12 MARCH 1945 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 883.Swinemunde M/Y.
Swinemunde, Poland
Intended Target
Swinemunde M/Y
Swinemunde, Poland
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
220 / 381
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
521.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
74° T
Bearing In
265° T
Route Length
2,040 nmi
Time Aloft
12 h 30 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:30
Stations
06:35
Takeoff
07:10
Form-Up
08:30
Time Over Target
09:00
Return Time
19:40
Distance
2,040 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
3,150 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Stratocumulus clouds throughout — low, lumpy/rolling cloud; coverage level unrecorded.
Air Temp at Altitude
-15 °F
Lowest Temp
-15 °F
Wind Speed
38 kt
Wind Direction
10°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
20,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
214° True
Forming Altitude
8,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Excellent — the General liked it
Flak
Meager at target
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