668th Bombardment Squadron

668th Bombardment Squadron
Air Force: 9th Air Force
Division: 9th Bomb. Division (Medium)
Wing: 97th Bomb. Wing (1944-1945)
Group: 416th Bomb. Group (1943-1945)
Active: 1943-1945
Theater Europe
Motto:
Aircraft: A-20: Feb 43 - Feb 45 A-26: Nov 44 - Oct 45
COMMANDERS
Group CO:
MAIN BASES
Air fields: Will Rogers Field, Okla: 5 Feb 1943 Lake Charles AAFld, La: 4 Jun 1943 Laurel AAFld, Miss: Nov 1943- c.1 Jan 1944 Wethersfield, England: Feb 1944 Melun, France: Sep 1944 Laon/ Athies, France: Feb 1945 Cormeilles-en- Vexin, France: May-Jul 1945 Camp Myles Standish, Mass: c. 23-24 Oct 1945

The 668th Bombardment Squadron was part of the 416th Bombardment Group. They fought in many battles in the European Theater during World War 2.

Squadron ID

The fuselage code for this squadron was: 5H

Aircraft

The information in this section comes directly from the transcripts of the 416th Bomb Group Mission Logs. As such, we are certain of the accuracy of this data, provided that the official Air Force records are not erroneous.

List of Aircraft by Fuselage Letter:

• A - 41-39213
• B - 41-39214
• C - 41-39218
• D - 43-22302
• E - 41-39219
• F - 41-39233
• G
• H - 41-39259
• I - 41-39264
• J
• K - 41-39269
• L - 43-22290
• M
• N
• O - 43-22317
• P
• Q - 41-39216
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Personnel

List of Known Personnel will be added later. At this time, they can be found by using the "Categories" at the bottom of the plane pages.

Missions

• Mission # 159 - November 17, 1944, Friday PM - Hageunau, France - Supply Depot