Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Unexpected Visitor, The”.Over Bielefeld/Schildesche.
Mission 729 · 29 November 1944 · Bielefeld, Germany
Serial
42-51248
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
5:15
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
→
In their own words.
§ 1 entry
William L. OrientRadio Operator
Placed on this Bielefeld viaduct sortie (1944-11-29) per William Orient's personal flight log.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air5:15
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Bielefeld/SchildescheRail Viaduct
LocationBielefeld, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '248-I' (42-51248 'The Unexpected Visitor', 328th BS). Target railroad viaduct at Bielefeld (Schildesche), No. 1 transportation target. Duration 5:15. Note: diary lists the aircraft as B-24H; the DB record for 42-51248 is B-24J.