Hardwick SkiesStation 104 · 93rd Bomb GroupAdd to the Record
Sortie2BDB-24Bombed T/O

“Willie's Worry”.Over Bretigny.

Mission 530 · 08 August 1944 · Bretigny, France

Serial
42-100428
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Duration
6:00
Aboard
3
men

The crew.

§ 3 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
William McCabe
1LtWilliam McCabe
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
Philip P. Phillips
1LtPhilip P. Phillips
Bombardier
Station 4
O-662366
—
Returned
→
William L. Orient
T/SgtWilliam L. Orient
“Bill”
Radio Operator
Station 6
13111662
Bridgeville
Completed his tour
Returned
→

In their own words.

§ 2 entries
William McCabePilot

Injured

William L. OrientRadio Operator

Airfield in Paris - Flak Heavy and Deadly Accurate - Mac Hurt - Bill and Phil Doc's - Worse Experience in My Life

The flight.

§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Time in the air6:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultBombed T/O
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo

The target.

§ As Briefed
BretignyAirfield
LocationBretigny, France
As the log wrote itParis

Notes.

§ From the Record
From William Orient's flight log: airfield in Paris (Bretigny). Flak heavy and deadly accurate. Mac (pilot McCabe) hurt; Bill and Phil treated him. 'Worst experience in my life.'
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