12 SEPTEMBER 1944 · TUESDAYBombed Primary
Mission 626.Kiel.
Kiel, Germany
Intended Target
Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Aircraft Effective
58 / 241
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
149.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
03:00
Stations
07:00
Takeoff
07:35
Form-Up
06:45
Time Over Target
08:30
Return Time
13:25
Distance
1,200 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,700 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Low stratocumulus clouds along the route; skies cleared at the target, allowing visual bombing.
Lowest Temp
-2 °F
Wind Speed
35 kt
Wind Direction
140°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
182° True
Forming Altitude
7,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Complete destruction of 5 of 6 buildings at target
Flak
A few bursts from Heligoland; otherwise none
The formation.
29 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
P1Lt [illegible]
CP2Lt Edward V. Emmerich
N2Lt Franklin A. Kaestner
B2Lt Joseph E. Bradford
E-TTT/Sgt James W. Vesper
ROT/Sgt Dorsey E. Cain
WGS/Sgt Eugene Campbell
NGS/Sgt Michael Krok
TGS/Sgt Charles E. Weaver
Commanding officer 1st Lt. Richard Baginski listed at top of block; left-side pilot entry marked with strikethrough and illegible
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published