12 OCTOBER 1944 · THURSDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 674.Bremen.
Bremen, Germany
Intended Target
Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
238 / 262
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
625
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
1
Ships Lost
3
Men Bailed Out
9
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
79° T
Bearing In
265° T
Route Length
872 nmi
Time Aloft
5 h 40 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:55
Takeoff
08:20
Form-Up
05:20
Time Over Target
10:00
Return Time
14:00
Distance
872 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,300 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,700 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Near-clear skies en route (only 1/10 stratus); total overcast (10/10) at the target — blind bombing conditions.
Air Temp at Altitude
-17 °F
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
66 kt
Wind Direction
300°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
88° True
Forming Altitude
13,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Reports good; crew could not observe results
Flak
Heavy and accurate at target
The formation.
33 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PLt Eugene J. Justen
CP2Lt Harry Shipon
N2Lt Ernest Perrez
E-TTSgt Bud R. Curtis
ROLt Nicholas Bernard
ROLt Col Raymond O. Eck
WG2Lt William M. Richardson
WGSgt Carl L. Whitted
NGSgt Joseph I. Nowak
TGSgt Lawrence J. Zontini
Lead aircraft (circled O indicates lead)
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