Aborted
Aircraft exploded in mid-air during formation assembly and crashed at Benacre, England, before departing for the intended target. Crew of ten: 6 killed, 4 bailed out safely. MACR 5018.
13 MARCH 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Aborted
Mission 257.Poix.
Poix, France
Intended Target
Poix
Poix, France
Operating Group
93rd BG
1BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
7 / 85
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
21
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
2
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
171° T
Bearing In
351° T
The formation.
§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published