TARGET: KASSEL, GERMANY 4 DECEMBER 1944 The winter weather had become a reality-cold, damp, foggy days with only afew hours…
Missions
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT BOHLEN, GERMANY 30 NOVEMBER, 1944 Oil was again subjected to attacks by the Eighth Air Force…
TARGET: OIL REFINERY MISBURG, GERMANY 29 NOVEMBER, 1944 This was the Group’s second successive attack on the natural oil refinery…
TARGET: OIL REFINERY MISBURG, GERMANY 26 NOVEMBER, 1944 The natural oil refinery at Misburg was the target for the 45…
TARGET: LEUNA SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT MERSEBERG, GERMANY 25 NOVEMBER, 1944 The 457th attacked the Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg….
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY 23 NOVEMBER, 1944 The synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen was the target for the…
TARGET: TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY FRIEDBERG, GERMANY 21 NOVEMBER, 1944 Although Merseburg was the briefed target, unfavorable weather conditions caused the…
TARGET: GUN EMPLACEMENTS ESCHWELLER, GERMANY 16 NOVEMBER, 1944 In order to provide direct support of ground troops near Aachen, German…
TARGET: ENEMY GUN POSITION METZ, FRANCE 9 NOVEMBER, 1944 A new series of missions by the Eighth Air Force, designed…
TARGET: LEUNA SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT MERSEBURG, GERMANY 8 November, 1944 Although three squadrons were dispatched to attack the Leuna synthetic…