04 MARCH 1945 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Aborted
Mission 863.Schwabmunchen.
Schwabmunchen, Germany
Intended Target
Schwabmunchen
Schwabmunchen, Germany
Actual Target
Target of Opportunity
As bombed
Operating Group
93rd BG
1AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
69 / 373
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
169.3
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
122° T
Bearing In
309° T
Route Length
950 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 50 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:30
Stations
05:50
Takeoff
06:40
Time Over Target
09:00
Return Time
13:30
Distance
950 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
A solid frontal system from ground level up to bombing altitude — total overcast at all levels. The worst weather conditions of the tour.
Air Temp at Altitude
-44 °F
Lowest Temp
-44 °F
Wind Speed
92 kt
Wind Direction
326°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
24,500 ft
Bombing Run Heading
278° True
Forming Altitude
16,000 ft
Fighter Cover
3 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
On own GEE navigation — results unknown
Flak
Meager from front lines only
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