Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Night Knight”.Over Hamburg/Dpag.
Mission 720 · 21 November 1944 · Hamburg, Germany
Serial
44-40119
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
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 Hamburg sortie (1944-11-21) per William Orient's personal flight log. Flew aboard 'Night Knight' (44-40119, 329th).
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 with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Hamburg/DpagUnknown
LocationHamburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '119-U' (44-40119 'Night Knight', 329th BS), B-24J. Target Hamburg oil refineries (matched to Hamburg/Dpag, where the 93BG's records for this mission sit). Log remark: 'Flak Heavy (inter. Dyna. Burned 3 Holes)'. Duration 6:00. Note: 119-U is a 329th aircraft though Orient's home squadron is 328th.