17 APRIL 1945 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 957.Fischern R/C & R/J.
Fischern, Czech Republic
Intended Target
Fischern R/C & R/J
Fischern, Czech Republic
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
55 / 194
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
121.5
tons
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
103° T
Bearing In
292° T
The formation.
1 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PCapt Edward L. McGuire
CP2Lt Victor H. Hanf
E-TTT/Sgt Cornelius J. Leach
ROS/Sgt Donald M. South
WGS/Sgt William H. Gardner
WGS/Sgt Edward S. Powell
TGS/Sgt Barney C. Eller
NGS/Sgt Theodore F. Szajna
Target spelled 'Krocehlauy' by McGuire (Certificate of Service); modern identification uncertain, possibly Kralupy or Kraichgau area. One of three long end-of-tour missions. Flight time 7:50.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published