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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| December 24, 1944 |
102 |
759 |
Frankfurt |
| 59 planes dispatched. 57 planes dropped 110 tons on the primary target. 2 planes failed to bomb. 59 Credit Sorties. Four or five planes were damaged in runway collision upon return from the mission. This was due to the fact that a number of planes from another group landed at Mendlesham because their field was socked in. This left the 34th BG planes circling and waiting to land until very nearly out of fuel, necessitating very close landings, one behind the other, eventually resulting in the collisions. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-17G |
44-8283 |
18 |
B/G |
Lucky 13 |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Morton Abrams |
18th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Jack D. Whittiker |
18th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Robert L. Steiner |
18th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Jack E. Black |
18th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Walter H. Zell |
18th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Ernest W. Brown |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
James C. Langdon Jr. |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Fred J. Reo |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Maxwell N. Hall |
18th |
Completed |
| Photographer |
Michael J. Derenge |
18th |
Completed |
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