Deaths: Ira Weinstein: Took Part in the Ill-fated Kassel Mission-- Part 1: 24 Bombers Shot Down

From the Feb. 5, 2016, Chicago Tribune by Joan Giangrasse Kates.

"The Battle of the Bulge and D-Day are landmarks of World War II, but less well remembered is the disastrous Kassel Mission of September 27, 1944, one of the great tragedies in U.S. military history."

Ira Weinstein survived that mission where 24 B-24 "Liberators" of the 445th Bomb Group were shot down over Kassel, Germany, in a matter of minutes.  Of the 230 men on those planes, 115 were killed or died of their wounds.  The rest, including Mr. Weinstein, a bombardier/navigator, became prisoners of war.

This is the first time I've heard of this mission.

--GreGen