Formation position 3-3; ship number appears as short form '94814' without full Army serial prefix
06 FEBRUARY 1945 · TUESDAY
Mission 821.Magdeburg.
Magdeburg, Germany
Intended Target
Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Aircraft Effective
418 / 434
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
727.2
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
2
Ships Lost
The formation.
§ 32 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Formation position 1-2
Formation position 1-3
Formation position 2-1
Formation position 2-2
Formation position 3-1
Formation position 3-2
Formation position 4-1; source reads '44-10578' — may be truncated serial
Formation position 4-3
Spare aircraft
Sq. Lead
Dep. Group Lead; CA (Command Pilot) designation held by Capt. Oscar P. Hoffman
Sq. Lead
Op. Lead; CA (Command Pilot) designation held by Major Dowswell
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