14 OCTOBER 1944 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 676.Kaiserslautern.
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Intended Target
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
117 / 117
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
330.8
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
3
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
124° T
Bearing In
309° T
Route Length
1,215 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 00 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
08:25
Takeoff
09:15
Form-Up
06:00
Time Over Target
11:15
Return Time
15:15
Distance
1,215 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,100 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Thin stratus layer (2/10) beneath a complete (10/10) stratocumulus overcast — heavy cloud cover throughout.
Air Temp at Altitude
-20 °F
Lowest Temp
-20 °F
Wind Speed
71 kt
Wind Direction
230°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,500 ft
Bombing Run Heading
172° True
Forming Altitude
13,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Could not see — 10/10 cloud cover
Flak
Flak from gun positions on the bomb run; otherwise meager
The formation.
2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PCapt Edward L. McGuire
CP2Lt Victor H. Hanf
N2Lt Charles D. Sill
B2Lt Joseph A. Dondero
E-TTT/Sgt Cornelius J. Leach
ROS/Sgt Donald M. South
WGS/Sgt William H. Gardner
WGS/Sgt Edward S. Powell
TGS/Sgt Barney C. Eller
NGS/Sgt Theodore F. Szajna
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published