07 APRIL 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 931.Krummel.
Krummel, Germany
Intended Target
Krummel
Krummel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
128 / 340
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
350
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
5
Ships Lost
6
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
76° T
Bearing In
264° T
Route Length
1,100 nmi
Time Aloft
4 h 05 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
02:00
Stations
08:20
Takeoff
09:00
Form-Up
06:05
Time Over Target
10:30
Return Time
13:05
Distance
1,100 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,500 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,800 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Clear skies with good visibility throughout the route.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-20 °F
Wind Speed
25 kt
Wind Direction
20°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
19,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
15° True
Forming Altitude
9,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-47, 1 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very good
Flak
None at target; intense fighter-cannon fire — a 30mm shell penetrated the pilot's armor plate
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