SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 456 |
Reel: | B0440 |
Page Start: | 1197 |
Mission: | 224 |
Date Order Sent: | 12 Feb 1945 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 131000A |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | F-342295 Gee (Same as in "A") |
Fighter Escort: | |
Rendezvous: | |
Route Out: | Base to K-4045 to K-7347 to tgt. |
Route Back: | Right to F-1115 to K-7804 to base lose 1,000 ft. |
Altitudes: | 1st box 12,500 ft 2nd box 12,000 ft. |
Initial Point (IP): | K-7347 |
Axis of Attack: | 110 deg. |
Emergency Airdromes: | NULL |
Intervalometer Setting: | 30 ft. |
Bomb Load: | 4x1000 GP 1/10 1/100. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | Zero plus 80. Window acft will not bomb. Minm alt 8,000 ft. On Plan "B" if visual conditions exist, bombing will be done visually at the GP leader's discretion. If PFF acft fails to drop, Gps will attack secondary tgt. Annex No.1 zero hr for "A" and "B" now 131100A. The 344th and 391st Gps will call "wellfed" 15 min before troop line, for counter-battery fire, stating whether on time, late or early. The 391st Gp will call when ops are completed. Annex No.2 Cancel Plan "A" Plan "B" in effect. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0440 |
Page: | 1064 |
Field Order: | 0 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Euskirchen R.R. Bridge F-342295 |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 30 B-26s and 3 window plus 2 PFF |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 3 window |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 29 B-26's plus 2 PFF 1 B-26 jettisoned on casual - Fussenich F-215345 |
C(i) Time Up: | 11:05 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 12:19 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 13:30 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 1 B-26 ship #822-O lost at the target. Hit by flak in right engine after bombs away 5 chutes seen 9 B-26 Cat A damage 1 B-26 Cat AC damage |
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | |
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 6 personnel missing |
E. Results Of Bombing: | Unobserved on primary Unobserved on casual |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | Target - Euskirchen F-342295 intense accurate woods south of Duren F-137335 moderate accurate Zulpich F-231332 moderate accurate |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | enroute: 5 to 6/10 low clouds, vsby 6 miles. target: 2/10 low clouds, vsby 3 to 4 miles. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 114 x 1000 G.P. on primary 3 x 1000 G.P. jettisoned on casual - Fussenich F-215345 due to accidental release 3 x 1000 G.P. returned due to rack malfunction |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12,500 - 1st box 11,700 - 2nd box |
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