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27 SEPTEMBER 1944 · WEDNESDAY

Mission 650

Kassel/Henschel
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Kassel/Henschel
Kassel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Aircraft Effective
248 / 315
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
707.5
tons
§ Outcome
1
Ships Aborting
18
Ships Lost
2
Men Bailed Out
20
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
Reveille
02:15
Stations
05:45
Takeoff
06:30
Form-Up
06:30
Time Over Target
08:00
Return Time
13:10
Distance
1,148 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
§ Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Heavy two-layer overcast: low stratus covering 8/10 of the sky, topped by a complete (10/10) stratocumulus layer. Near-total cloud cover throughout.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-26 °F
Wind Speed
98 kt
Wind Direction
290°
§ Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
98° True
Forming Altitude
12,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51, 2 P-47, 1 P-38 groups
Bombing Accuracy
PFF — results not yet known
Flak Description

Heavy at Munster enroute; heavy and intense at target

§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.

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Unknown · XX-XX396 · ??-R · Unknown Squadron SQDN
Bombed Primary

The fourth mission was to a tank factory at Kassel, September 27th. The route in passed Egmond, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, and Münster before reaching the target. Flak over Münster and Kassel was heavy, though inaccurate. Their aircraft came through without damage. The formation flying behind them was not as fortunate. Fighters struck the 458th Bomb Group in the rear, and 28 bombers were lost. The crew watched it happen from ahead in the formation. The return leg ran south through Göttingen, Giessen, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Koblenz, then back out over Liège, Ghent, and Ostende. Bombing results were recorded as undetermined, relying on PFF equipment through the overcast. All crew returned safe.

Sources

Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981