TARGET: VIENNA M/Y

 

DATE 13 OCTOBER 1944

BRIEFING: 0600

FIRST ATTACK UNIT

MISSION NUMBER 115

SPECIAL BRIEFING 0430

A FLIGHT (765)

 

 

1. JOHNSON (COL HAWES) 50K

 

C FLIGHT (766-765)

2. COOPER (JENKINS) 16 P

B FLIGHT (766)

1. TRIER 48 I

3. PRESH O 27 H

1. HUTCHINSON 49 J

2. WARD 40 A

4. SUNGERS 32 M

2. SHAW 56 Q

3. BLAKE 33 N

5. BARNES 38 S

3. FARNHAM 52 M

4. KING 20 A

6. WOODRUFF 36 Q

4. JEHLI 54 O

5. CROSSMAN 25 F

7. LOUCHES 31 L

5. GARNER 47 H

6. BLOXOM 35 D

 

6. FRIEDERSDORF 41 B

7. KELLEHER 29 J

SECOND ATTACK UNIT

7. SOBRIESKI 57 R

 

A FLIGHT (767)

 

C FLIGHT (764-767)

1. CRUME 62 C

B FLIGHT (764)

1. SKLANSKI 5 E

2. MILLER (TROM) 63 D

1. TIFFANY 8 H

2. MILLER 1 A

3. HERBERT 65 F

2. UNDERWOOD 7 G

3. FINK 43 D

4. PLACE 70 K

3. EMMERT 4 D

4. WALSH 68 I

5. FRAZIER 69 J

4. NAHKUNST 12 L

5. GEORGE 77 R

6. HORN 66 G

5. STEVENS 15 O

6. MC CAULEY 71 L

7. KRAHN 75 Q

6. SOUTHER 11 P

7. RAWCHUCK 76 Q

SQUADRON CALL SIGNS

7. BROWN 18 R

RADIO CHECK 0643

764TH - TWEETTWEET

766TH - WONKIE

START ENGINES:

765TH - FORTNIGHT

767TH - SUNGOLD

     FIRST ATTACK UNIT: A FLIGHT 0645  B FLIGHT 0647  C FLIGHT – 0649

    SECOND ATTACK UNIT: A FLIGHT 0651  B FLIGHT 0653  C FLIGHT – 0655

FIST SHIP TAXI: 0653       FIRST SHIP OFF: 0700

ASSEMBLED OVER LAVELLO  ALT 8000’  TIME 0823

RENDEZVOUS WITH 451ST & 484TH  OVER WING AREA  ALT 8000’  TIME 0829-0839

FIGHTER RENDEZVOUS TIME 1133  ALT 25000’  OVER TARGET  TYPE P-38’S

LAVELLO TO WING REND AREA H 310  DIST 13  TIME 0829  ALT 8000’

BOVINO TO CASALNUOVO H 338  DIST 25  TIME 0848  ALT CLIMB 16000’

CASALNUOVO TO KP TIJESNO H 13  DIST 135  TIME 0936  ALT 16000’

KP TIJESNO TO TP 1 BOSAN PETROVEC H 38  DIST 55  TIME 0953  ALT CLIMB 23500’

TP 1 BOSAN PETROVEC TO TP 2 CSURGO H 20  DIST 107  TIME 1028  ALT CLIMB

TP 2 CSURGO TO TP 3 BALATON BOLGAR H 41  DIST 38  TIME 1039  ALT CLIMB

TP 3 BALATON BOLGAR TO TP 4 GUTA H 13  DIST 70  TIME 1100  ALT CLIMB

TP 4 GUTA TO TP 5 HODONIN H 330  DIST 65  TIME 1122  ALT CLIMB

TP 5 HODONIN TO TP 6 MUSCHAU H 281  DIST 21  TIME 1130  ALT 23500’

TP 6 MUSCHAU TO TP 7 JOSLOWITZ H 243  DIST 18  TIME 1136  ALT 23500’

TP 7 JOSLOWITZ TO IP HOLLABRUNN H 209  DIST 12  TIME 1140  ALT 23500’

IP HOLLABRUNN TO TARGET M/Y H 142  DIST 23  TIME 1140  ALT 23000’

TARGET TO TP 2 CSURGO H 172  DIST 121  TIME 1228  ALT DOWN 17000’

TP 2 CSURGO TO TP 1 BOSAN H 200  DIST 38  TIME 1242  ALT 17000’

TP 1 BOSAN PETROVEC TO TIJESNO KP H 218  DIST 55  TIME 1301  ALT 17000’

KP TIJESNO TO BASE H 180  DIST 157  TIME 1407  ALT 5000’

LANDING: 2700’

RADIO: BOMBER COMMAND 4885KC  “A” CHANNEL VHF  BIG FENCE – FIGHTER BOMBER * WEATHER SHIP – “B” CHANNEL VHF 49TH BOMB WING – “C” CHANNEL VHF 15TH AF FIELDS & EMERGENCY OVER LAND – “D” CHANNEL VHF DITCHING AND EMERGENCY OVER WATER.

CALL SIGN: 461ST LARGE CUP 22  451ST LARGE CUP 21  484TH LARGE CUP 23

RECALL-SKIPPER

FIGHTER CALL SIGNS: ESCORT CARTLOAD WITH NUMBERED SUFFIXES-WEATHER SHIP (OUT)

RETAIN 3 – WEATHER SHIP (ROUTE BACK) RETAIN 4

VISUAL SIGNS: CLIMB RED YELLOW – LEVEL OFF YELLOW YELLOW – LET DOWN GREEN YELLOW – AB AND ON PRIMARY RED RED

AIRSPEEDS:  160 CLIMB  160 CRUISE  170 LET DOWN

INTERVALOMETER SETTING:  20’ – ALL TARGETS

GAS LOAD 2700  OXYGEN FULL  AMMUNITION FULL

BOMBS NO 8  TYPE 500lb RDX  NOSE .1 TAIL .01

TOWER FLARES:  GREEN START ENGINES – YELLOW STAND BY PLANE – RED STAND BY SQUADRON OPN

ALTERNATE FIELDS:  IESI-FALCONARA-BIFERNO

GP LEADER COL HAWES IN SHIP NO 50  DEPUTY GP LEADER LT. JENKINS IN SHIP NO 16

ORDER OF FLIGHT  451ST  461ST  484TH

ALTERNATE TARGETS:

1ST PRIMARY BY PFF

2ND IP 46 58N 15 02E  TO  GRAZ M/Y H 70  ALT 23000’  RALLY LEFT

3RD IP 46 32N 15 26E  TO  MARIBOR M/Y H 95  ALT 23000’  RALLY LEFT