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The legendary 91st Bomb Group 8th USAF England.
The Ragged Irregulars
Squadrons of the 91st BG 322nd Bombardment Squadron - Heavy 323rd Bombardment Squadron - Heavy 324th Bombardment Squadron -Heavy 401st Bombardment Squadron - Heavy Assigned 8th AAF: September 1942 Combat Aircraft: B-17F B-17G Stations KIMBOLTON 12 Sep 1942 to 13 Oct 1942 BASSINGBOURN 14 Oct 1942 to 23 Jun 1945 First Mission: 7 Nov 1942 Last Mission: 25 Apr 1945 Missions: 340 Total Sorties: 9,591 Total Bomb Tonnage: 22,142 Tons Aircraft MIA: 197 Major Awards: Two Distinguished Unit Citations: 11 Jan 1944 Oschersleban and 4 Mar 1943 Hamm Claims to Fame Highest total claims of enemy aircraft destroyed in 1st BD - 420 Highest loss of all 8AF bomb groups - 197 Aircraft MIA First group to attack a target in the Ruhr - 4 March 1943 Hamm Lead the famous Schweinfurt mission of 17 Aug 1943 First 8AF bomb group to complete 100 missions - On 5 Jan 1944 Selected to test first flak suits in Mar 1943 B-17G Nine 0 Nine completed 140 missions without a turn back for mechanical reasons. Pictured below is the B-17 'The Careful Virgin' which completed 80 missions
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You'll to be bombing from 9000, we can't get any accurate hits on those sub pens from 18000. RETIRED FROM THE FORUM |
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