No. 3 engine out. Aborted mid-channel. New pilot Lt. Cook (Pittsburgh, PA).
11 AUGUST 1944 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Aborted
Mission 541.Pacy-Sur-Armancon.
Pacy-Sur-Armancon, France
Intended Target
Pacy-Sur-Armancon
Pacy-Sur-Armancon, France
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
36 / 361
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
104
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
3
Ships Lost
12
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
158° T
Bearing In
340° T
The formation.
§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published