Unidentified ship
409th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
McGuire flew 814 'G' George on this mission; plane ID not resolved.
31 DECEMBER 1944 · SUNDAY · STATION 104
Mission 772
Neuss
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Neuss
Neuss, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
1BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
109 / 418
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
292.8
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · NEUSS
Bearing Out
109° T
Bearing In
293° T
Route Length
950 nmi
Time Aloft
8 h 45 m
§ Outcome
2
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
- Reveille
- 03:30
- Stations
- 07:15
- Takeoff
- 08:00
- Time Over Target
- 09:00
- Return Time
- 16:45
- Distance
- 950 nmi
- Fuel Aboard
- 2,300 gal
- Fuel Consumed
- 1,800 gal
§ Weather
- Cloud En-Route to Target
- Clear or near-clear skies throughout; visual flight conditions the entire route.
- Air Temp at Altitude
- -33 °F
- Lowest Temp
- -33 °F
- Wind Speed
- 52 kt
- Wind Direction
- 70°
§ Bombing & Defense
- Bombing Altitude
- 22,000 ft
- Bombing Run Heading
- 101° True
- Forming Altitude
- 13,000 ft
- Fighter Cover
- 2 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
- Bombing Accuracy
- Fair
Flak Description
Meager from front lines only
§ Sorties · 2 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
▸ 1 ship carrying your selectionB-24J · 42-50501 · AG · 330th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
Sources
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981