08 APRIL 1945 · SUNDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 932.Bayreuth.
Bayreuth, Germany
Intended Target
Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
51 / 302
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
130.3
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
107° T
Bearing In
295° T
Route Length
1,900 nmi
Time Aloft
7 h 30 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
03:10
Stations
06:50
Takeoff
07:30
Form-Up
07:30
Time Over Target
08:00
Return Time
15:00
Distance
1,900 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,100 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Patchy stratus en route (8/10 reducing to 4/10); skies cleared at the target, allowing visual bombing on the final mission.
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
65 kt
Wind Direction
80°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
18,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
32° True
Forming Altitude
13,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Excellent
Flak
None
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