MISSION-84  PARAMETERS
MISSION DATE  16  JUNE 1944
MISSION DUE DATE  30 NOVEMBER 2009 (Monday)
TARGET CITY VIENNA*, AUSTRIA
TARGET TYPE OIL REFINERY
TARGET WEATHER GOOD
TARGET FLAK - INBOUND HEAVY x 3
TARGET FLAK - OUTBOUND** MEDIUM x 2
BASE WEATHER POOR (-1 Landing Modifier on G-9)

 

*Note: Vienna is not marked on the AH 15th strategic movement map. For this mission, we'll be the using

the same flight log gazetteer as for Wiener-Neustadt.

 

**Flak Note: Before rolling for enemy fighter waves for zone 6 outbound, roll 2 times for Medium flak.

 

88th BG GROUP FORMATION DIAGRAM

Position

Squadron(s)

Modifiers

Squadron Call Signs

High

317th & 399th

0

Iceberg & Glowworm

Middle

316th & 399th

-1

Spartan & Glowworm

Low

318th

+1

Lodestar

 

Aircraft Position

Bomber Name

Pilot

Lead: add Me-109 @ 12 high

Four of a Kind Tanner/Lamb

Tail-end Charlie: add Me-109 @ 6 high

Golden Grizzly Sorensen

 

FIGHTER COVER

Zone

2

3

4

5

6

OUTBOUND

N/A

Poor (P-51)

Poor (P-51)

Good (P-51)

Good (P-51)

INBOUND

N/A

Fair (P-51)

Fair (P-51)

Good (P-51)

Good (P-51)

 

OUTBOUND = flying to target; INBOUND = returning to home base

P-51: 31st FG (Outbound) & 52nd FG (Inbound)

 

Formation Modifiers for Enemy Fight Wave Rolls
Squadron 2 3 4 5 6
High No Attacks -1 Y*  -1 Y*  0 Y-A +1 A
Middle No Attacks -2 Y* -2 Y* -1 Y-A   0 A
Low No Attacks   0 Y*  0 Y* +1 Y-A +2 A

W = Water   Y = Yugoslavia  A = Austria

 

No Enemy Fighter Attacks Allowed in Zone 2

* Use modified Table B-3 to determine Fighter Waves in Zones (3 through 4).

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