14 FEBRUARY 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 830.Chemnitz.
Chemnitz, Germany
Intended Target
Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
3AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
294 / 541
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
718.5
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
2
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
98° T
Bearing In
287° T
The formation.
1 aircraft · tap a ship for its crew
PCapt Edward L. McGuire
CPF/O Jack R. Blanchard
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
Second Magdeburg mission. Took new pilot Blanchard on his first mission. Lost #1 engine on way out from target, intercooler baffle collapsed into induction passage; three-engine return. Stayed in formation and was reprimanded by Lt. Col. Fant for turning into the dead engine. Form 5: 7:10 Day, :30 P-AI.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published