Mission No 47

MISSION NO. 47
VILLACOUBLAY, FRANCE

20 MAY, 1944

The Eighth Air Force's focus of attention for this mission centered upon French airfields. The targets for the 457th were the aircraft works and airfield at Villacoublay, situated five miles southwest of Paris. The main function of the unit was the repair and maintenance of aircraft, primarily for FW-190s. Major Theodore C. Hoffman led the Group with Lt. Malcolm E. Johnson as pilot.

Twelve aircraft were dispatched. Bombing results were good, with the airfield, hangars and other buildings all being successfully hit by the bombs. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered.

Flak was moderate but accurate, causing battle damage to eleven aircraft.

CREW LOADING LIST

May 20th, 1944
Mission No 047 Target: Villacoublay, FRANCE

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 101		A/C # 062		A/C # 571		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Cornelius R. Woolf Kenney Hellums Kenneth B. Taylor Gerard J. Hyink John L. Batts Lloyd E. Larson Roman A. Zelazo Samuel I. Craft, Jr Ernest R. Campen Irvin Lewis	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Malcolm E. Johnson Theodore C. Hoffman Donald N. Muston Roy A. Hough William G. Patry Randall N. White Milton B. Davison Clarence A. Ray Steve Vargo Raymond Osborn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Alfred W. Fischer Harry J. Huskey John N. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert M. Jensen Andrew E. Jasso James E. Pickle Leo McHatton Thomas N. Norton James H. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard H. Luebke Lloyd I. Miller Sidney H Johnson Jack B. Eldridge John L. Zoutte James D. Stadifer Melvin O. Richeson Earl W. Johnston William F. White Max E. Johnston

	A/C # 088		A/C # 051		A/C # 075		A/C # 594
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Roger W. Birkman Robert L. Cole Michael N. Stanko Morris F. Swerdlove Raymond Koch Errol Bailey Andrew Kafka James C. Jones John L. Toney John Buechel	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt Sgt	Donald E. Lady Wade E. Knudson Marsh Hovey David B. Jones Bernard L. Baker William G. Arterburn Marvin H. Sloan Dickingson (Gunnery) Carl W. Ostlind Ross D. Pogue	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert M. Krumm Leo R. Green Con F. Peynor Anthony Tozzi Lawrence J. Walsh Raymond J. Kristoff Billy E. Hightower S. K. Marx John D. Barrett Marion Belt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jack B. Owens Charles E. Berta Bert Graham Francis A. Minturn Phillip M. Murille Theodore C. Roland Earl W. Markwalder R.C. Zeagler John D. Ward Hallie L. Bennett

	A/C # 470		A/C # 164		A/C # 551		A/C # 505
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Bernard V. Connor John W. Norton Clement H. Marsden Zaven R. Astor Frank T. Aylstock Arthur M. Lusticg Hal H. Willett Edward J. Brazinski Carl Lewis Leo L. Lange	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harry R. Stafford Bernard J. Yavorosky Arthur A. Flach Anthony G. Wodek Virgil D. Naylor Francis M. Craven Virgil R. Hook Jean P. Dubois Walter H. Osika Robert H. Ridge	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward R. Stevens Charles W. Johns Claude H. Sullivan Charles J. Canty Stewart C. Moody James C. Baum Joseph W. LaBonte Crad W. McCollum James H. Neelan James H. Bryant	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William L. Brackley Charles E. Robb Winfred E. Stortz Anthony Kulczucki Harry Bernstein Glenn A. Jackson Bernard J. Geraghty Miles L. McQueen Eaniel D. Elieff Thomas E. Gougarty

	A/C # 568		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clyde R. Weid Edward L. Cavanaugh Solon J. Boydston George A. Sipp James R. Powell Earl N. Pledger Nolan V. Claxton Norman C. Bonney Michael Stasko Edwin Dempsey	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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	A/C # 087		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert H. Magill Richard J. Cotter David C. Watts William A. O'Connor Norman Hirsch Herve J. Paquin Floyd T. Stitely Charles Minter Harold R. Moore Gilbert Slocum	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 615		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harris S. Mathis Norris H. Gerber Charles e. Tripp John A. Richardson Rex B. Crawford Donald E. Cook Mark A. Osborne Norris B. Walker Kenneth L. Holder Ralph H. Garrison	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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