06 NOVEMBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 704.Minden/Mittelland Canal.
Minden, Germany
Intended Target
Minden/Mittelland Canal
Minden, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
204 / 358
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
651.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
89° T
Bearing In
275° T
Route Length
920 nmi
Time Aloft
5 h 55 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:00
Takeoff
07:45
Form-Up
05:55
Time Over Target
08:45
Return Time
13:40
Distance
920 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Two light cloud layers: stratus and stratocumulus each covering about 3/10 of the sky — less than a third occupied by each layer; mostly flyable.
Air Temp at Altitude
-13 °F
Lowest Temp
-42 °F
Wind Speed
71 kt
Wind Direction
250°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
18,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
78° True
Forming Altitude
12,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Results unknown
Flak
Mobile flak batteries at Munster and Osnabruck; none at target
The formation.
1 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published