398th Bomb Group
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Operational Reports

3 September 1944
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Target: Ludwigshafen
Date: 3 September 1944
Field Order No.: 485
Group Mission No.: 76
Mission led by: Lt. Col. Robert K. Simeral


Operational Details:

  • Take off commenced at 0715 hrs. 37 a/c of Group including 3 PFF formed 1st "A" Combat Bombardment Wing (CBW). 1 a/c returned early. Group formed at 0839 hrs at Debden.
  • Route Out: Base --> Lelsey Bill (0917 hrs.) --> Le Havre --> Ludwigshaven (synthetic oil)
  • Bombs away at 11:40 hrs. at 26000 feet. Temperature -37° C. No contrails.
  • Return Route: retraced route out, enemy coast out 1402 hrs. 4922N 0003E.
  • Bombed by PFF: Result onobserved. Length of bomb run 10 minutes on a magnetic heading: 005°, 1A8, 150 mph.
  • No aircraft lost.
  • No aircraft failed to take-off.

Various detailed reports from different functions within Group [are available on the microfilm]. For example:

  • Group Operations Officers's Report
  • Ordnance Report
  • Fuel Report
  • Tower Log
  • Squadron Load Lists (giving names of individual crews)
  • Lead Navigator chart
  • Teletype report to 1st CBW Hq.

398th History CD File: B0483b.pdf
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Transcribed by: W. P. Taylor

Additional Operational Reports for September 3, 1944 have not yet been transcribed.

Notes:

  1. The above document was transcribed from the Statistical History of the 398th Bomb Group which are available in the 398th PX. The transcription is as accurate as possible. It should be recognized that the some documents in the files are faded and sometimes difficult to read.
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