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Constituted as 451st Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 Apr 1943. Activated on 1 May 1943. Prepared for combat with B-24s. Moved to the Mediterranean theater, Nov 1943-Jan 1944, with the air echelon training in Algeria for several weeks before joining the remainder of the group in Italy. Operated with Fifteenth AF, Jan 1944-May 1945, functioning primarily as a strategic bombardment organization. Attacked such targets as oil refineries, marshalling yards, aircraft factories, bridges, and airfields in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece. Received a DUC for each of three missions: to an aircraft factory at Regensburg on 25 Feb 1944, to oil refineries and marshalling yards at Ploesti on 5 Apr 1944, and to an airdrome at Vienna on 23 Aug 1944; although encountering large numbers of enemy fighters and severe antiaircraft fire during each of these missions, the group fought its way through the opposition, destroyed many interceptors, and inflicted serious damage on the assigned targets. At times the group also flew support and interdictory missions. Helped to prepare the way for and participated in the invasion of Southern France in Aug 1944. Transported supplies to troops in Italy during Sep 1944. Supported the final advances of Allied armies in northern Italy in Apr 1945.
The 451st returned to the US in Jun. Inactivated on 26 Sep 1945.
724th: 1943-1945
725th: 1943-1945
726th: 1943-1945
727th: 1943-1945
Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz, 1 May 1943
Dyersburg AAFld, Tenn, 3 Jun 1943
Wendover Field, Utah, c. 18 Jul 1943
Fairmont AAFld, Neb, 9 Sep-16 Nov 1943
Gioia del Colle, Italy, c. 10 Jan 1944
San Pancrazio, Italy, c. 5 Mar 1944
Castelluccio Airfield, Italy, c. 6 Apr 1944-Jun 1945
Dow Field, Maine, c. 19 Jun-16 Sep 1945
Col Robert E L Eaton, c. 1 May 1943
Col James B Knapp, 19 Sep 1944
Col Leroy L Stefonowicz, Dec 1944
Maj William H McGuire, unkn-16 Sep 1945
Air Combat, EAME Theater
Air Offensive, Europe
Rome-Arno
Normandy
Northern France
Southern France
North Apennines
Rhineland
Central Europe
Po Valley
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Regensburg, Germany, 25 Feb 1944; Ploesti, Rumania, 5 Apr 1944; Austria, 23 Aug 1944.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
451BG / 726 BS |
02/07/1944 |
12074 |
44-49216 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03709 |
41-29244 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03284 |
42-7738 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03173 |
42-7765 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03295 |
42-52101 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03589 |
42-52167 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03693 |
42-52168 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
03/11/1944 |
15249 |
41-2725 |
A-20B |
|
451BG |
03/29/1944 |
03716 |
42-64353 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/02/1944 |
03718 |
41-29245 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/02/1944 |
05094 |
41-29245 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/05/1944 |
04081 |
42-64442 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/05/1944 |
04080 |
42-7720 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/05/1944 |
04082 |
42-52081 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/05/1944 |
04032 |
42-52103 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
04/05/1944 |
03918 |
42-52474 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/05/1944 |
15167 |
B-24 |
|
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/12/1944 |
04192 |
41-28740 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/13/1944 |
04084 |
42-52084 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
04/15/1944 |
04083 |
42-52246 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
04/15/1944 |
04392 |
42-52246 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 761 BS |
04/15/1944 |
04393 |
42-52360 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/17/1944 |
04078 |
41-29220 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/17/1944 |
04520 |
42-52156 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/24/1944 |
04396 |
41-29199 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
04/28/1944 |
04528 |
42-52077 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
05/05/1944 |
05446 |
41-29239 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
05/05/1944 |
04604 |
42-52094 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
05/10/1944 |
04792 |
42-64465 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
05/10/1944 |
04838 |
42-52501 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
06/06/1944 |
05477 |
42-7757 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
06/10/1944 |
09199 |
42-78683 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
06/11/1944 |
05668 |
41-29251 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
06/23/1944 |
10720 |
41-29530 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06172 |
42-64450 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
07/03/1944 |
06378 |
42-99754 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
07/07/1944 |
06373 |
42-94808 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
07/14/1944 |
06900 |
42-78208 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
07/16/1944 |
07156 |
42-52087 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
07/26/1944 |
07015 |
42-78178 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
07/26/1944 |
07211 |
B-24 |
|
|
451BG / 726 BS |
07/27/1944 |
07025 |
42-52153 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
07/28/1944 |
07060 |
41-28933 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
07/28/1944 |
07041 |
41-28950 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
07/28/1944 |
07036 |
41-29541 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
07/28/1944 |
07525 |
42-52378 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
07/31/1944 |
07209 |
42-52614 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
08/02/1944 |
07208 |
42-64445 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07679 |
42-78484 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07678 |
42-50298 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
08/20/1944 |
07694 |
41-29588 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
08/22/1944 |
08000 |
42-78145 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
08/22/1944 |
11264 |
42-78445 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
08/22/1944 |
08002 |
42-51300 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
08/22/1944 |
08005 |
41-28816 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
08/22/1944 |
08001 |
42-52111 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
08/23/1944 |
07958 |
44-40196 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
08/23/1944 |
07957 |
42-78171 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
08/23/1944 |
07966 |
42-78471 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
08/23/1944 |
07965 |
42-78523 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
08/23/1944 |
07956 |
42-95379 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
08/23/1944 |
08326 |
42-51334 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
08/23/1944 |
08253 |
42-51729 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 767 BS |
08/23/1944 |
08766 |
41-28689 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
08/23/1944 |
08324 |
42-7763 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
09/13/1944 |
09134 |
42-51564 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
10/07/1944 |
09024 |
42-51409 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09088 |
44-41056 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09051 |
44-41060 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09092 |
44-41152 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09048 |
42-78647 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09066 |
42-95509 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09056 |
42-51587 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09047 |
42-51764 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
10/14/1944 |
09065 |
B-24J |
|
|
451BG / 726 BS |
10/14/1944 |
09150 |
42-51947 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
10/23/1944 |
09466 |
42-51337 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
11/01/1944 |
09585 |
42-51321 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
11/01/1944 |
09584 |
42-51970 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
11/04/1944 |
09677 |
42-95239 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
11/05/1944 |
09604 |
42-78236 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
11/07/1944 |
09713 |
42-52045 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
11/16/1944 |
09883 |
44-10623 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
11/17/1944 |
09887 |
44-49027 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
11/17/1944 |
09884 |
41-28955 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
11/20/1944 |
09975 |
42-51874 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
12/02/1944 |
10025 |
42-78414 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
12/02/1944 |
10034 |
42-51306 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10366 |
44-41114 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10392 |
42-50630 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 720 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10391 |
42-51565 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10367 |
44-10629 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
12/17/1944 |
10682 |
42-51941 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
12/17/1944 |
10681 |
42-52045 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
12/18/1944 |
10678 |
42-78436 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
12/18/1944 |
10605 |
44-49412 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
12/18/1944 |
10640 |
42-50389 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
12/26/1944 |
10750 |
42-78411 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
12/26/1944 |
10785 |
42-78606 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
12/26/1944 |
10735 |
44-49414 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
12/26/1944 |
10702 |
44-49423 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
12/29/1944 |
10916 |
42-51880 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
01/15/1945 |
11288 |
44-49747 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
01/15/1945 |
11397 |
42-94877 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
01/15/1945 |
15274 |
B-24 |
|
|
451BG / 724 BS |
01/31/1945 |
11830 |
44-49460 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12085 |
44-48774 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12089 |
44-49418 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12086 |
44-49868 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12084 |
42-78463 |
B-24G |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12090 |
42-52036 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12091 |
42-52440 |
B-24H |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
02/13/1945 |
12140 |
42-51984 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 727 BS |
02/25/1945 |
12472 |
42-52054 |
B-24J |
|
451BG / 726 BS |
02/28/1945 |
12717 |
44-49539 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
03/16/1945 |
13061 |
44-49436 |
B-24L |
|
451BG / 725 BS |
03/21/1945 |
13217 |
B-24 |
|
|
451BG / 725 BS |
04/24/1945 |
16457 |
B-24 |
|
|
451BG / 727 BS |
04/25/1945 |
14056 |
44-8776 |
B-17G |
|
451BG / 724 BS |
04/25/1945 |
13991 |
42-95342 |
B-24H |
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