tons
The formation.
21 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
42-51495
“Clumsy Clare”
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Floore
11 aboard
›
42-99994
“Beaver's Baby”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Johnson
9 aboard
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44-10535
“Roy's Boys”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Barton
9 aboard
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41-50628
41-50628
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Berner
8 aboard
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42-78486
42-78486
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Brown
8 aboard
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42-51248
“Unexpected Visitor, The”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Beg[illegible]
9 aboard
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42-50606
42-50606
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Kennon
8 aboard
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41-29457
41-29457
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Lozowski
9 aboard
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42-95095
“Sleepy Time Gal”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Auer
10 aboard
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41-29586
“U.S. Express, The”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Barthelmess
8 aboard
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42-95544
“Un-Holy Virgin”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Hunt
11 aboard
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XX-XX714
XX-XX714
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Engel
11 aboard
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XX-XX633
XX-XX633
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Stepp
11 aboard
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XX-XX570
XX-XX570
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Gilbert
10 aboard
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42-51241
42-51241
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Frobish
10 aboard
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42-95204
“Jitters From Bitters”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Dobbs
10 aboard
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42-51078
“Ole Mort”
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Dauber
10 aboard
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XX-XX598
XX-XX598
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Seerey
10 aboard
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44-40119
“Night Knight”
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Justen
10 aboard
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A/C
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P
Lt
Eugene J. Justen
CP
2Lt
Harry Shipon
N
2Lt
Ernest Perrez
B
Lt
William A. Ebersviller
E-TT
Sgt
Bud R. Curtis
RO
Lt Col
Raymond O. Eck
WG
2Lt
William M. Richardson
WG
Sgt
Carl L. Whitted
NG
Sgt
Joseph I. Nowak
TG
Sgt
Lawrence J. Zontini
Lead aircraft (circled 1)
XX-XX679
XX-XX679
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Row
10 aboard
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42-50372
“Johnnie Reb”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Richey
10 aboard
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Sources.
§ Provenance
Load List
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