MISSION NO. 56 TARGET: AIRFIELD LUXEuil, FRANCE 31 MAY, 1944 May ended with a trip to a French military airfield…
457th Bomb Group Association
MISSION NO. 55 TARGET: FW-190 ASSEMBLY PLANT OSCHERLEBEN, GERMANY 30 MAY, 1944 In the fourth deep penetration into Germany in…
MISSION NO. 54 TARGET: FW-190 ASSEMBLY PLANT SORAU, GERMANY 29 MAY, 1944 The mission to Sorau on April 11th (mission…
TARGET: AERO-ENGINE FACTORY DESSAU, GERMANY 28 MAY, 1944 The Group attacked the aero-engine factories located at Dessau, Germany. The target…
TARGET: MARSHALLING YARD METZ, FRANCE 25 MAY, 1944 Duration of mission 7 hours and 5 minutes The railroad marshalling yards…
TARGET: RAILWAY STATION BERLIN, GERMANY 24 MAY, 1944 Mission No. 50 for the 457th, represented the thirteenth take off for…
TARGET: SUBMARINE YARDS KIEL, GERMANY 22 MAY, 1944 The 457th Bomb Group led the entire Eighth Air Force, consisting of…
TARGET: AIRCRAFT WORKS AND AIRFIELD VILLACOUBLAY, FRANCE 20 MAY, 1944 The Eighth Air Force’s focus of attention for this mission…
TARGET: SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT POLITZ-STETTIN, POLAND 13 MAY, 1944 Duration of mission 10 hours Having commenced the campaign to eliminate…