06 OCTOBER 1944 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 667.Harburg Rhenania Ebano.
Harburg, Germany
Intended Target
Harburg Rhenania Ebano
Harburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
121 / 406
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
319.7
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
3
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
76° T
Bearing In
263° T
Route Length
1,200 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 00 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:30
Takeoff
08:15
Form-Up
06:00
Time Over Target
09:00
Return Time
14:15
Distance
1,200 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,200 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Light stratus (2/10) en route; solid, complete overcast (10/10) at the target — blind bombing conditions.
Air Temp at Altitude
-20 °F
Lowest Temp
-20 °F
Wind Speed
13 kt
Wind Direction
10°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
26,600 ft
Bombing Run Heading
335° True
Forming Altitude
11,500 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-47 groups, area support
Bombing Accuracy
Could not see — 10/10 cloud cover
Flak
Intensive at target — 230 88mm guns; four towns with anti-aircraft batteries enroute
The formation.
3 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published