Unidentified ship
Hamburg, 27,000 ft, Atlantic contours, main hydraulics out. Aircraft 248-I (42-51248 'The Unexpected Visitor').
30 OCTOBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 693.Hamburg/Harburg.
Hamburg, Germany
Intended Target
Hamburg/Harburg
Hamburg, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
72 / 357
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
197.4
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
2
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
75° T
Bearing In
262° T
The formation.
§ 2 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Bombed Primary
Unidentified ship
McGuire M6, 1944-10-30, Hamburg. First of three Hamburg trips; 500 guns briefed. Flak so heavy it formed a black cloud over target. Held formation for the full 10-min bomb run expecting death; came through without a hole. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 100-101.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published