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04 APRIL 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 926

Parchim A/F
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Parchim A/F
Parchim, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
33 / 438
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
87
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · PARCHIM A/F
Bearing Out
77° T
Bearing In
266° T
Route Length
1,200 nmi
Time Aloft
7 h 45 m
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
§ Times & Distance
Reveille
01:30
Stations
05:15
Takeoff
06:00
Form-Up
07:45
Time Over Target
07:00
Return Time
13:45
Distance
1,200 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
§ Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Clear skies with good visibility throughout the route.
Air Temp at Altitude
-20 °F
Lowest Temp
-24 °F
Wind Speed
63 kt
Wind Direction
270°
§ Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
18,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
95° True
Forming Altitude
6,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Fair
Flak Description

None at target; 50 guns at Stonchi enroute

§ Sorties · 2 Aircraft Dispatched

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

Unknown · 44-50702 · AG · 330th SQDN
Bombed Primary

The 33rd mission on April 4th targeted an airfield at Pachen. No flak, but jet fighters found them again. Two hundred were reported in the area. The attack lasted roughly 40 minutes. Lee in the nose and Thorstenson in the top turret were firing throughout, the whole aircraft shaking when the fighters closed in. Lee hit one. No damage to the aircraft, all crew safe. Two men on the crew finished their tours that day.

Sources

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