04 NOVEMBER 1944 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 700.Hannover/Misburg.
Hannover, Germany
Intended Target
Hannover/Misburg
Hannover, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
210 / 222
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
591.3
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
88° T
Bearing In
274° T
Route Length
1,140 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 10 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
08:15
Takeoff
08:40
Form-Up
06:10
Time Over Target
10:10
Return Time
14:50
Distance
1,140 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,250 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Heavy stratocumulus (8/10) topped by a complete (10/10) cumulus overcast — extensive cloud cover at multiple levels.
Air Temp at Altitude
-38 °F
Wind Speed
59 kt
Wind Direction
273°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
24,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
267° True
Forming Altitude
14,000 ft
Fighter Cover
7 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Missed by one mile due to weather
Flak
Meager in Frisians, meager at landfall, intensive at target
The formation.
3 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
ROT/Sgt William L. Orient
Misburg (Hannover), -40 degrees, flak rough, oxygen troubles. Aircraft 994-K (42-99994 'Beaver's Baby').
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published