24 MARCH 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 911.Nordhorn.
Nordhorn, Netherlands
Intended Target
Nordhorn
Nordhorn, Netherlands
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
58 / 480
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
121.7
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
1
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
5
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
88° T
Bearing In
273° T
Route Length
850 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 05 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:30
Stations
07:35
Takeoff
09:10
Form-Up
06:05
Time Over Target
10:00
Return Time
15:15
Distance
850 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,500 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Completely clear — the navigator recorded it as 'clear as hell.' The formation flew in full view of the Rhine crossing below.
Air Temp at Altitude
48 °F
Lowest Temp
48 °F
Wind Speed
12 kt
Wind Direction
166°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
50 ft
Bombing Run Heading
48° True
Forming Altitude
3,000 ft
Fighter Cover
Area cover only
Bombing Accuracy
Supply drop in center area — three passes required
Flak
Small arms and 88mm fire from the ground; one piece of flak lodged in an engine
The formation.
30 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Flown by 329th Bombardment Squadron
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