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06 NOVEMBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104

Mission 704

Minden/Mittelland Canal
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Minden/Mittelland Canal
Minden, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
204 / 358
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
651.5
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · MINDEN/MITTELLAND CANAL
Bearing Out
89° T
Bearing In
275° T
Route Length
920 nmi
Time Aloft
5 h 55 m
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:00
Takeoff
07:45
Form-Up
05:55
Time Over Target
08:45
Return Time
13:40
Distance
920 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
§ Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Two light cloud layers: stratus and stratocumulus each covering about 3/10 of the sky — less than a third occupied by each layer; mostly flyable.
Air Temp at Altitude
-13 °F
Lowest Temp
-42 °F
Wind Speed
71 kt
Wind Direction
250°
§ Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
18,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
78° True
Forming Altitude
12,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Results unknown
Flak Description

Mobile flak batteries at Munster and Osnabruck; none at target

§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

B-24J · 44-40472 · AG · 330th SQDN
Bombed Primary

The twelfth mission targeted the canal locks at Minden. The route came in over the coast, through Zwolle, Hengelo, Münster, and Lemgo. The return passed Steinhude Lake and Dümmer Lake. Hughes again flew on the flight deck. Mobile flak was active at Münster and Osnabrück along the route, though none reached the formation over Minden itself. Three jets were spotted in the area. Four aircraft were seen going down. All 93rd Bomb Group ships returned, with one flak hole in the bomb bay. Crew safe.

Sources

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