BOMB MISSION

June 25, 1944 – 2230 – BM 29 FINAL MISSION

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is Winfred’s 29th and FINAL MISSION. JUNE 25, 1944     2230     BOMBER JOURNAL  MISSION 29 (442/145) – Paris, France (Buc) 8th AAF   389th BG   PFF   564th BS EDITOR’S NOTE: Winfred’s war is now over. He has “accomplished what he came for.” But, the real war continues. So, as he says,” Now what?” CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PREVIOUS BOMBING MISSION CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FINAL BOMBING MISSION NOTES

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Jun. 18, 1944 – 2210 – BM 28 – HAMBURG, GERMANY

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Winfred’s first mission since D-Day – June 6th – twelve days ago. On this mission to Hamburg, the main targets were to be oil refineries, but the weather was poor which forced the use of PFF bombing on Targets of Opportunity. JUNE 18, 1944     2210     BOMBER JOURNAL  MISSION 28 (421/135) – HAMBURG, GERMANY 8th AAF   389th BG   PFF   564th BS CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PREVIOUS BOMBING MISSION CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEXT BOMBING MISSION

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Jun. 6, 1944(2) – 2180 – D-Day 2

D – Day 2 : The Normandy Invasion EDITOR’S NOTE: D-Day was the only time Winfred’s crew flew two missions in one day. JUNE 6, 1944 (2)     2180     BOMBER JOURNAL  MISSION 27 (395/123) – D-DAY (2) “COUTANCES”/CAEN 8th AAF   389th BG   PFF   564th BS EDITOR’S NOTE: Ctrl + CLICK to hear FDR’s June 6, 1944 D-Day Speech to the nation. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Hoo Jive’s Navigator Lt. Paul H. Pflug was interviewed by Phillip Morgan, Staff Writer at the Tampa Tribune about his mission(s) on D-Day. The following article was published on June 6, 1994. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PREVIOUS BOMBING MISSION CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEXT BOMBING MISSION

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Jun. 3, 1944(1) – 2130 – Bomb Mission 24 – “Burk”/Stella-Plage, Fr.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This mission may have been part of Operation Bodyguard/Operation Fortitude – South/Quicksilver which were designed to deceive the Germans as to the exact timing and location of the “true” invasion of the European continent. The goal was to prevent the Germans from reinforcing their defense of Normandy. Lt. Gen. George Patton and the First United States Army Group were used as decoys. JUNE 3, 1944     2130     BOMBER JOURNAL  MISSION 24 (388/115) – “BURK” STELLA PLAGE 8th AAF   389th BG   PFF   564th BS CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PREVIOUS BOMBING MISSION CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEXT BOMBING MISSION

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