TARGET: FORD MOTOR PLANT COLOGNE, GERMANY 15 OCTOBER, 1944 The 457th again attacked Cologne by instruments, along with the remainder…
Missions
TARGET: MARSHALLING YARDS COLOGNE, GERMANY 14 OCTOBER, 1944 Cologne was an important industrial, communications, commercial, transportation and population center in…
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT POLITZ, POLAND 7 OCTOBER, 1944 The mission would be one that would long live in the…
TARGET: AIRFIELD STARGAARD, GERMANY 6 OCTOBER, 1944 Overcast at the primary (Politz) caused the 457th to attack the secondary target…
TARGET: MARSHALLING YARDS COLOGNE, GERMANY 5 OCTOBER, 1944 Although each of the three squadrons of the Group was assigned its…
TARGET: ORDINANCE DEPOT KASSEL, GERMANY 2 OCTOBER, 1944 Major Snow led the Group to bomb the Ordinance Depot at Kassel….
TARGET: RAILROAD JUNCTION MUNSTER, GERMANY 30 SEPTEMBER, 1944 Comprising the 94th B Combat Wing, the 457th was targeted to hit…
TARGET: KRUPP WORKS MACHINE SHOP MAGDEBURG, GERMANY 28 SEPTEMBER, 1944 Thirty-six aircraft were dispatched by the 457th, to destroy the…
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT COLOGNE, GERMANY 27 SEPTEMBER, 1944 Typical fall overcast over the target prevented the thirty Six plane…
RAILROAD MARSHALLING YARDS OSNABRUCK, GERMANY 26 SEPTEMBER, 1944 The entire First Air Division was dispatched to destroy the Railroad marshalling…