Bayreuth. Formed over Charleroi in poor visibility; a B-24 spun in. Descended the Rhine River on the deck in Javelin formation; near Bonn/Cologne encountered barrage balloons in murk. McGuire threw ship into vertical bank right, then left, dodging balloons by reflex and luck. One or two ships lost in the incident. Hanf spotted the second balloon. Form 5: 2:10 CP, 4:10 P, 2:00 P-AI.
05 APRIL 1945 · THURSDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 928.Plauen.
Plauen, Germany
Intended Target
Plauen
Plauen, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
151 / 397
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
348.4
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
5
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
102° T
Bearing In
291° T
The formation.
§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published