Finding Aid · Mission Log
26 FEBRUARY 1945 · MONDAY · STATION 104

Mission 849

Berlin North
Missing in Action
Intended Target
Berlin North
Berlin, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
285 / 361
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
650.3
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICKTARGET · BERLIN NORTH
Bearing Out
85° T
Bearing In
274° T
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

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B-24H · 41-29656 · 328th SQDN
Missing in Action

B-24H serial 41-29656 departed Hardwick on 26 February 1945 on a combat bombing mission to Berlin. The aircraft was last sighted at 53°00'N - 11°00'E at 1320 hours. Loss was attributed to numbers 3 and 4 engines failing for unknown reasons. Weather at the time was 10/10 layered stratocumulus and altostratus with tops at 14,000-15,000 ft and restricted downward visibility. All 10 crew members were reported as battle casualties, initially listed as MIA and subsequently returned to duty.

Sources

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