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Old 29th April 2020, 17:12
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1st Bombardment Wing 28.08.1942

Only fourteen B-17s were on this raid, although eleven actually seem to have made the mission. Can anyone tell me which squadron or squadrons were involved?

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Old 29th April 2020, 17:27
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Re: 1st Bombardment Wing 28.08.1942

97th BG according to Freeman's The Mighty Eighth War Diary but it doesn't say which squadron(s).
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Old 30th April 2020, 11:39
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Re: 1st Bombardment Wing 28.08.1942

From what I have read, three a/c were damaged and one airman wounded in action.
If you have the formation leaders names then you will most likely have the Squadrons involved.
97 BG
340 BS; 341 BS; 342 BS and 414 BS.
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Old 1st May 2020, 09:13
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Re: 1st Bombardment Wing 28.08.1942

Cheers chaps. I now have identified a couple of aircraft on the mission

One was B-17F"Berlin Sleeper II"s/n 41-24370 342nd BS/97th BG and another was an unnames B-17F s/n 41-24344 414nd BS/97BG. It seems like it was a mixed formation
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