Bombed T/O
From William Orient's flight log: airfield in Paris (Bretigny). Flak heavy and deadly accurate. Mac (pilot McCabe) hurt; Bill and Phil treated him. 'Worst experience in my life.'
08 AUGUST 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Bombed T/O
Mission 530.Pas De Calais.
Pas De Calais, France
Intended Target
Pas De Calais
Pas De Calais, France
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
115 / 414
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
297.2
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
166° T
Bearing In
346° 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