16 MARCH 1944 · THURSDAY · STATION 104Missing in Action
Mission 262.Friedrichshafen.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Intended Target
Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
197 / 239
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
275.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
5
Ships Lost
7
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
129° T
Bearing In
316° T
The formation.
§ 2 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
Landed in Switzerland
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published