17 OCTOBER 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 681.Cologne/Gereon.
Cologne, Germany
Intended Target
Cologne/Gereon
Cologne, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
295 / 453
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
639
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
3
Ships Lost
2
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
112° T
Bearing In
296° T
The formation.
2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PCapt Edward L. McGuire
CP2Lt Victor H. Hanf
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
McGuire M5, 1944-10-17, Cologne. Flew old 'G' George (though posted for 362 'J' Jigg). Bomb bay doors frozen shut; McGuire drew .45 and threatened substitute navigator, bombs dropped through the doors tearing them loose. 12x AN-M64 500lb GP. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 095-097.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published