Mission Roster

Date: 2 November 1944

Target: Merseburg

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Home base Target

Dashed lines are straight-line approximations, not real flight paths - they give a rough sense of distance and time, not the actual route.

Participating listed aircraft

Aircraft	Crew	Unit	Notes
A Bit o' Lace (42-97976)	S J Hrabovsky (Pilot)	447th Bomb Group, 709th Bomb Squadron	Led contingent in high group 4'B' CBW
Bomber Dear (42-97234) Lost	J H Liekhus (Pilot), R C Wisor (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group	MISSING -- last seen at 1257hrs "just after target burning."
General Ike (42-97061)	J W O'Neil (Pilot), W J Duffy (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron	4 Fw190s claimed by gunners, hit by mg and cannon fire? Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
Lil` Lu (43-38612)	T C Findeiss (Pilot)	385th Bomb Group	Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
Little Patches (42-31678)	2nd Lt Charles Buchanan (Pilot)	91st Bomb Group	Serious BD - 20mm
Madame Shoo Shoo (43-37707)	T R Gordon (Pilot), R N Winterer (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron	Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
Milk Wagon (43-37756)	W C Huber (Pilot)	447th Bomb Group, 708th Bomb Squadron	2Lt R Femoyer (N) awarded posthumous Medal of Honor Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
Nine O Nine (42-31909)	Cecil M Kirkham (Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 323rd Bomb Squadron
Patty Jo (42-31242)	Opdyke (Pilot)	388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron	Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
Rough Rider (44-14747)	Capt E M Fiery (Pilot)	364th Fighter Group, 383rd Fighter Squadron
Sunkist Sue (44-6293)	J J Ondrovic (Pilot), J J Welch (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron	(TT)(WG) damaged Fw190 x2 -- a/c flew w/o ball turret