Robert N. McLean, Jr. Mission on June 9, 1944

June 9, 1944 – Friday

“Right in Der Feuhrer’s Place”

Mission #8,9 – target Offendoffenhofer Aircraft factory (Dornier) between Munich and Augsberg in Wessling in Germany.  Takeoff 0515 Landing 1330 (0815) total combat hours (3820) Load 5000 lbs.  Remarks

1)     Entire 15th Air Force participated

2)     Due to heavy cloudiness, alternate objective of the city of Munich was bombed – the target was the town itself.

3)     Purpose – civilian rioting had been reported in Munich due to air bombardment.  Raid was designed to increase riots

4)     Very intense flak encountered – inaccurate

5)     No fighter opposition

6)     Flak of varying intensity and accuracy encountered over four other areas

7)     Casualties none

8)     Bombing was accomplished at 23500 feet at a temperature of -32 centigrade. Plane had no heaters.

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At the 2017 reunion, the board approved the donation of our archives to the Briscoe Center for American History, located on the University of Texas - Austin campus.

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My Trip to San Pancrazio

October 2019


Reunion

NOTE change in month !!!

DATES: Oct 26-29, 2024

CITY:Tucson, AZ

HOTEL: Double Tree Suites Airport hotel

7051 South Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85756

520-225-0800


Click here to read about the reunion details.

previous reunions


For Sale

The Other Doolittle Raid


The Broken Wings of Zlatibor


The Liberandos


Three Crawford Brothers


Liberando: Reflections of a Reluctant Warrior


376th Bomb Group Mission History


The Last Liberator


Full Circle


Shadows of Wings


Ten Men, A "Flying Boxcar," and A War


I Survived Ploesti


A Measure of Life


Shot Down In Yugoslavia


Stories of My Life


Attack


Born in Battle


Bombardier's Diary


Lost Airmen


Langdon Liberando