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
PS/Sgt James [illegible]
CP2Lt Lee J. Slusher
NUnknown Ray Rhoades
B2Lt Charles H. Brunett
E-TTT/Sgt Edward F. Cra[illegible]
ROUnknown Bob B. Tredway
WGS/Sgt Clyde Hall
WGS/Sgt Earl Jackson
TGUnknown Herbert W. Glick
Circle-1 symbol appears next to rank column, possibly indicating lead or command aircraft. Serial number partially 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