Finding Aid · Mission Log
12 OCTOBER 1944 · THURSDAY · STATION 104

Mission 674

Bremen
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
238 / 262
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
625
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICKTARGET · BREMEN
Bearing Out
79° T
Bearing In
265° T
Route Length
872 nmi
Time Aloft
5 h 40 m
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
1
Ships Lost
3
Men Bailed Out
9
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:55
Takeoff
08:20
Form-Up
05:20
Time Over Target
10:00
Return Time
14:00
Distance
872 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,300 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,700 gal
§ Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Near-clear skies en route (only 1/10 stratus); total overcast (10/10) at the target — blind bombing conditions.
Air Temp at Altitude
-17 °F
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
66 kt
Wind Direction
300°
§ Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
88° True
Forming Altitude
13,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Reports good; crew could not observe results
Flak Description

Heavy and accurate at target

§ Sorties · 33 Aircraft Dispatched

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

1 ship carrying your selection
B-24J · 42-51495 · RE · 329th SQDN
Pos
Airman
Status
B
Arthur W. CarpenterLt Col▸ THREAD
RTN
E-TT
RTN
RO
RTN
WG
RTN

Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker); 'CA' annotation listed for 'Briggers' — Command Pilot designation, not a rank; 'PNav.' = Pilotage Navigator; 'M/Nav.' = likely Master Navigator or second Navigator role

Sources

Load List
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981