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Target for Today │ Remembering The Kassel Mission on September 27, 1944 with Pride of the Nation by The Kassel Mission Historical Society On Sept. 27, 1944, 315 B-24s took off to bomb the Henschel Engine Works in Kassel. This mission proved to be a disaster of epic and tragic proportions for the 445th BG. 35 B-24 Liberators left Tibenham, and when the Group was at the Initial Point of the bomb run, the lead navigator made a slight, but critical miscalculation and the Group headed away in the dir

🕊️ Their mission ended. Ours has just begun. The airman shown here is one of the 26,000 members of the Eighth Air Force who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. Support the Honor & Remember program and help us preserve their legacy. With a $100 donation, you can sponsor a fallen airman’s name that will be added to a dog tag displayed in the upcoming “Service Above Self” exhibit—part of the new gallery opening at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the fall of 2026.