Formation position 4-3; RCM operator attached from 328th Squadron
09 FEBRUARY 1945 · FRIDAY
Mission 824.Magdeburg/Rothensee.
Magdeburg, Germany
Intended Target
Magdeburg/Rothensee
Magdeburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Aircraft Effective
10 / 378
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
23
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
3
Ships Lost
14
Men Lost
The formation.
§ 23 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 2 ships carrying your selection
Formation position 1-3
Formation position 2-1
Formation position 2-2; crew of 9 listed (no Bombardier — N-B combined role used)
Formation position 3-1
Formation position 3-2; ship number prefixed with 'XXX' in source, possibly indicating a scratch or substitute aircraft
Formation position 3-3
Formation position 4-1
Spare aircraft
Com. Pilot - Capt. Oscar P. Hoffman (940-G)
Group Deputy
Squadron Lead
Group Lead
Command Pilot (CA): Capt. Carroll J. Moench, 329th squadron. Referenced at bottom of 42-91191/H block.
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