B-24J · 42-100355 · AG · 330th SQDN
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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 · HARDWICK✛TARGET · 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.
▸ 2 ships carrying your selectionB-24J · 42-50714 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Unknown · 42-31535 · YM · 409th SQDN
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B-24J · 44-10535 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Unknown · 41-29355 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker)
Unknown · 41-29457 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker); aircraft did not take off — nose wheel collapsed
B-24H · 42-94971 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker); aircraft did not take off — mag trouble noted
B-24J · 42-99994 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker)
Unknown · 42-40480 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker); annotation '2nd Lt. H. E. [unclear]' appears in navigator row — possibly an additional officer or alternate; full meaning unclear
B-24J · 42-51248 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker)
B-24J · 42-51495 · RE · 329th SQDN
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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
B-24J · 42-50606 · GO · 328th SQDN
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Unknown · 42-31241 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Unknown · 42-100670 · YM · 409th SQDN
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B-24H · 42-95204 · YM · 409th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-100334 · YM · 409th SQDN
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B-24J · 44-10578 · YM · 409th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-100413 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Unknown · XX-XX598 · RE · 329th SQDN
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B-24D · 41-24147 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead)
B-24J · 44-40116 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead)
B-24J · 44-40157 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead)
Unknown · XX-XX494 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead); ship number format lacks separator between digits and letter
Unknown · XX-XX372 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead); ship number format lacks separator between digits and letter
B-24H · 42-50376 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-51569 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Circle-1 symbol appears next to rank column header, possibly indicating lead or command aircraft
B-24H · 42-50353 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Unknown · 40-60473 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Circle-1 symbol appears next to rank column, possibly indicating lead or command aircraft
Unknown · 42-9XX70 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Circle-1 symbol appears next to rank column, possibly indicating lead or command aircraft. Serial number partially illegible.
B-24J · 42-100309 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-109867 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Circle-1 symbol appears next to rank column, possibly indicating lead or command aircraft
B-24J · 42-50505 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Listed as '409th ship'; CA (Command Pilot) designation for Biggers, Charles E.
B-24H · 42-94965 · YM · 409th SQDN
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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