Formation position 2-1
03 MARCH 1945 · SATURDAY
Mission 861.Nienburg BR.
Nienburg, Germany
Intended Target
Nienburg BR
Nienburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Aircraft Effective
41 / 313
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
117
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
4
Ships Lost
The formation.
§ 21 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 2 ships carrying your selection
Squadron Lead; bomb load: 5x500 GP M64, 2 Smoke Bombs
Formation position 1-2
Formation position 3-1
Formation position 1-3
Formation position 3-2
Formation position 3-3
Formation position 2-2
Formation position 4-1
Division Lead; Lt Col Robert E. Kendig listed as CA (Command Pilot); bomb load: 5x500 GP M64, 2 Smoke Bombs
Deputy Division Lead; bomb load: 5x500 GP M64, 1 Smoke Bomb, 1 M47A2 Bomb
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