Mission 705

Rheine

Bombed Primary

Intended Target

Rheine

Rheine, Germany

Actual Target

Rheine

As briefed

Operating Group

93rd BG

2BD

Takeoff Base

Hardwick

Station 104

Landing Base

Hardwick

Station 104

Aircraft Effective

77 / 145

effective / dispatched

Bomb Tonnage

158

tons

ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET

TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · RHEINE

Bearing Out

90° T

Bearing In

275° T

§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.

▸ 1 ship carrying your selection

“Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II”

B-24H · 42-94971 · GO · 328th SQDN

Bombed Primary

Pos

Airman

Status

William L. OrientT/Sgt▸ THREAD

RTN

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.

Sources

Mighty Eighth War Diary

Published

Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981