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14 FEBRUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 830

Chemnitz
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
294 / 541
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
718.5
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · CHEMNITZ
Bearing Out
98° T
Bearing In
287° T
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
2
Men Lost
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
B-24H · 42-94814 · YM · 409th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
CP
Jack R. BlanchardF/O▸ THREAD
RTN
E-TT
RTN
RO
RTN
TG
RTN

Second Magdeburg mission. Took new pilot Blanchard on his first mission. Lost #1 engine on way out from target, intercooler baffle collapsed into induction passage; three-engine return. Stayed in formation and was reprimanded by Lt. Col. Fant for turning into the dead engine. Form 5: 7:10 Day, :30 P-AI.

Sources

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