Mission Details for Ahlen (#42)

Briefing

Details

Number: 42
Date: 3/23/1944 12:00:00 AM
Commander: Capt. J. Maupin
Crews Briefed: 21
Details: Airfield

Flying Control

Runway: 5
Engines: 0645 Thumbnail image for /Images/Takeoff/Plan05.jpg
Taxi: 0700
Take Off: 0715
E.T.R.: 1323
Notes: Briefing was held at 0345 hours. 20 operational aircraft were off by 0735, and all had returned by 1330 hours.

Debriefing

Aircraft: 20
Lost Over Continent: 0
Lost Other: 0
Summary: The Group was briefed to bomb the airdrome at Gutersloh, Germany, but the weather again made this impossible. 10/10ths cloud cover necessitated a search for targets of opportunity, and strike photos showed that the Group had hit the important rail and industrial center of Ahlen. No enemy aircraft were encountered, and only meager and inaccurate flak was met around the region of Hamm.

Mission Assignments

Squadron Participants
No Assignments were found.