16 APRIL 1945 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 954.Landshut.
Landshut, Germany
Intended Target
Landshut
Landshut, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
273 / 306
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
679.8
tons
The cost.
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
115° T
Bearing In
304° 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
Landshut. One of three long end-of-tour missions. Flight time 8:35.
Sources.
§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published