TARGET: KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY 30 DECEMBER, 1944 Although the weather was still unfavorable for flying, the Eighth put 1200 planes aloft…
Missions
TARGET: MARSHALLING YARDS BINGEN, GERMANY 29 DECEMBER, 1944 The target was the marshalling yards at Bingen, approximately fifty miles west…
TARGET: RAILROAD BRIDGE GEROLSTEN, GERMANY 27 DECEMBER, 1944 In spite of unfavorable flying conditions, the 457th was back in action,…
TARGET: COBLENZ COBLENZ, GERMANY 24 DECEMBER, 1944 The Eighth Air Force was unable to cope with the weather. 20 December…
MISSION NO. 161 GEMUND, GERMANY 19 DECEMBER, 1944 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE The German meteorologists had…
TARGET: MARSHALLING YARDS KASSEL, GERMANY 15 DECEMBER, 1944 Weather grounded the Eighth for three days. It was 15 December before…
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT MERSEBERG, GERMANY 12 DECEMBER, 1944 The primary target was the synthetic oil plants at Lutzkendorf, and…
TARGET: RAIL FACILITIES FRANKFURT, GERMANY 11 DECEMBER, 1944 Striking again at rail facilities supplying the German armies in the West,…
TARGET: AIRFIELD STUTTGART-BOBLINGEN, GERMANY 9 DECEMBER 1944 The primary visual and G-H target for the Group was the Stuttgart-Boblingen airfield,…
TARGET: LEUNA SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT MERSBERG, GERMANY 6 DECEMBER, 1944 Leuna’s synthetic oil refineries were the targets of the day,…