26 NOVEMBER 1944 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 725.Bielefeld/Schildesche.
Bielefeld, Germany
Intended Target
Bielefeld/Schildesche
Bielefeld, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
240 / 350
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
799.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
21
Ships Lost
15
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
93° T
Bearing In
279° T
The formation.
1 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 M11, 1944-11-26, Bielefeld (viaduct). Widely known as a milk run. McGuire may have neglected to connect electric pants to electric jacket; roasted from waist up and nearly froze below. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 104-105.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published