11 SEPTEMBER 1944 · MONDAY · STATION 104Missing in Action
Mission 623.Misburg.
Misburg, Germany
Intended Target
Misburg
Misburg, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
87 / 396
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
243.2
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Aborting
3
Ships Lost
19
Men Bailed Out
29
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
87° T
Bearing In
274° T
Route Length
1,150 nmi
Time Aloft
6 h 55 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
04:00
Stations
07:45
Takeoff
08:30
Form-Up
06:55
Time Over Target
09:30
Return Time
15:25
Distance
1,150 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
2,150 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
A mix of low stratocumulus and mid-level altocumulus clouds throughout the route. Multi-layer cloud cover at varying altitudes.
Air Temp at Altitude
-18 °F
Lowest Temp
-18 °F
Wind Speed
42 kt
Wind Direction
235°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
23,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
49° True
Forming Altitude
5,500 ft
Fighter Cover
5 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Very poor — missed target
Flak
150 guns at target, very accurate; one town with 30 guns, very accurate
The formation.
6 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published