Sortie2ADB-24Bombed Secondary
“Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II”.Over Koblenz/Mosel M/Y.
Mission 783 · 06 January 1945 · Koblenz, Germany · Briefed for Bonn Rhine H/B
Serial
42-94971
B-24H
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
7:00
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
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In their own words.
§ 1 entry
William L. OrientRadio Operator
Placed on this 1945-01-06 Koblenz sortie (weather diverted to Attlebridge) per William Orient's personal flight log.
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air7:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atAttlebridge
The Record
ResultBombed Secondary
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ Diverted
Koblenz/Mosel M/YMarshalling Yard
LocationKoblenz, Germany
Briefed forBonn Rhine H/B
Notes.
§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '971-N' (42-94971 'Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II', 328th BS), B-24H. Bombed Koblenz/Mosel M/Y as secondary via PFF (intended primary Bonn Rhine H/B). Log remark: weather closed, diverted, visibility very poor, tough landing. Diverted to Attlebridge. Duration 7:00.