Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Ma's Worry”.Over Bingen M/Y.
Mission 734 · 02 December 1944 · Bingen, Germany
Serial
41-29437
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
6:00
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 1944-12-02 Bingen sortie ('Bulls-eye Night Mission') per William Orient's personal flight log.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air6:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Bingen M/YMarshalling Yard
LocationBingen, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '437-H' (41-29437 'Ma's Worry', 330th BS), B-24H. Target Bingen M/Y. Log remark: 'Bulls-eye Night Mission'. Duration 6:00. Note: 'Ma's Worry' is a 330th aircraft though Orient's home squadron is 328th.