05 JANUARY 1945 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 781.Neustadt.
Neustadt, Germany
Intended Target
Neustadt
Neustadt, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
32 / 259
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
73
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
6
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
123° T
Bearing In
309° T
The formation.
36 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PUnknown Harry H. Gruener
CP1Lt John F. Harrington
N1Lt [illegible]
N1Lt Charles L. Kline
NUnknown Raymond E. White
B1Lt Thomas G. Steph
E-TTT/Sgt Wendel E. Tipt[illegible]
ROUnknown Phil Golden
WGS/Sgt Albert W. Chipman
WGS/Sgt Clyde Hall
TGS/Sgt Elmer J. McCready
Command Pilot: Capt. Colvin (first name illegible)
P2Lt Glenn H. Meadors
CPSgt Vern A. Herrmann
N1Lt [illegible]
E-TTUnknown Robert Rossiter
ROS/Sgt Charles R. Rainey
WGS/Sgt Dale M. Huss
WGS/Sgt John E. Murre
NGS/Sgt Charles W. Baechel
TGS/Sgt Rodger D. Saylors
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published