11 SEPTEMBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 623.Misburg.
Misburg, Germany
Intended Target
Misburg
Misburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
87 / 396
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
243.2
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Aborting
3
Ships Lost
19
Men Bailed Out
29
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
87° T
Bearing In
274° T
Route Length
1,150 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 55 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:45
Takeoff
08:30
Form-Up
06:55
Time Over Target
09:30
Return Time
15:25
Distance
1,150 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,150 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
A mix of low stratocumulus and mid-level altocumulus clouds throughout the route. Multi-layer cloud cover at varying altitudes.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
42 kt
Wind Direction
235°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
49° True
Forming Altitude
5,500 ft
Fighter Cover
5 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very poor — missed target
Flak
150 guns at target, very accurate; one town with 30 guns, very accurate
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