Group Lead; CA designation for Major Hurr noted (Command Pilot/senior pilot designation)
05 JANUARY 1945 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 781.Neustadt.
Neustadt, Germany
Intended Target
Neustadt
Neustadt, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
32 / 259
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
73
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
6
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
123° T
Bearing In
309° T
The formation.
§ 36 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Command Pilot: Capt. Colvin (first name illegible)
Letter suffix of ship number illegible.
CA: Crawford, R. L. (rank unknown) — Command Pilot designation
No crew manifest catalogued for this sortie.
Referenced in footer note only. Squadron: 409th. CA: Major Arthur P. Hurr.
Referenced in footer note only. Squadron: 329th.
Referenced in footer note only. Squadron: 409th.
No crew manifest catalogued for this sortie.
No crew manifest catalogued for this sortie.
Hi Right 1-2
Hi Right 1-3
Hi Right 2-1
Hi Right 2-2
Hi Right 3-1
Hi Right 3-2
Hi Right 3-3
Hi Right 2-3; Command Pilot indicated by 'O' prefix on crew list
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published