Missing in Action
Chief Manatee (42-63979) was shot down by flak and crashed near Krun/Kruen, Germany. No landing (aircraft lost). See fact 8128537c-2c06-41ed-a096-64bbbf4e2535 for full detail.
21 JULY 1944 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Missing in Action
Mission 486.Regensburg/Obertraubling.
Regensburg, Germany
Intended Target
Regensburg/Obertraubling
Regensburg, Germany
Actual Target
Munich
As bombed
Operating Group
93rd BG
3BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
90 / 337
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
233.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
6
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
113° T
Bearing In
301° 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