Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
42-50594.Over Magdeburg/Bückau.
Mission 669 · 07 October 1944 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-50594
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
5:00
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
Bombed Magdeburg - Forced Landing at Antwerp, Bel. - 3 day stay. See article "A Most Unusual Mission Somewhere in England" for the details of this mission.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air5:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atAntwerp
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Record confidenceInferred
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Magdeburg/BückauOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Bombed Magdeburg (Bückau); forced landing at Antwerp, Belgium, with a 3-day stay. See article 'A Most Unusual Mission Somewhere in England'. Aircraft logged as 594-D (42-50594).