449th Bomb Squadron Commanders June 1943 to 1945 All of the squadron commanders were B-24 bomber pilots; some flew as crew pilots, became squadron operations officers, and then moved into Squadron C.O. positions. The first four squadron C.O.’s were part of the...
An original cadre ship acquired 6 November ’43. Assigned to Harper’s crew. Flown overseas by Harper’s crew with 718th Squadron Commander William (Bill) Nosker in December ’43. Crew chief was Dominic Cafarellie. The “Ferry” completed at least 86 sorties and was...
Mission Number: 11 Date: 20 Jan ’44 Target: Guidonia, Italy Air Drome 449th A/C Over Target: 30 Tons of Bombs Dropped: 75 GP Flak: H-I-A Enemy A/C Destroyed: 0 449th A/C Lost: 0 Results: Poor Thirty-three B-24-H’s took off at 1013 to 1035 hours to bomb the...
449th Missions of “Big Week” – February 20-25, 1944 In late 1943, Strategic Air Forces Headquarters formulated plans for an intensive, coordinated campaign to bring the combined strength of the 8th AF and the 15th AF to bear against the German Air Force and its...
Original Cadre Air Crews By November 1943, the 449th had completed training at Bruning, Nebraska, and was in the process of preparing for the movement overseas. On 14 November 1943, Special Orders No. 228 was issued for the movement overseas. This set of special...
