Mission sheet says 'Berlin-Dresden-recalled'; ultimately bombed Brunswick. Very grim flying weather. McGuire recalls an instrument takeoff where he broke out to see three pillars of smoke from three crashed ships.
31 JANUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 813.Brunswick.
Brunswick, Germany
Intended Target
Brunswick
Brunswick, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
403
The cost.
§ Outcome
8
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
88° T
Bearing In
276° 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