398th Combat Mission

13 April 1945

Target: Marshalling Yards, Neumunster, Germany

 

Information about this Mission
  1. Formation Chart for 13 April 1945 - Over Target
  2. RDX: Now it Can Be Told by Allen Ostrom, Flak News Editor
    1. Bombs Kissed in Mid-Air by Paul Brown, 601st Radio Operator
    2. RDX Bomb had a Scary Reputation, by George Klix, 603rd Ordnance
    3. Squadrons Flew in "Double V" by John Bornstedt, 601st Pilot
    4. Explosion Raised Havoc with Every Plane in 601 Squadron by Mason Dicks, 601 Navigator
    5. Pilot Traeder Nursed "Q-Queenie" to Crash Landing on Fighter Strip by Howard Traeder, 601st Pilot
    6. Some Received "Outside" Help by Allen Ostrom, Flak News Editor
    7. Ed Norris Was Not Forgotten By His Crew by Allen Ostrom
  3. Nunzio Addabbo, 398th Navigator - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription
  4. S/Sgt. William E. Auten's Diary for April 13, 1945
  5. T/Sgt. Frederick Chester Bradley, Jr. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Howard F. Traeder Crew by Lee Anne Bradley
  6. War and Post-War Remembrances: Schweinfurt Was Hardly a "Target Of Opportunity" by Richard Hosman - Pilot
  7. Sgt. Frank M. Mackey's Diary for April 13, 1945
  8. Chapter 32: Mission 28 - A Tragic Day - April 13, 1945 by Leonard Streitfeld
  9. RDX Raid and POW Experiences by Robert Taylor, Co-Pilot
  10. Sgt. Claude E. Tracey's Diary for April 13, 1945
  11. Howard Traeder, 398th Pilot - 601st Squadron Video Interview Transcription
  12. T/Sgt. Ralph F. Will's Diary for April 13, 1945
  13. Missing Air Crew Report: MACR 14176 - Martineck's Crew - 13 April 1945
  14. Missing Air Crew Report: MACR 13907 - Palant's Crew - 13 April 1945