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13 JANUARY 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104

Mission 791

Worms
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Worms
Worms, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
86 / 276
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
235
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · WORMS
Bearing Out
120° T
Bearing In
305° T
Route Length
1,321 nmi
Time Aloft
4 h 40 m
§ Outcome
3
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
Reveille
05:30
Stations
09:15
Takeoff
10:00
Time Over Target
10:30
Return Time
14:40
Distance
1,321 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,100 gal
§ Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Clear or near-clear skies throughout; visual flight conditions the entire route.
Air Temp at Altitude
-38 °F
Lowest Temp
-45 °F
Wind Speed
51 kt
Wind Direction
100°
§ Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
149° True
Forming Altitude
10,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak Description

Meager, accurate from Mannheim

§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

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

The next mission came on January 13th, to a railroad bridge over the Rhine at Worms. The route ran down into southern France and back up along the Moselle. Patchy low cloud forced a second run over the target before the bombs went down through the bomb bay doors. Accurate flak came up from Mannheim but caused no damage. Bombing results were assessed as very good. No fighters, no losses, all crew safe.

Sources

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