Capt Rasmussen 0-742898 44BG/66BS crew

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I received a reply from Mara (see post 5).

Hi Rolland,

I don't have any more intel on this missions beyond what's in the UMS, but the data suggests it was Rasmussen's crew who landed in Belgium, seeing that there was only 1 bomber mentioned at landing on the continent, and Rasmussen was in the 66th.

-Mara

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UMS
11/29/44
The 44th dispatched 24 aircraft, 6 of the 67th's, to hit the railway viaduct at Altenbeiken. 68th's 1st Lt. J.R. Collins was Group lead for the 44th; Capt. Williams, 66th, led the 392nd BG in #594. 23 of our aircraft attacked the target on Gee-H through 10/10th cloud cover, with unobserved results. Enemy opposition was nil in the target area; fighter support excellent. All aircraft returned safely except one from the 66th Squadron who landed at St. Trond with his #4 engine out. He returned on the following day. Bomb loading 12 x 500 lb GPs. 2nd Lt. Hilmer assigned from Hq. 44th BG per paragraph 2, S.O. 330, Hq. 44th BG, 27 November.