02 OCTOBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 659.Hamm.
Hamm, Germany
Intended Target
Hamm
Hamm, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
266 / 308
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
684.7
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
99° T
Bearing In
284° T
Route Length
769 nmi
Time Aloft
4 h 50 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:30
Stations
07:30
Takeoff
10:40
Form-Up
05:10
Time Over Target
11:00
Return Time
15:30
Distance
769 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,300 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
-31 °F
Lowest Temp
-31 °F
Wind Speed
79 kt
Wind Direction
10°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
330° True
Forming Altitude
11,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
PFF — target hit but not too good
Flak
Heavy at coast inbound and outbound; heavy at target and three places enroute
The formation.
2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
ROT/Sgt William L. Orient
Hamm, Germany
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published