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21 MARCH 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 901

Ahlhorn
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Ahlhorn
Ahlhorn, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
61 / 518
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
151
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · AHLHORN
Bearing Out
82° T
Bearing In
267° T
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

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B-24H · 44-50600 · YM · 409th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
E-TT
RTN
RO
RTN
WG
William H. GardnerS/Sgt▸ THREAD
RTN
TG
RTN

Hespe airfield. First mission after 30-day grounding following Nuremberg return and crash of O Oboe. First mission in Wee Willie (serial 44-50600, YM-W), brand-new unpainted B-24H with rudder boosters. McGuire flew takeoff, form-up, bomb run through rally, and landing only during this late-tour period.

Sources

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