03 FEBRUARY 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 817.Magdeburg/Rothensee.
Magdeburg, Germany
Intended Target
Magdeburg/Rothensee
Magdeburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
116 / 434
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
269
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
89° T
Bearing In
277° T
Route Length
950 nmi
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
03:30
Return Time
15:45
Distance
950 nmi
Fuel Consumed
2,300 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Stratocumulus clouds throughout the route — low, lumpy/rolling cloud; coverage level unrecorded.
Air Temp at Altitude
-40 °F
Lowest Temp
-40 °F
Wind Speed
50 kt
Wind Direction
270°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
22,500 ft
Bombing Run Heading
85° True
Fighter Cover
4 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Fair
Flak
Moderate flak
The formation.
32 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
P2Lt David Kimberly
CP2Lt Earl Gattin
NUnknown Edwin G. Hanowitz
E-TTS/Sgt Warren E. Michelson
ROUnknown Nicholas A. Caruso
WGSgt Donald Harper
WGSgt Charles B. Taylor
NGSgt Kenneth Carpenter
TGUnknown Milton R. Watters
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