Debrief notes.
§ Group Debrief
The crew flew 1,321 nautical miles to the Rhine bridge at Worms under favorable visual conditions, bombing from 22,000 feet in -39°C air. Low patchy clouds required a second bomb run before the target was acquired; meager but accurate flak from Mannheim was the only opposition. Bombing results were very good, and no aircraft were lost.
The formation.
§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
The next mission came on January 13th, to a railroad bridge over the Rhine at Worms. The route ran down into southern France and back up along the Moselle. Patchy low cloud forced a second run over the target before the bombs went down through the bomb bay doors. Accurate flak came up from Mannheim but caused no damage. Bombing results were assessed as very good. No fighters, no losses, all crew safe.