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20 APRIL 1945 · FRIDAY · STATION 104

Mission 962

Zwiesel
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Zwiesel
Zwiesel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
56 / 229
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
123.5
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · ZWIESEL
Bearing Out
110° T
Bearing In
299° 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
Cornelius J. LeachT/Sgt▸ THREAD
RTN
RO
RTN
TG
RTN

Muhldorf. McGuire technically completed his required combat tour on this mission, as did most of his crew. Waist gunner Gardner had fallen one mission behind the crew, prompting McGuire to volunteer for one final mission (M36). Form 5: 4:10 co-pilot, 4:10 pilot.

Sources

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