Bombed Primary
Target spelled 'Krocehlauy' by McGuire (Certificate of Service); modern identification uncertain, possibly Kralupy or Kraichgau area. One of three long end-of-tour missions. Flight time 7:50.
17 APRIL 1945 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 957.Fischern R/C & R/J.
Fischern, Czech Republic
Intended Target
Fischern R/C & R/J
Fischern, Czech Republic
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
55 / 194
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
121.5
tons
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
103° T
Bearing In
292° T
The formation.
§ 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published