B-24H · 42-95258 · YM · 409th SQDN
Aborted
Pos
Airman
Status
The assigned target was a jet-propelled aircraft airfield near Wilhelmshaven. The crew completed the bomb run approach but conditions prevented a drop. They returned with their bombs.
15 AUGUST 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104
Mission 554
Zwischenahn
Aborted
Intended Target
Zwischenahn
Zwischenahn, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
90 / 350
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
233.6
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · ZWISCHENAHN
Bearing Out
77° T
Bearing In
263° T
§ Outcome
4
Ships Lost
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
▸ 1 ship carrying your selectionSources
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981