Aborted
The assigned target was a jet-propelled aircraft airfield near Wilhelmshaven. The crew completed the bomb run approach but conditions prevented a drop. They returned with their bombs.
15 AUGUST 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Aborted
Mission 554.Zwischenahn.
Zwischenahn, Germany
Intended Target
Zwischenahn
Zwischenahn, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
90 / 350
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
233.6
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
4
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
77° T
Bearing In
263° 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