16 FEBRUARY 1945 · FRIDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 833.Osnabrück.
Osnabrück, Germany
Intended Target
Osnabrück
Osnabrück, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
174 / 362
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
445.3
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
90° T
Bearing In
275° 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
Osnabruck. Flew old 'Queen,' a war-weary B-24. McGuire's only note: 'not bad.' Form 5: 5:30 Day, :30 P-AI. Plane not identifiable from available records.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published