B-24J · 42-100428 · GO · 328th SQDN
Bombed T/O
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.'
08 AUGUST 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104
Mission 530
Pas De Calais
Bombed T/O
Intended Target
Pas De Calais
Pas De Calais, France
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
115 / 414
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
297.2
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · PAS DE CALAIS
Bearing Out
166° T
Bearing In
346° T
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
11
Men Lost
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
▸ 1 ship carrying your selectionSources
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981