17 JANUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 798.Harburg/Rhenania O/I.
Harburg, Germany
Intended Target
Harburg/Rhenania O/I
Harburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
78 / 84
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
187
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
2
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
12
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
76° T
Bearing In
263° T
Route Length
1,200 nmi
Time Aloft
7 h 00 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
03:30
Stations
06:45
Takeoff
07:45
Time Over Target
10:00
Return Time
14:45
Distance
1,200 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Light stratus coverage (3/10) — mostly clear with scattered low cloud.
Air Temp at Altitude
-54 °F
Lowest Temp
-54 °F
Wind Speed
68 kt
Wind Direction
280°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
126° True
Forming Altitude
13,000 ft
Fighter Cover
4 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak
Heavy tracking flak changing to thick barrage
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