Air War WW2 Portal

The 401st Bomb Group of 8th AF in the E.T.O.


401st Bombardment Group (H), triangle S

Assigned Eighth AF: November 1943

Wing & Command Assignments

VIII BC, 1BD   92   CBW  01.11.43
VIII BC, 1BD   94   CBW  15.12.43
1 BD           94   CBW  08.01.44
1 AD           94   CBW  01.01.45

B17G 42-106992 Baby Lu 612BS of 401BG(H)
Bombardment Squadrons (H):

• 612th 'SC'
• 613th 'IN'
• 614th 'IW'
• 615th 'IY'

Combat Aircraft:
B-17G (Block 1)

Stations:

• Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, 03.11.43 - 20.06.45

Group COs:

• Col. Harold W. Bowman, 06.43 - 05.12.44
• Col. William T. Seawell, 05.12.44 - 06.45

Facts:

First Mission:    26.11.43
Last Mission:        04.45
Total Missions:   255
Bomb Tonnage:     17,778 tons
A/C MIA:          95
Other Losses:     --
Major Awards:     Two Distinguished Unit Citations:
                  11.01.44
                  20.02.44 Leipzig

100 or more missions:

Numbers of     A/C Number  Name                       Squadron
 missions
134 Missions   42-31662    Fancy Nancy IV              612th
118 Missions   42-39993    Hell's Angels Out of Chute  615th
112 Missions   42-31730    Morning Star                615th
111 Missions   42-97395    Chute the Works             614th
111 Missions   42-102393   Diana Queen of the Chase    612th
106 Missions   42-102468   unknown                     614th

---

Details supplied by mr. Hans Höhler, Essen, Germany