10 SEPTEMBER 1944 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 619.Gaggenau.
Gaggenau, Germany
Intended Target
Gaggenau
Gaggenau, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
1BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
140 / 372
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
412
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
1
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
11
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
127° T
Bearing In
312° T
Route Length
1,300 nmi
Time Aloft
8 h 15 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:00
Stations
05:30
Takeoff
06:15
Form-Up
07:50
Time Over Target
08:30
Return Time
14:30
Distance
1,300 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,100 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Altocumulus clouds present throughout — mid-level, patchy cloud; not a full overcast.
Air Temp at Altitude
-13 °F
Lowest Temp
-13 °F
Wind Speed
63 kt
Wind Direction
200°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
21,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
272° True
Forming Altitude
20,000 ft
Fighter Cover
5 groups P-51
Bombing Accuracy
Fair — not too good; bombs wasted
Flak
Moderate but very accurate; four-gun batteries over target
The formation.
2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published