Help Interpreting Mission Report

[aldodog]

Thanks for the clarification drgondog.

Seems the 364th must have been assigned 1st BD B-17s (TF-2?) and was in the correct location. 1st BD was the only force operating in southern Germany. 2nd BD targets were all in northern Germany, ~165 to 240 miles north of Frankfurt. 3rd BD targeted airfields in the Netherlands, also well to the north. Maybe Freeman is wrong.

I have the 1st BD track plotted on Google Earth and they broke due south immediatly after crossing the Dutch coast. Seems that would have been the point that 2nd and 3rd BDs broke to the northeast or continued east to hit their respective targets.

The 364th arrived vicinity Frankfurt at 1036 to sweep the area. The 303rd arrived about 1045 and made a big loop around the city before dropping on Weisbaden at 1122. What I don't know is the order of the different BGs (92nd, 303rd, and 306th); a German source has this bomber stream stretching some 18 miles. I suspect the 303rd was last in line.

Cheers,

Keith