25 MARCH 1945 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 913.Ehmen.
Ehmen, Germany
Intended Target
Ehmen
Ehmen, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
59 / 272
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
156.9
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
87° T
Bearing In
275° T
Route Length
1,100 nmi
Time Aloft
7 h 40 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:00
Stations
05:00
Takeoff
05:40
Form-Up
07:40
Time Over Target
07:30
Return Time
13:20
Distance
1,100 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Clear skies with good visibility throughout the route.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
49 kt
Wind Direction
350°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
327° True
Forming Altitude
6,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak
None hit the formation on the mission
The formation.
26 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
P1Lt Charles Brown
CPUnknown Frederick A. Strombom
NUnknown Mahlon C. Shipley
B1Lt Vernon D. Sadowski
E-TTS/Sgt Marshall J. Cook
ROSgt Harry J. Fries
ROUnknown Stanley Rowson
WGUnknown Charles H. Mckee
WGS/Sgt Marion H. Smith
TGPvt John DiNapoli
Lead Division; Col. ROBERTSON designated CA (Command Pilot)
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