30 OCTOBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary

Mission 693.Hamburg/Harburg.

Hamburg, Germany

Intended Target
Hamburg/Harburg
Hamburg, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
72 / 357
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
197.4
tons

The cost.

§ Outcome
2
Ships Lost

The route.

§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
75° T
Bearing In
262° T

The formation.

2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew

Hamburg, 27,000 ft, Atlantic contours, main hydraulics out. Aircraft 248-I (42-51248 'The Unexpected Visitor').

Sources.

§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published