17 MARCH 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 892.Munster.
Munster, Germany
Intended Target
Munster
Munster, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
170 / 352
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
420.3
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
95° T
Bearing In
280° T
Route Length
948 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 20 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:00
Stations
09:45
Takeoff
10:25
Form-Up
06:20
Return Time
16:45
Distance
948 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Heavy stratus (8/10) — 80% of the sky obscured by a low, flat cloud layer.
Air Temp at Altitude
-35 °F
Lowest Temp
-35 °F
Wind Speed
75 kt
Wind Direction
360°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
29,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
164° True
Forming Altitude
10,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak
Not much for the lead group — crews behind them 'caught hell'
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