Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II”.Over Rheine.
Mission 705 · 08 November 1944 · Rheine, Germany
Serial
42-94971
B-24H
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
5:45
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 Rheine sortie (1944-11-08) per William Orient's personal flight log; log notes 'anoxia again'.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air5:45
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
RheineMarshalling Yard
LocationRheine, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '971-N' (42-94971 'Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II'), B-24H. Target Rheine railroad marshalling yards. Log remark: 'Anoxia again' - recurring oxygen-system / hypoxia trouble for the crew. Duration 5:45.