|
[Home]
|
(From February 5, 1944 to April 11, 1945)
Please note that dates follow American usage: mm/dd/yy.
It is with considerable pleasure that the following exhaustive listing of the missions flown by the 453rd is presented here. Special thanks go to Mary Aukerman who typed this lengthy list and filled in the missing information. A note about Metz, Germany: Metz is in Lorraine, which was annexed by Germany during the War, but is today part of France.
MISSION NUMBER DATE TARGET 1 02/05/44 Tours, France - Airfield 2 02/06/44 Siracourt, France - concrete construction installation 3 02/10/44 Gilze-Rijen, Holland - airfield 4 02/11/44 Hambures, France - construction installation 5 02/13/44 Siracourt, France - construction installation 6 02/15/44 Siracourt, France - construction installation 7 02/20/44 Brunswick, Germany 8 02/21/44 Achmer, Germany - airfield 9 02/22/44 Gotha, Germany - aircraft assembly plant 10 02/24/44 Gotha, Germany - aircraft assembly plant 11 02/25/44 Furth, Germany - aircraft factory 12 03/03/44 Oranienburg, Germany 13 03/05/44 Cazaux, France – Airdrome of Bergerac 14 03/06/44 Berlin, Germany 15 03/08/44 Berlin, Germany - Ball bearing factory in Erkner 16 03/09/44 Brandenburg, Germany 17 03/13/44 Ponthion Domart, France 18 03/15/44 Brunswick, Germany 19 03/16/44 Friedrichshafen, Germany 20 03/18/44 Friedrichshafen, Germany 21 03/20/44 Frankfurt, Germany – Bad weather, forced to return 22 03/22/44 Basdorf, Germany - Airfield 23 03/23/44 Handorf, Germany - Airfield 24 03/24/44 Nancy, France – Bad weather; bombed St. Dizier Airfield 25 03/26/44 Flixecourt, France (near Domart) 26 03/27/44 Pau, France - Luftwaffe training base 27 04/01/44 Ludwigshafen, Germany – bad wthr; bomb MY at Pforzheim 28 04/08/44 Brunswick, Germany 29 04/09/44 Tutow, Germany - Airfield 30 04/10/44 Tours, France - Airfield 31 04/11/44 Oschersleben, Germany 32 04/12/44 Zwickau, Germany – bad weather; mission abandoned 33 04/13/44 Oberpfaffenhafen, Germany – DO217 Aircraft parts factory 34 04/18/44 Rathenow, Germany – Arado Aircraft (parts supplier to Heinkel) 35 04/19/44 Paderborn, Germany - Airfield & sub depot 36 04/20/44 Wizernes, Germany 37 04/22/44 Hamm, Germany - Marshalling yards 38 04/24/44 Gablingen, Germany - Air supply & repair depot 39 04/25/44 Mannheim, Germany – Marshalling Yards 40 04/26/44 Gutersloh, Germany - Airfield 41 04/27/44 Marquise/Hidrequent, France 42 04/27/44 Blainville, France - Marshalling Yards 43 04/29/44 Berlin, Germany 44 04/30/44 Siracourt, France 45 05/01/44 Watton, France – Germany Rocket Installation 46 05/01/44 Brussels, Belgium – Marshalling Yards 47 05/02/44 Siracourt, France – Rocket Installation 48 05/07/44 Osnabruck, Germany – Industrial Center 49 05/08/44 Brunswick, Germany 50 05/09/44 Florennes, Belgium – Night fighter base 51 05/11/44 Belfort, France – Railroad Marshalling Yards 52 05/12/44 Zeitz, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 53 05/13/44 Tutow, Germany – FW-190 Assembly Plant 54 05/15/44 Siracourt, France 55 05/19/44 Brunswick, Germany – Marshalling Yards 56 05/20/44 Reims, France – Marshalling Yards 57 05/22/44 Siracourt, France 58 05/23/44 Orleans, France - Airfield 59 05/24/44 Orly, France – Orly Airdrome 60 05/25/44 Troyes, France – Bd Wthr. bombed Terrenes & Bretigny AF 61 05/27/44 Saarbrucken, Germany – Marshalling Yards 62 05/28/44 Merseburg, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 63 05/29/44 Politz, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 64 05/30/44 Oldenburg, Germany - Airfield 65 05/31/44 Lumes, France – Bad weather; returned to base 66 06/02/44 St. Aubin, France – 4 gun positions near Berck-Sur-Mer 67 06/03/44 Berck, France – 4 gun positions near Berck-Sur-Mer 68 06/04/44 Romerantin, France - Airfield 69 06/06/44 St. Laurent, France 70 06/06/44 St. Lo, France 71 06/06/44 Caen, France 72 06/06/44 Coutances, France 73 06/07/44 Argentan, France – Communications Center 74 06/08/44 Flers, France 75 06/10/44 Boulogne, France 76 06/10/44 Dreux, France 77 06/11/44 Le Port Broulet, France – Railroad bridge on Loire River 78 06/11/44 Cormeilles, France - Airfield 79 06/12/44 Montfort, France – Railroad bridge 80 06/12/44 Conches, France - Airfield 81 06/13/44 Viconte, France – Night fighter base 82 06/13/44 Montfort, France 83 06/14/44 Chateaudun, France 84 06/15/44 Le Port Broulet, France - Railroad bridge 85 06/18/44 Hamburg, Germany – Port area 86 06/19/44 Fienvillers, France } attacked twice in 87 06/19/44 Fienvillers, France } same day 88 06/20/44 Politz, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 89 06/20/44 Fienvillers, France 90 06/20/44 St. Martin L' Mortier, France – Flying bomb base 91 06/21/44 Berlin, Germany – Diesel engine works at Nordban 92 06/23/44 Juvencourt, France - Airfield 93 06/24/44 Bretigny, France - Airfield 94 06/24/44 Pont-A-Vendin, France – Power Station 95 06/25/44 Beuvry, France – Power Station 96 06/25/44 Buc, France – Airfield 97 06/28/44 Saarbrucken, Germany – Railroad Yards 98 06/29/44 Kothen, Germany – Kothen Airfield 99 07/02/44 Renascure, France – Flying Bomb Installation 100 07/05/44 L'isle Adam, France – Ammunition Dump 101 07/06/44 Belloy-Sur-Some, France – Flying Bomb Installation 102 07/07/44 Halle, Germany – Aircraft Plant 103 07/08/44 Jussy, France – Railroad Bridge 104 07/11/44 Munich, Germany - Reims Airfield 105 07/12/44 Munich, Germany – Air Park at Reims 106 07/13/44 Saarbrucken, Germany - Railroad yards 107 07/16/44 Saarbrucken, Germany - Railroad yards 108 07/17/44 Belfort, France – Marshalling Yards 109 07/18/44 Caen, France – Area bombing for our ground forces 110 07/19/44 Laipheim, Germany – Airfields at Leipheim & Laipheim 111 07/20/44 Gotha, Germany – Aircraft factory 112 07/21/44 Munich, Germany – Bad Wthr; Railway Yard-Saarbrucken 113 07/24/44 St. Lo, France – Area bombing for our ground forces 114 07/25/44 St. Lo, France – Area bombing for our ground forces 115 07/28/44 Paris, France – Fuel Storage Dumps & the Docks 116 07/29/44 Bremen, Germany – U-boat Ship Building; 3 ships sunk 117 07/31/44 Ludwigshafen, Germany – Chemical Plant 118 08/01/44 Montereau, France - Railroad bridge 119 08/02/44 Neuvey, France - Railroad bridge 120 08/03/44 Paris, France - Conches Air Field 121 08/04/44 Scherwin, Germany – FW 190 Manufacturing Plant 122 08/04/44 Mont Louis Ferme, France 123 08/05/44 Brunswick, Germany - Engine Factory 124 08/06/44 Hamburg, Germany – Oil factory 125 08/07/44 Frevent, Germany - Railroad Bridge 126 08/08/44 Bois St. Pierre and Avesnes, France 127 08/09/44 Strasbourg, France - Oil Storage 128 08/11/44 Strasbourg, France – Fuel dump 129 08/13/44 I'le De Cezembre, France - Flak Batteries 130 08/14/44 Anizy Le Chateau, France – Railroad bridge 131 08/15/44 Zwischenahn, Germany - Airfield 132 08/16/44 Dessau, Germany – Aircraft Assembly Plant 133 08/18/44 Metz, Germany – Airfield 134 08/24/44 Brunswick, Germany 135 08/25/44 Wismar, Germany – FW 190 plant 136 08/25/44 LaLouviere, Belgium – V-2 Coke Ovens 137 08/26/44 Emmerich, Germany – Bad Wthr AF in Eindhoven, Holland 138 08/27/44 Basdorf, Germany - Airfield 139 08/30/44 Flers, Germany 140 09/05/44 Karlsruhe, Germany – Marshalling Yards 141 09/08/44 Karlsruhe, Germany – Marshalling Yards 142 09/09/44 Mainz, Germany – Railroad Junction 143 09/10/44 Ulm, Germany – Marshalling Yards 144 09/11/44 Misburg, Germany – Oil Refinery 145 09/13/44 Weisenhorn, Germany – Aviation Gas Storage 146 09/21/44 Koblenz, Germany – Marshalling Yards 147 09/22/44 Kassel, Germany – Marshalling Yards 148 09/25/44 Koblenz, Germany – Marshalling Yards 149 09/26/44 Hamm, Germany – Marshalling Yards 150 09/27/44 Kassel, Germany - Marshalling Yards 151 09/28/44 Kassel, Germany – Marshalling Yards 152 09/30/44 Hamm, Germany – Marshalling Yards 153 10/02/44 Hamm, Germany – Railroad Center 154 10/03/44 Lachen/Speyersburg, Germany - Airfield 155 10/05/44 Rhein, Germany – Marshalling Yards 156 10/06/44 Glinde, Germany – Ordnance Depot 157 10/07/44 Kassel, Germany 158 10/09/44 Koblenz, Germany – Marshalling Yards 159 10/12/44 Osnabruck, Germany – Marshalling Yards 160 10/14/44 Kaiserlautern, Germany – Marshalling Yards 161 10/14/44 Cologne, Germany – Rail Center 162 10/15/44 Reinholz, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 163 10/17/44 Cologne, Germany – Marshalling Yards 164 10/18/44 Leverkuben, Germany – I.G. Farben Chemical Works 165 10/19/44 Mainz, Germany – Marshalling Yards 166 10/22/44 Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Oil Plant 167 10/25/44 Hamm, Germany 168 10/25/44 Neumunster, Germany – Airfield 169 10/26/44 Minden, Germany – Mitteland Canal Bridge 170 10/30/44 Cuxhaven, Germany – Synthetic Oil Plant 171 11/01/44 Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Oil Plant 172 11/02/44 Castrop-Rauxal, Germany – Oil Refinery 173 11/04/44 Gelsenkirchen, Germany 174 11/05/44 Karlsruhe, Germany – Marshalling Yards 175 11/06/44 Minden, Germany – Mitteland Canal Bridge 176 11/08/44 Rhein, Germany – Marshalling Yards 177 11/09/44 Metz, Germany – Fort L'Aisne 178 11/10/44 Hanau/Langendiebach, Germany - Airfield 179 11/11/44 Bottrop, Germany – Oil Plant 180 11/21/44 Hamburg, Germany – Oil Plant 181 11/25/44 Bingen, Germany – Oil Storage & Marshalling Yards 182 11/26/44 Bielefeld, Germany – Railway Viaduct 183 11/29/44 Altenbaken, Germany – Railroad Viaduct 184 11/30/44 Hamburg, Germany – Railroad Marshalling Yards 185 12/04/44 Nebra, Germany – Marshalling Yards 186 12/06/44 Minden, Germany – Mitteland Canal 187 12/10/44 Bingen, Germany – Marshalling Yards 188 12/11/44 Hanau, Germany – Marshalling Yards 189 12/12/44 Hanau, Germany – Marshalling Yards 190 12/19/44 Bitburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 191 12/23/44 Junkerath, Germany 192 12/24/44 Mayen, Germany – Railroad & Supply Lines 193 12/28/44 Neunkirchen & Hamburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 194 12/29/44 Remagen, Germany – Neuwied Bridge 195 12/30/44 Euskirchen, German – Railroad Bridge 196 12/31/44 Koblenz, Germany – Railroad – Mozelle River 197 01/01/45 Remagen, Germany – Railway Bridge 198 01/02/45 Koblenz, Germany – Railroad Bridge 199 01/03/45 Hamburg, Germany – Communication Center 200 01/05/45 Sobernheim & Neustadt, Germany 201 01/07/45 Zwiebrucken, Germany – Marshalling Yards 202 01/10/45 Steinbruck, Germany – Rail and Road Junction 203 01/13/45 Rudesheim, Germany – Bridge on Rhine 204 01/14/45 Ehmen, Germany – Underground Oil Storage 205 01/15/45 Reutlingen, Germany – Marshalling Yards 206 01/16/45 Magdeburg, Germany – Krupp Tank Factory 207 01/21/45 Heilbrunn, Germany – Marshalling Yards 208 01/28/45 Dortmund, Germany – Oil Refinery 209 01/29/45 Hamm, Germany – Marshalling Yards 210 01/31/45 Berlin, Germany – Planes recalled 211 02/03/45 Magdeburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 212 02/06/45 Magdeburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 213 02/09/45 Magdeburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 214 02/11/45 Dulmen, Germany – Oil Depot 215 02/14/45 Magdeburg, Germany 216 02/15/45 Magdeburg, Germany 217 02/16/45 Burgsteinfurt, Germany 218 02/19/45 Jungenthal, Germany 219 02/21/45 Nuremburg, Germany – Marshalling Yards 220 02/22/45 Haberstadt & Vienenburg, Germany 221 02/22/45 Paderborn, Germany - Bridge 222 02/24/45 Lente, Germany – Railroad Marshalling Yards 223 02/25/45 Giebelstadt, Germany – Giebelstadt Airfield 224 02/26/45 Berlin, Germany – Railroad Yards 225 02/27/45 Halle, Germany – Marshalling Yards 226 02/28/45 Arnsburg, Germany – Railway Viaduct 227 03/01/45 Ingolstadt, Germany – Marshalling Yards 228 03/02/45 Magdeburg, Germany 229 03/03/45 Magdeburg, Germany – Oil Refinery 230 03/05/45 Giebelstadt, Germany - Airfield 231 03/06/45 Harburg, Germany – Oil Refinery 232 03/07/45 Soest, Germany – Marshalling Yards 233 03/08/45 Siegen, Germany – Marshalling Yards 234 03/09/45 Munster, Germany – Rail Road Yards 235 03/10/44 Paderborn, Germany – Marshalling Yards 236 03/11/45 Keil, Germany – Sub Pens & Dock Area 237 03/12/45 Wetzlar, Germany – Rail Yards 238 03/15/45 Gerdelegen, Germany – Marshalling Yards 239 03/17/45 Munster, Germany – Communications Center 240 03/18/45 Berlin, Germany – Anti-aircraft Factories 241 03/19/45 Neuburg & Baumenheim, Germany – Jet Aircraft fields 242 03/20/45 Hemmingstedt, Germany – Oil Refinery 243 03/21/45am Achmer, Germany – Jet Aircraft Base 244 03/21/45pm Essen, Germany - Airfield 245 03/22/45 Giebelstadt, Germany – Jet Air Base 246 03/23/45 Munster, Germany – Marshalling Yards 247 03/24/45 Wesel, Germany – Supplies dropped to troops 248 03/24/45 Storemede, Germany – Landing Strip 249 03/25/45 Ehmen, Germany – Oil Storage Depot 250 03/30/45 Wilhelmshaven, Germany – Sub Pens & Docks 251 03/31/45 Brunswick, Germany – Marshalling Yards 252 04/04/45 Wesendorf, Germany - Airfield 253 04/05/45 Eger, Czechoslovakia 254 04/06/45 Halle, Germany – Marshalling Yards 255 04/07/45 Duneberg, Germany – Powder Dump 256 04/08/45 Furth, Germany – Airfield 257 04/09/45 Memmingen, Germany – Air Base 258 04/10/45 Rechlin & Wittenberge, Germany – Airfield 259 04/11/45 Remberg, Germany – Marshalling Yards – LAST MISSION
