04 APRIL 1945 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 926.Parchim A/F.
Parchim, Germany
Intended Target
Parchim A/F
Parchim, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
33 / 438
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
87
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
0
Ships Aborting
0
Ships Lost
0
Men Bailed Out
0
Men Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
77° T
Bearing In
266° T
Route Length
1,200 nmi
Time Aloft
7 h 45 m
Operational data.
§ From the Debrief
Times & Distance
Reveille
01:30
Stations
05:15
Takeoff
06:00
Form-Up
07:45
Time Over Target
07:00
Return Time
13:45
Distance
1,200 nmi
Fuel Aboard
2,700 gal
Fuel Consumed
1,900 gal
Weather
Cloud En-Route to Target
Clear skies with good visibility throughout the route.
Air Temp at Altitude
-20 °F
Lowest Temp
-24 °F
Wind Speed
63 kt
Wind Direction
270°
Bombing & Defense
Bombing Altitude
18,000 ft
Bombing Run Heading
95° True
Forming Altitude
6,000 ft
Fighter Cover
2 P-51, 1 P-47 groups
Bombing Accuracy
Fair
Flak
None at target; 50 guns at Stonchi enroute
The formation.
2 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
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published