May 1945
Training Mission
6 May 1945
This was a training mission flown on 6 May 1945. The target was a coordinate and no bombs were carried.
Supply Mission
9 May 1945
Spittal, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 9 May 1945 to a prison camp located in Spittal, Austria. This was an all-volunteer mission.
28 aircraft airborne; 26 aircraft carried rations; 2 aircraft carried medical suppies; 12 cans of 42 rations per can or a total of 13,104 rations and 22 cans of medical suppies were dropped over the camp.
Supply Mission
10 May 1945
Wolfberg POW Camp, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 10 May 1945 to a prison camp. Location unknown. This was an all-volunteer mission.
24 aircraft airborne; 23 aircraft carried 12 cans per aircraft; 1 aircraft carried 7 cans only; 42 rations per can, or a total of 11,886 rations dropped over the camp.
Supply Mission
11 May 1945
Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 11 May 1945 to a prison camp located in Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria. This was an all-volunteer mission.
Supplies dropped today were composed of units (a list of supplies contained in each unit will be forwarded with the next report). Six (6) aircraft dropped a total of five (5) units; 3 aircraft dropped over Spittal, and 3 aircraft dropped over Woldberg.
Supply Mission
12 May 1945
Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 12 May 1945 to a prison camp located in Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria. This was an all-volunteer mission.
Eight (8) aircraft carried a total of five (5) units. Four (4) aircraft dropped over Spittal and four (4) aircraft dropped over Wolfberg. A list of the supplies contained in a unit is forthcoming.
Supply Mission
13 May 1945
Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 13 May 1945 to a prison camp located in Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria. This was an all-volunteer mission.
Eight (8) aircraft carried a total of five (5) units. Four (4) aircraft dropped over Spittal and four (4) aircraft dropped over Wolfberg. Composition of a unit is given on attached supplement.
Supply Mission
15 May 1945
Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria
This was a supply mission flown on 15 May 1945 to a prison camp located in Spittal and Wolfberg POW Camps, Austria. This was an all-volunteer mission.
Eight (8) aircraft carried a total of five (5) units. Four (4) aircraft dropped over Spittal and four (4) aircraft dropped over Wolfberg.
| The following commodities compose the load carried on supply missions 11, 12 and 13 May 1945. | |||
| Commodity | Packages | Net | Gross |
| Meat Dah. | 2 x 36 | 180 lbs | 242 lbs |
| Meat Pres. | 3 x 36 | ||
| Potatoes Dah. | 4 x 48 | 112 lbs | 148 lbs |
| Cheese | 1 x 45 | 45 lbs | 59 lbs |
| Margarine | 2 x 24 | 80 lbs | 100 lbs |
| 1 x 32 | |||
| Cheese | 1 x 45 | 45 lbs | 59 lbs |
| Bacon | 2 x 36 | 78 lbs | 105 lbs |
| 1 x 6 | |||
| Beans | 1 x 30 | 30 lbs | 34 lbs |
| Peas | 2 x 30 | 60 lbs | 69 lbs |
| Salt | 1 x 25 | 25 lbs | 29 lbs |
| Egg powder | 1 x 18 | 18 lbs | 20 lbs |
| Flour | 12 x 31 | 372 lbs | 416 lbs |
| Yeast | 1 x 10 | 10 lbs | 13 lbs |
| Mustard & Pepper | 1 x 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 lbs | 3 lbs |
| Tea | 1 x 18 | 18 lbs | 21 lbs |
| Sugar | 2 x 42 | 84 lbs | 95 lbs |
| Total: | 39 packages | 1155 1/2 lbs | 1417 lbs |
| The total of these items constitute one (1) section and four (4) sections equals one (1) unit. Thus 4 x 1417 lbs equals 5668 lbs., the total weight of one (1) unit. | |||
Courtesy of Scott Follansbee
Map of Wolfsberg Stalag 18A
Courtesy of Scott Follansbee
Photo of Wolfsberg Stalag 18A
Courtesy of Scott Follansbee
Photo of Wolfsberg Stalag 18A