Hardwick SkiesStation 104 · 93rd Bomb GroupAdd to the Record
14 FEBRUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary

Mission 830.Chemnitz.

Chemnitz, Germany

Intended Target
Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
294 / 541
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
718.5
tons

The cost.

§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost

The route.

§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
98° T
Bearing In
287° T

The formation.

§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection

42-94814
Bombed Primary
42-94814-G · 409th Sq.
PCaptEdward L. McGuireRTN
CPF/OJack R. BlanchardRTN
E-TTT/SgtCornelius J. LeachRTN
ROS/SgtDonald M. SouthRTN
WGS/SgtWilliam H. GardnerRTN
WGS/SgtEdward S. PowellRTN
TGS/SgtBarney C. EllerRTN
NGS/SgtTheodore F. SzajnaRTN

Second Magdeburg mission. Took new pilot Blanchard on his first mission. Lost #1 engine on way out from target, intercooler baffle collapsed into induction passage; three-engine return. Stayed in formation and was reprimanded by Lt. Col. Fant for turning into the dead engine. Form 5: 7:10 Day, :30 P-AI.

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Sources.

§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published