Hardwick SkiesStation 104 · 93rd Bomb GroupAdd to the Record
15 AUGUST 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Aborted

Mission 554.Zwischenahn.

Zwischenahn, Germany

Intended Target
Zwischenahn
Zwischenahn, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
90 / 350
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
233.6
tons

The cost.

§ Outcome
4
Ships Lost

The route.

§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
77° T
Bearing In
263° T

The formation.

1 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
A/COpen the service file for “What A Sack” →
ROT/Sgt William L. Orient

The assigned target was a jet-propelled aircraft airfield near Wilhelmshaven. The crew completed the bomb run approach but conditions prevented a drop. They returned with their bombs.

Sources.

§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published