COMBAT BOMBING FLIGHT RECORD

BOMBARDIER    1st Lt. John W. Clarke                    DATE  8 January 1945

               (Rank)

PILOT         1st Lt. H. Stroebe                    TAKE-OFF     0810        

               (Rank)

NAVIGATOR     1st Lt. G. C. TOlson  2nd Lt. B. Lynch  LANDED      1516       

               (Rank)

H2X OPERATOR  2nd Lt. E. D. Walter                                           

               (Rank)

ORGANIZATION   833                             486    AIRPLANE  B-17-G  073  

               (Squadron)                    (Group)

OBJECTIVE      M/Y Frankfurt, Germany                                        

AIMING POINT (MPI)  Freight bridge.                                          

INITIAL POINT       4943 N  0740 E                                           

METHOD OF ATTACK                                  X                          

                      Individual     Flight   Squadron    Group    Wing

NUMBER OF ATTACKING A/C IN SQUADRON   11      COMPOSITE SQUADRON             

NUMBER OF A/C DROPPING BOMBS BY OWN SIGHTING OPERATION: One

DEFLECTION AND RANGE SIGHTING, SQUADRON  One  COMPOSITE SQUADRON             

RANGE SIGHTING ONLY.  SQUADRON   Three        COMPOSITE SQUADRON             

BOMBS, TYPES AND SIZES  500lb G.P. M-43   &   500lb I.B.  M-17               

NUMBER OF BOMBS LOADED  8  M-43's  & 2 M-17's RELEASED   The same            

FUZING, NOSE       1/10                       TAIL     1/40                  

SYNCHRONIZATION   X                                                          

                  On                    Fast                 Slow

INFORMATION AT RELEASE POINT                                                 

Altitude of target     310'            Mag. Head, Order 66   Actual  46      

True Altitude above target 24,000'     True Heading        40                

Ind. Altitude  26,000'                 Drift, Est.   10 R    Actual  8 R     

Pressure altitude of target Plus 588'  True Track        32                  

Altimeter setting   29.92"             Actual Range                          

C.I.A.S         150 mph                B.S. Type    M-9 Norden               

T.A.S           215 mph                Time of Release    1115               

G.S., Est. 258      Actual   210 mph   Length of Bombing run  12 minutes     

Wind Direction, Metro  240 Actual 292  Intervalometer setting  80'           

Wind Velocity, Metro 35 (k)Actual 80(k)C-1 Pilot    Used                     

D.S. 129.6       Trail  58  ATF   42   A-5 Pilot                             

TAN.D.A. EST.   .40        Actual .425 Manual Pilot                          

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