Finding Aid · Mission Log
03 JANUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 778

Altstadt
Bombed T/O
Intended Target
Altstadt
Altstadt, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
31 / 325
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
89.1
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICKTARGET · ALTSTADT
Bearing Out
108° T
Bearing In
292° T
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

1 ship carrying your selection
Unidentified ship
Bombed T/O
Pos
Airman
Status
E-TT
RTN
RO
RTN
WG
Edward S. PowellS/Sgt▸ THREAD
RTN
TG
RTN

Last of three Hamburg trips. Heavy contrails, soup flying at 30,000 ft, -42 C, near stall speed with 10 degrees flaps. Bombs salvoed approximately 5 minutes from Hamburg, likely north rather than west of the city. McGuire notes he believes his hand-out label '#6' was an error.

Sources

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