searching for usaf unit

[ghostwriter]

hello,

does anyone know which usaaf unit was involved in the
attack on "Nauen" (Brandenburg) on 20 April 1945?

that would help me with some research ...

thank you in advance!!

best regards
ghostwriter

[edwest2]

This is what I have for this date:

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 962: 837 bombers and 890 fighters are dispatched to hit rail targets NNW to SSW of Berlin, Bavaria and Czechoslovakia; they claim 7-0-4 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-17 is lost: 1. 319 B-17s are sent to hit the rail industry at Nauen (82) and marshalling yards at Wustermark (77), Neuruppin (57) and Oranienburg (82); 1 hits Neuruppin Airfield, a target of opportunity; 15 B-17s are damaged and 1 airman WIA. Escorting are 258 of 271 P-51s; 1 is lost. 2. 289 B-17s are dispatched to attack marshalling yards at Brandenburg (137), Seddin (66) and Treuenbrietzen (82); 1 B-17 is lost and 10 damaged; 10 airmen are MIA. The escort is 227 of 241 P-51s.

Ed

[ghostwriter]

hello ed,

thank you very much for your reply!!
can you also confirm the 34 BG?

br
marc

[edwest2]

You're welcome.

[ghostwriter]

thank you both!!

last question:
were german planes also involved in the defense?
or rather not ...


regards
ghost

[ghostwriter]

hello,

another attempt:

were there any german aircraft losses during this attack on 20-04-1945?
could someone please have a look ...


many thanks
ghost

[RSwank]

The 93rd Combat Bombardment Wing bombed Nauen.
The 34th BG had 28 planes over Nauen. http://valortovictory.tripod.com/1945-04.htm
The other two groups were the 490th BG and the 493rd BG.

493rd Mission list: http://www.arizonahandbook.com/8thAF_18.htm

Last mission of the 490th to Nauen comment on these pages:
https://books.google.com/books?id=41...=Nauen&f=false

Since only 82 planes bombed Nauen these three groups probably accounted for that total.

[RSwank]

The complete description for mission 962 can be found here for example, see April 20:

http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...ml/Apr.45.html


Note:A link to each month during the war is here which also includes a couple of download options: http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...tml/index.html

Mission 962 for April 20 is broken down into 7 parts, with part 1 being the attack that included Nauen.

It states that the claim of (7-0-4) Luftwaffe aircraft (see part 4 in the link) relates to mission parts 2 and 3. Thus there were no claimed Luftwaffe losses for the attack on Nauen, which was in part 1.

[ghostwriter]

thank you for the interesting link and the hint.
both are very helpful ...!!


best regards
ghost