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17 OCTOBER 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 681

Cologne/Gereon
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Cologne/Gereon
Cologne, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
295 / 453
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
639
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · COLOGNE/GEREON
Bearing Out
112° T
Bearing In
296° T
§ Outcome
3
Ships Lost
2
Men Lost
§ Sorties · 2 Aircraft Dispatched

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

▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Unidentified ship
409th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
E-TT
RTN
RO
RTN
TG
RTN
NG
Theodore F. SzajnaS/Sgt▸ THREAD
RTN

McGuire M5, 1944-10-17, Cologne. Flew old 'G' George (though posted for 362 'J' Jigg). Bomb bay doors frozen shut; McGuire drew .45 and threatened substitute navigator, bombs dropped through the doors tearing them loose. 12x AN-M64 500lb GP. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 095-097.

Unidentified ship
328th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status

Cologne, PFF (16-17 Oct), Cepl first pilot. Aircraft logged as 472-C (44-40472 'The Joker', 330th BS; DB lists B-24J vs diary B-24H).

Sources

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