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457th Bomb Group Honor Roll
Mission No. 179 |
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| 457th Bomb Group | 751st Bomb Squadron |
| (457th Home) (Back) Updated 12/03/2000, 19:17:12 |
Mission NarrativeMission No. 179Date - January 28, 1945 Target - Cologne On this date the 457th was assigned a target of bombing the marshalling yards in Cologne, Germany. The group put up 36 planes and the flight to the target was routine. The target was covered with 10/10th's cloud cover and bombing was done by G-H equipment. Results were unobserved. One plane, s/n 42-97164, feathered one of it's engines and left the formation and was not seen again. The plane crashed in Germany. Plane s/n 42 97164, named "Rebel Queen," and piloted by Lt William P. Boyes, Jr., left the formation after dropping his bombs. He left the target at Cologne and feathered #2 engine, then lost #3 and #4 engine and was not seen again. Two of the crew were killed, seven were POW's. Pilot Boyes reports that no one on the crew was injured in the air and all bailed out and landed safely. While hiding the first half hour after landing, Boyes states that he heard gunshots nearby and suspects that that is what ended the life of two of his crew. |
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Plane s/n 42-97164a