DUMBO ---- B-24H---- 4I-28943
453rd Bomb Group / 735th Bomb Squadron
We have been unable to identify most of the crews that flew this B24. Also unknown are the missions flown in April - May 1945. If you can help answer any of these queries please make contact.
| Date | Pilot |
Target |
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| 25 Feb 44 | Delivered to USAAF from Douglas plant, Tulsa | ||
| 16 Apr 44 | Lt D Mann | Assigned overseas via southern route to Burtonwood | |
| 20 May 44 | Assigned to 453BG, crew chief : M/Sgt John Randall | ||
| 22 May 44 | Siracourt - St Pois | V-weapon site | |
| 23 May 44 | Orleans - Bricy | ||
| 24 May 44 | Bricy airfield | ||
| 25 May 44 | Terrenes rail yard | ||
| 27 May 44 | Saarbrucken | ||
| 28 May 44 | Zeitz - Merseburg | ||
| 30 May 44 | Oldenburg | Flak damage | |
| 31 May 44 | Lumes (recalled) | ||
| 03 Jun 44 | Buc airfield | ||
| 06 Jun 44 | Caen | 3rd mission of day to support invasion | |
| 11 Jun 44 | Cormielles | Afternoon mission | |
| 12 Jun 44 | Conches airfield | ||
| 14 Jun 44 | Chateaudun airfield | Flak damage | |
| 15 Jun 44 | La Port Boule bridge | ||
| 18 Jun 44 | Hamburg | Flak damage | |
| 25 Jun 44 | Buc airfield | ||
| 28 Jun 44 | Saarbrucken | ||
| 29 Jun 44 | Kothen airfield | ||
| 02 Jul 44 | Sautrecure NoBall | V-weapon site | |
| 06 Jul 44 | Lt Kuzelka | NoBall | Returned early (no sortie) #2 supercharger, #3 engine |
| 11 Jul 44 | Munich - Reims airfield | ||
| 12 Jul 44 | Munich - Reims airfield | ||
| 13 Jul 44 | Saarbrucken | ||
| 17 Jul 44 | Belfort rail yards | ||
| 18 Jul 44 | Caen | ||
| 19 Jul 44 | Leipheim - Laupheim | ||
| 20 Jul 44 | Gotha | ||
| 21 Jul 44 | Saarbrucken rail yards | ||
| 24 Jul 44 | St Lo (abortive) | ||
| 25 Jul 44 | St Lo | Tactical support for ground troops | |
| 29 Jul 44 | Bremen | ||
| 31 Jul 44 | Ludwigshaven | ||
| 02 Aug 44 | Neuvy-sur-Loire rail bridge | ||
| 03 Aug 44 | Conches airfield | ||
| 04 Aug 44 | Scherwin | ||
| 05 Aug 44 | Brunswick | Severe flak damage | |
| 16 Aug 44 | Lt Boucher | Dessau | Cat B (severe) flak damage -- to sub-depot for repairs |
| 25 Aug 44 | Wismar | ||
| 26 Aug 44 | Eindhoven | ||
| 27 Aug 44 | N. Germany (abortive) | ||
| 30 Aug 44 | Lt Allen | Pas de Calais NoBall | V-weapon site -- (P) completed his 35 mission tour |
| 10 Sep 44 | Ulm | ||
| 11 Sep 44 | Misburg | Flak damage | |
| 25 Sep 44 | Coblenz | ||
| 26 Sep 44 | Hamm | ||
| 27 Sep 44 | Lt Ross | Kassel | Landed at Brussels, returned 2 days later |
| 29 Jan 45 | Hamm | ||
| 31 Jan 45 | Berlin (recalled) | ||
| 03 Feb 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 06 Feb 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 09 Feb 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 14 Feb 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 15 Feb 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 19 Feb 45 | Jungenthal | ||
| 21 Feb 45 | Nurnburg | ||
| 22 Feb 45 | Halberstadt - Vienenberg | ||
| 23 Feb 45 | Paderborn | ||
| 24 Feb 45 | Lehte | ||
| 26 Feb 45 | Berlin | ||
| 27 Feb 45 | Halle | ||
| 28 Feb 45 | Arnsberg | ||
| 01 Mar 45 | Ingolstadt | ||
| 03 Mar 45 | Magdeburg | ||
| 08 Mar 45 | Siegen | ||
| 09 Mar 45 | Munster | ||
| 10 Mar 45 | Paderborn | ||
| 11 Mar 45 | Kiel | ||
| 12 Mar 45 | Wetzlar | ||
| 15 Mar 45 | Gardelegen | ||
| 20 Mar 45 | Hemingstedt | ||
| 21 Mar 45 | Achmer | ||
| 22 Mar 45 | Giebelstadt | ||
| 24 Mar 45 | Wesel | Flak damage - Low level to support troops in Rhine crossing | |
| 25 Mar 45 | Ehmen | ||
| 30 Mar 45 | Wilhelmshaven | ||
| 03 Oct 45 | To Altus, Oklahoma for scrapping | ||
