19 FEBRUARY 1945 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 835.Meschede-Henschel.
Meschede-Henschel, Germany
Intended Target
Meschede-Henschel
Meschede-Henschel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
97 / 291
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
265.7
tons
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
102° T
Bearing In
287° T
The formation.
24 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
P2Lt Leon F. Cwikla
CPF/O Harry Olson
N2Lt Mark R. Hontz
BF/O Gilbert Melendez
E-TTSgt Marion F. Willcutt
ROS/Sgt Abe Shepherd
WGS/Sgt Charles W. Baechel
WGS/Sgt Max D. Crawford
NGSgt Billie L. Chambers
TGS/Sgt Samuel Parr
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