21 FEBRUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 839.Nürnberg.
Nürnberg, Germany
Intended Target
Nürnberg
Nürnberg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
375 / 395
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
825.7
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
112° T
Bearing In
300° T
The formation.
§ 30 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
Capt. Oscar P. Hoffman listed at foot of page with designation 'CA' (Command Pilot).
Major Beumler listed with designation 'CA' (Command Pilot/Command Authority) — not a standard crew position.
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