Mesnard, Dean
Person
Biographical Note
Dean Mesnard was a lieutenant with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It is likely he served as a navigator on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress with the 505th Bombardment Group.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Dean Mesnard World War II Navigator Chart
Collection — Oversize folder
Identifier: 2004-05-24
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains a single navigational chart printed October 1944 and used by the United States Army Air Forces, 505th Bombardment Group during World War II. The top of the chart is printed as "AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501, Restricted." There are plotting notations done in pencil with various markings, presumably to aid the navigator. On the front of the chart is also a note that reads "Mission #22, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 1945, Crew 83-10, 505th Bomb Group." The front of...
Dates:
1944
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives