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15 APRIL 1945 · SUNDAY · STATION 104
Bombed Primary
Mission 951.
Royan Area - Six Enemy Strong Points & Flak Batteries.
Intended Target
Royan Area - Six Enemy Strong Points & Flak Batteries
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
341 / 359
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
729.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
2
Men Lost
The formation.
28 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
42-100370
“Missouri Sue”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Gaston
9 aboard
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A/C
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P
Unknown
Donald R. Gaston
CP
2Lt
John L. Long
N
F/O
Chester Riggi
E-TT
S/Sgt
Jack T. Walton
RO
S/Sgt
James Herro
WG
Sgt
Donald Geyer
WG
Unknown
Wilford W. Nelson
NG
Sgt
Donald R. Oltman
TG
Sgt
Arthur H. Welsand
Formation position: 1-3
XX-XX119
XX-XX119
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Tully
9 aboard
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44-40113
“Gambling Lady”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Fruchter
9 aboard
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42-109837
“Bodacious”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Hallgarth
9 aboard
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XX-XX575
XX-XX575
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Todd
9 aboard
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XX-XX718
XX-XX718
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Belter
9 aboard
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44-50537
“Second Chance II”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Faulkner
9 aboard
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42-51229
“Little Lee”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Calfee
10 aboard
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44-10506
“Big Gas Bird”
Unknown Squadron Sq. · Pilot Allatt
8 aboard
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42-110017
“My Achin' Back!”
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Goldy
8 aboard
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42-51569
42-51569
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Ahmann
9 aboard
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41-51389
41-51389
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Long
9 aboard
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44-40158
44-40158
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Sivley
9 aboard
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42-40609
“Jersey Bounce”
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Stepp
11 aboard
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42-51465
“Lily Ann”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot Penn
11 aboard
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XX-XX189
XX-XX189
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Buffinton
11 aboard
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42-7614
42-7614
Tail GO · 328th Sq. · Pilot Justen
11 aboard
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XX-XX860
XX-XX860
Tail RE · 329th Sq. · Pilot Stringer
12 aboard
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44-5055
44-5055
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Alexander
6 aboard
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44-40472
“Joker, The”
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Williams
9 aboard
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44-50600
“Wee Willie”
Tail YM · 409th Sq. · Pilot McGuire
Bombed Primary
9 aboard
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44-50702
44-50702
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Helweg
11 aboard
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41-25518
41-25518
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Newberry
8 aboard
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44-50660
44-50660
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Thon
10 aboard
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XX-50543
XX-50543
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Miller
10 aboard
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42-51046
42-51046
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Heller
8 aboard
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44-50534
“Piccadilly Virgin?”
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot Willis
9 aboard
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42-50487
42-50487
Tail AG · 330th Sq. · Pilot King
9 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