28 DECEMBER 1944 · THURSDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 766.Homburg.
Homburg, Germany
Intended Target
Homburg
Homburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
28 / 361
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
103.2
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
127° T
Bearing In
312° T
Route Length
1,225 nmi
Time Aloft
5 h 30 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
05:45
Stations
08:45
Takeoff
10:35
Return Time
16:05
Distance
1,225 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,250 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Complete overcast (10/10) — total cloud cover; instrument flight conditions throughout.
Air Temp at Altitude
-29 °F
Lowest Temp
-33 °F
Wind Speed
39 kt
Wind Direction
15°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
21,900 ft
Bombing Run Heading
145° True
Forming Altitude
11,500 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak
Meager but accurate
The formation.
2 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published