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Mission # crew Gaik Datum Mission # 390th BG Aircraft serial # Target
| 6 | 22 oktober 1944 | 208 | # 239926 | Münster, Duitsland: Rangeerterrein |
Details:
De belangrijke spoorlijn in Münster was alweer volledig operationeel na de aanval door de Third Division Forces op 5 oktober.
In totaal 352 vliegtuigen, waarvan 21 van de 390th Bombardment Group, vielen aan met behulp van Pathfinder. Bewolking was normaal, resultaten werden niet waargenomen.
| Tonnage bommen | 80 x 500 pond brandbommen280 x 250 pond voor algemeen gebruik |
| Crews Missing in Action | 0 |
| Naam | Fat | Positie |
| Gaik, Leonard J | Pilot | |
| Carroll, James D | Co-Pilot | |
| Flanigan, Harold C | Navigator | |
| Cohen, Joseph nmi | Bombardier/Togglier | |
| Eckerle, William C | Engineer/Top Turret | |
| Sewell, John E | Radio Operator | |
| Hoffstetter, William V | Ball Turret | |
| Prangl, Louis S | Waist Gunner | |
| Glaman, Robert F | Tail Gunner |
Dagboek Prangl:
“Briefing was om acht. Iets later dan de anderen. Ons doelwit was Münster, Duitsland. Wij waren alweer “tail-end Charlie” (laatste groep) op 25.000 voet. De temperatuur was 37 graden onder nul. We landden niet voor vier uur in de namiddag. Het was een makkie, ‘milkrun’. “
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Mission # crew Gaik Date Mission # 390th BG Aircraft serial # Target
| 6 | 22 October 1944 | 208 | # 239926 | Münster, Germany: Marshalling yard |
Details:
The important rail yard at Münster was again in full operation following an attack by Third Division forces on 5 October.
A total of 352 planes attacked on pathfinder, with the 390th dispatching 21 planes. With the usual cloud conditions, results were unobserved.
| Bomb Tonnage dropped | 80 x 500 pound Incendiaries280 x 250 pound General Purpose |
| Crews Missing in Action | 0 |
| name | Fat | Position Description |
| Gaik, Leonard J | Pilot | |
| Carroll, James D | Co-Pilot | |
| Flanigan, Harold C | Navigator | |
| Cohen, Joseph nmi | Bombardier/Togglier | |
| Eckerle, William C | Engineer/Top Turret | |
| Sewell, John E | Radio Operator | |
| Hoffstetter, William V | Ball Turret | |
| Prangl, Louis S | Waist Gunner | |
| Glaman, Robert F | Tail Gunner |
Journal Prangl:
“Briefing was at eight. A little later than the others. Our target was Münster, Germany. We were tail-end Charlie again at 25.000 feet. The temperature was 37 degrees. We didn’t land till around four in the afternoon. It was a mild-run.”
