10 NOVEMBER 1944 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 709.Hanau/Langendiebach A/F.
Hanau, Germany
Intended Target
Hanau/Langendiebach A/F
Hanau, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
229 / 302
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
413.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
113° T
Bearing In
299° T
Route Length
1,300 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 55 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:30
Stations
07:45
Takeoff
08:50
Form-Up
06:55
Time Over Target
10:30
Return Time
15:45
Distance
1,300 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,250 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Complete (10/10) stratus overcast with additional altocumulus clouds above — solid multi-layer cover.
Air Temp at Altitude
-42 °F
Lowest Temp
-42 °F
Wind Speed
105 kt
Wind Direction
340°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
21,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
201° True
Forming Altitude
15,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51, 2 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
10/10 cloud obscured the target
Flak
At coast inbound and outbound, Frankfurt, and at target — 10/10 cloud throughout
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