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Constituted as 450th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 Apr 1943. Activated on 1 May 1943. Trained with B-24s. Moved to Italy, arriving in Dec 1943. Began operations with Fifteenth AF in Jan 1944 and engaged chiefly in missions against strategic targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Balkans until Apr 1945. Bombed aircraft factories, assembly plants, oil refineries, storage areas, marshalling yards, airdromes, and other objectives. Contributed to the intensive Allied campaign against the enemy aircraft industry during Big Week (20-25 Feb 1944) by attacking factories at Steyr and Regensburg, being awarded a DUC for braving the hazards of bad weather, enemy fighters, and flak to bombard a Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg on 25 Feb. Received second DUC for a mission on 5 Apr 1944 when the group fought its way through relentless attacks by enemy aircraft to bomb marshalling yards at Ploesti. Also struck such objectives as enemy defenses, troop concentrations, bridges, and marshalling yards in support of the invasion of Southern France, the advance of Russian troops in the Balkans, and the Allied effort in Italy. Returned to the US in May 1945. Redesignated 45th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy). Trained with B-29s. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1945.
720th: 1943-1945
721st: 1943-1945
722d: 1943-1945
723d: 1943-1945
Gowen Field, Idaho, 1 May 1943
Clovis AAB, NM, c. 21 May 1943
Alamogordo AAFld, NM, c. 8 Jul-20 Nov 1943
Manduria, Italy, 20 Dec 1943-12 May 1945
Harvard AAFld, Neb, c. 26 Jul-15 Oct 1945
Col John S Mills, 12 Jun 1943
Col Robert R Gideon, 7 Jul 1944
Col Ellsworth R Jacoby, 17 Nov 1944
Air Combat, EAME Theater
Air Offensive, Europe
Naples-Foggia
Anzio
Rome-Arno
Normandy
Northern France
Southern France
North Apennines
Rhineland
Po Valley
Distinguished Unit Citations
Regensburg, Germany, [25] Feb 1944
Ploesti, Rumania, 5 Apr 1944
Insigne. Shield: Per bend sinister, argent and azure, a silhouetted eagle, displayed wings inverted gules, fimbriated argent on the azure, debruised by a ribbon bend sinisterwise charged with a diamond all or. (Approved 14 Sep 1955.)
Missing Air Crew Reports also known as MACRs are reports of US aircraft that went down, via enemy action or mechanical issues, behind enemy lines. These reports detailed the aircraft and crew along with their disposition; there were statements and eyewitness reports if available describing what they saw. The majority of these reports were completed in the years following the conclusion of World War II. This was so that the survivors who had become prisoners of war could provide statements of the events of that day. These reports differ from accident reports in that those documented aircraft that crashed on take off or landing; these events happened on allied lines.
|
Group/Squadron |
Date |
MACR |
Aircraft |
Aircraft Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
450BG / 723 BS |
01/16/1944 |
02207 |
42-7724 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
01/24/1944 |
02065 |
42-7743 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
01/27/1944 |
02396 |
41-28592 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/14/1944 |
03157 |
42-7710 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/22/1944 |
03161 |
41-28604 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
02/22/1944 |
02694 |
42-7714 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/22/1944 |
02832 |
42-52161 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03205 |
42-64446 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03204 |
42-64455 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03366 |
41-29213 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03206 |
41-29226 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03208 |
41-29228 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03956 |
41-29255 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/23/1944 |
03209 |
41-29338 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/23/1944 |
09093 |
42-52338 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03472 |
42-64443 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03178 |
41-29281 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03297 |
42-7746 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03179 |
42-52148 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
03/11/1944 |
03201 |
42-7731 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
03/17/1944 |
03261 |
42-7697 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03260 |
42-52613 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03710 |
42-78083 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03584 |
41-28612 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03522 |
41-29222 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03958 |
42-52068 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03706 |
42-52109 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
03/24/1944 |
03957 |
41-29252 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
03/30/1944 |
03696 |
42-52519 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/02/1944 |
03694 |
42-73426 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03951 |
42-78185 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03960 |
42-78199 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03965 |
42-94950 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03885 |
42-100252 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03961 |
41-28756 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03953 |
41-28757 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/07/1944 |
03886 |
42-52141 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/12/1944 |
03919 |
41-28603 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/16/1944 |
04033 |
41-28929 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
04/16/1944 |
04077 |
42-52090 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/24/1944 |
04207 |
42-78170 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 783 BS |
04/24/1944 |
04400 |
41-28923 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04618 |
42-78180 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04717 |
42-78184 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04645 |
42-78189 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04399 |
42-78205 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04631 |
41-29272 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04630 |
41-29338 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/25/1944 |
04628 |
42-7728 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/28/1944 |
04625 |
42-50277 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/28/1944 |
04619 |
42-52124 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/29/1944 |
04655 |
41-29269 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/29/1944 |
04837 |
41-29376 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
04/29/1944 |
04614 |
41-29582 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/12/1944 |
04836 |
42-52096 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/12/1944 |
04841 |
42-52122 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05648 |
42-78226 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05467 |
42-94960 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05644 |
41-28618 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05440 |
41-28756 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05457 |
41-28975 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05647 |
42-52143 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05433 |
42-52163 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05190 |
42-52215 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/30/1944 |
05463 |
42-94901 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
05/30/1944 |
06315 |
42-95296 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/31/1944 |
05466 |
42-78194 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
05/31/1944 |
05462 |
42-78325 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
05/31/1944 |
05468 |
42-52144 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
06/09/1944 |
06035 |
42-64339 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
06/09/1944 |
06091 |
41-29345 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
06/13/1944 |
05822 |
42-78234 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
06/13/1944 |
06311 |
42-95385 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
06/16/1944 |
05773 |
42-78104 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06369 |
42-64454 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06364 |
42-78216 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06365 |
42-78380 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06366 |
42-94984 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06760 |
42-50304 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
06/24/1944 |
06367 |
41-29227 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06370 |
42-78334 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06342 |
41-29221 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
07/03/1944 |
06758 |
42-78154 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
07/03/1944 |
06892 |
42-51159 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
07/03/1944 |
06764 |
42-52085 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
07/04/1944 |
06759 |
42-51177 |
B-24H |
|
450BG |
07/15/1944 |
06995 |
42-51153 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
07/19/1944 |
07096 |
42-78284 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
07/20/1944 |
06912 |
42-78197 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
07/27/1944 |
07198 |
42-78409 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
08/10/1944 |
07186 |
42-78505 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
08/10/1944 |
07675 |
41-28973 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07951 |
44-40615 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07629 |
42-78159 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07635 |
42-78159 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
08/23/1944 |
08335 |
42-51603 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
09/04/1944 |
08390 |
44-41340 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
09/10/1944 |
08371 |
42-50893 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
09/10/1944 |
08369 |
44-41058* |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
09/10/1944 |
08746 |
41-28919 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
09/10/1944 |
08372 |
42-7742 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
09/13/1944 |
08444 |
42-7748 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
10/07/1944 |
09027 |
41-28859 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
10/07/1944 |
09045 |
42-51848 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
10/07/1944 |
09135 |
42-52443 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
10/17/1944 |
09215 |
42-51566 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
10/17/1944 |
09217 |
41-29455 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
11/06/1944 |
09680 |
42-51165 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 761 BS |
11/17/1944 |
09876 |
42-78468 |
B-24G |
|
450BG |
12/11/1944 |
10493 |
42-78454 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10599 |
42-51928 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
12/25/1944 |
10744 |
44-41041 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
12/25/1944 |
10896 |
42-78356 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 722 BS |
12/29/1944 |
10937 |
42-95458 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
12/29/1944 |
10938 |
44-41066 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
12/29/1944 |
10935 |
42-78156 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
12/29/1944 |
10936 |
42-78211 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
01/15/1945 |
11399 |
42-51790 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
01/19/1945 |
11807 |
42-78404 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
01/31/1945 |
12062 |
42-78455 |
B-24G |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
01/31/1945 |
12079 |
42-50776 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12113 |
42-51733 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
02/16/1945 |
12103 |
41-28607 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/25/1945 |
12510 |
44-41188 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
02/28/1945 |
12514 |
41-28854 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 720 BS |
03/09/1945 |
12922 |
44-10538 |
B-24J |
|
450BG / 723 BS |
03/12/1945 |
12820 |
44-50245 |
B-24L |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
03/16/1945 |
13062 |
42-64448 |
B-24H |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
03/22/1945 |
13261 |
44-50584 |
B-24M |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/08/1945 |
13709 |
44-50499 |
B-24M |
|
450BG / 721 BS |
04/08/1945 |
15340 |
||
|
450BG / 720 BS |
04/09/1945 |
13710 |
42-51870 |
B-24J |
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