27 SEPTEMBER 1944 · WEDNESDAYBombed Primary
Mission 650.Kassel/Henschel.
Kassel, Germany
Intended Target
Kassel/Henschel
Kassel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Aircraft Effective
248 / 315
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
707.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Aborting
18
Ships Lost
2
Men Bailed Out
20
Men Lost
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:15
Stations
05:45
Takeoff
06:30
Form-Up
06:30
Time Over Target
08:00
Return Time
13:10
Distance
1,148 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Heavy two-layer overcast: low stratus covering 8/10 of the sky, topped by a complete (10/10) stratocumulus layer. Near-total cloud cover throughout.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-26 °F
Wind Speed
98 kt
Wind Direction
290°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
98° True
Forming Altitude
12,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51, 2 P-47, 1 P-38 groups
Bombing Accuracy
PFF — results not yet known
Flak
Heavy at Munster enroute; heavy and intense at target
The formation.
1 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published