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Missions List
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Total: 221
Mission # 202 • Nordhorn, Germany • 24 Mar 45
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Nordhorn
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Mission Narrative
Mission 911: In conjunction with the allied ground forces assault across the lower Rhine River (Operation VARSITY) the Eighth flies bombing, supply, and armed reconnaissance missions; during the day, 1,749 bomber sorties and 1,375 fighter sorties are flown to attack airfields visually in W and NW Germany in the morning and afternoon and drop supplies to US and British troops at midday; they claim 54-0-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; 19 bombers and 9 fighters are lost;
All 58 B-24s hit Nordhorn Airfield without loss.
John Shirk wrote the following after completing his 21st mission, the group’s 202nd...
Twenty first mission - Nordhorn, Germany. Saturday March 24th, 1945. Time 4hrs34min. Target - airfield. Bomb Load - 10x100lb GP = 1000lbs. [other ships carried 52 x 100lb GP bombs]
I think this was one if not the most interesting mission I have ever been on. We were supporting the Rhine crossing. We could see the great smoke screens laid by the army also the airborne landings. We led the 2nd Sqdn on the shortest mission I’ve ever been on. It was also flak free and fighter free. We hit the target and our bombing was rated excellent. Our group flew two missions today. I found out later that Bob Fienberg went down today.
All 58 B-24s hit Nordhorn Airfield without loss.
John Shirk wrote the following after completing his 21st mission, the group’s 202nd...
Twenty first mission - Nordhorn, Germany. Saturday March 24th, 1945. Time 4hrs34min. Target - airfield. Bomb Load - 10x100lb GP = 1000lbs. [other ships carried 52 x 100lb GP bombs]
I think this was one if not the most interesting mission I have ever been on. We were supporting the Rhine crossing. We could see the great smoke screens laid by the army also the airborne landings. We led the 2nd Sqdn on the shortest mission I’ve ever been on. It was also flak free and fighter free. We hit the target and our bombing was rated excellent. Our group flew two missions today. I found out later that Bob Fienberg went down today.
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