Sortie2BDB-24Aborted
“What A Sack”.Over Wittmundhafen.
Mission 554 · 15 August 1944 · Wittmundhafen, Germany
Serial
42-95258
B-24H
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
4:18
Aboard
1
men
The crew.
§ 1 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
T/SgtWilliam L. Orient
“Bill”
Radio Operator
Station 6
13111662
Bridgeville
Completed his tour
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air4:18
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultAborted
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
WittmundhafenAirfield
LocationWittmundhafen, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
The assigned target was a jet-propelled aircraft airfield near Wilhelmshaven. The crew completed the bomb run approach but conditions prevented a drop. They returned with their bombs.