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Constituted as 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Trained for combat with B-24s. Moved to Italy, Dec 1943-Jan 1944, and operated with Fifteenth AF until Apr 1945. Flew some interdictory and support missions, bombing bridges, marshalling yards, troop concentrations, and rail lines. Participated in the drive to Rome, the invasion of Southern France, and the defeat of Axis forces in northern Italy. Engaged primarily, however, in long-range strikes against enemy oil refineries, aircraft and munition factories, industrial areas, harbors, and airfields in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, Rumania, and Greece. Received a DUC for a raid on an airdrome at Bad Voslau on 12 Apr 1944. Received second DUC for performance on 25 Jul 1944 when, despite severe opposition, the group led the wing formation in an attack against steel plants at Linz. Returned to the US in Jul 1945. Redesignated 454th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Aug 1945. Inactivated on 17 Oct 1945.
736th: 1943-1945
737th: 1943-1945
738th: 1943-1945
739th: 1943-1945
Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 1 Jun 1943
Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz, 1 Jul 1943
McCook AAFld, Neb, c. 31 Jul 1943
Charleston AAFld, SC, 3 Oct-Dec 1943
San Giovanni, Italy, Jan 1944-Jul 1945
Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 1 Aug 1945
Pyote AAFld, Tex, 17 Aug-17 Oct 1945
Col Horace D Aynesworth, c. Jun 1943
Col John A Way, 22 Mar 1945
Lt Col William R Large Jr, 21 May 1945
Lt Col Edward R Casey, 24 May 1945-unkn
Air Combat, EAME Theater
Air Offensive, Europe
Rome-Arno
Normandy
Northern France
Southern France
North Apennines
Rhineland
Central Europe
Po Valley
Distinguished Unit Citations:
Bad Voslau, Austria, 12 Apr 1944
Linz, Austria, 25 Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
454BG / 737 BS |
02/04/1944 |
02320 |
42-52323 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
02/16/1944 |
02488 |
42-52261 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
02/25/1944 |
03160 |
41-28699 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03155 |
42-52242 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
02/25/1944 |
02627 |
42-52266 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
02/25/1944 |
03211 |
42-52300 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
03/03/1944 |
02611 |
42-52255 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
03/19/1944 |
03520 |
42-64459 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03288 |
42-52312 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03467 |
41-28659 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03466 |
41-29310 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
03/19/1944 |
03506 |
42-52125 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
03/19/1944 |
03293 |
42-52225 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
03/19/1944 |
03294 |
42-52229 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03299 |
42-52272 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
03/19/1944 |
03465 |
42-52314 |
B-24H |
|
454BG |
04/04/1944 |
03717 |
42-64495 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
04/12/1944 |
03960 |
42-99802 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
04/12/1944 |
04037 |
42-52256 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
04/13/1944 |
03912 |
42-64485 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
04/13/1944 |
03914 |
41-28811 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
04/13/1944 |
04079 |
41-28873 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
04/13/1944 |
03915 |
42-52248 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
04/15/1944 |
15354 |
B-24 |
|
|
454BG / 739 BS |
04/21/1944 |
04651 |
42-78169 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
04/21/1944 |
04386 |
42-52203 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
04/21/1944 |
04652 |
42-52209 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
04/29/1944 |
04629 |
41-29265 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
05/07/1944 |
04663 |
41-29436 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
05/07/1944 |
04624 |
41-29592 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
05/18/1944 |
05067 |
41-29246 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
05/19/1944 |
05442 |
42-78193 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
05/24/1944 |
05464 |
42-52236 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
05/27/1944 |
05413 |
42-78213 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
05/31/1944 |
06009 |
42-50423 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
06/04/1944 |
05432 |
42-99801 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
06/04/1944 |
05478 |
42-52171 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
06/12/1944 |
06592 |
41-28608 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
06/16/1944 |
06023 |
42-95357 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
06/22/1944 |
15168 |
B-24 |
|
|
454BG / 736 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06434 |
42-50312 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06432 |
42-52265 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
06/26/1944 |
06171 |
42-52297 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
07/07/1944 |
06570 |
42-78297 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
07/07/1944 |
06571 |
42-95380 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
07/07/1944 |
06569 |
42-99758 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
07/07/1944 |
06371 |
42-52173 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
07/15/1944 |
06757 |
42-64488 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
07/20/1944 |
06899 |
42-51132 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
07/20/1944 |
06971 |
42-5228 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
07/21/1944 |
06746 |
42-78432 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
08/10/1944 |
07200 |
41-28815 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07628 |
42-78182 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07632 |
42-78182 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07462 |
42-78367 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07456 |
42-78504 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07457 |
42-50576 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
08/17/1944 |
07633 |
41-28790 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
08/22/1944 |
08004 |
42-78324 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
08/22/1944 |
07692 |
42-51323 |
B-24J |
|
454BG |
08/23/1944 |
07974 |
44-41163 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
08/24/1944 |
07992 |
41-29581 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
08/29/1944 |
11544 |
42-52313 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
09/08/1944 |
08263 |
42-78390 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
09/13/1944 |
08358 |
42-50570 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
10/07/1944 |
08977 |
42-51542 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
10/13/1944 |
09049 |
42-51366 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
10/14/1944 |
09151 |
42-78074 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
11/11/1944 |
09745 |
44-41059 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
11/11/1944 |
09746 |
42-78315 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
11/11/1944 |
09699 |
42-50910 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
11/11/1944 |
12537 |
42-51905 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
11/20/1944 |
09956 |
42-50987 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 726 BS |
11/25/1944 |
10011 |
44-49005 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
12/09/1944 |
14627 |
42-51415 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
12/11/1944 |
10133 |
44-49341 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
12/18/1944 |
10918 |
44-49259 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
12/18/1944 |
10686 |
42-52264 |
B-24H |
|
454BG / 779 BS |
12/26/1944 |
10647 |
42-78618 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
12/27/1944 |
10646 |
44-41165 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
01/20/1945 |
11536 |
44-49343 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
01/20/1945 |
11274 |
42-78210 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
01/20/1945 |
11537 |
42-99773 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
01/20/1945 |
11751 |
42-51370 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
01/31/1945 |
11831 |
44-41134 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
02/07/1945 |
12073 |
42-51959 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
02/14/1945 |
12108 |
42-95522 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
02/27/1945 |
12483 |
42-78458 |
B-24G |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
02/27/1945 |
13241 |
42-51595 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 737 BS |
02/28/1945 |
12485 |
42-52075 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
03/23/1945 |
13279 |
44-49264 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
03/23/1945 |
13277 |
44-49464 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 736 BS |
03/23/1945 |
13251 |
42-78668 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
04/02/1945 |
13489 |
44-41009 |
B-24J |
|
454BG / 739 BS |
04/02/1945 |
13475 |
44-49927 |
B-24L |
|
454BG / 738 BS |
04/09/1945 |
14696 |
B-24 |
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