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29 NOVEMBER 1944 · WEDNESDAY · STATION 104

Mission 729

Altenbeken
Bombed Primary
Intended Target
Altenbeken
Altenbeken, Germany
Actual Target
Bielefeld/Schildesche
As bombed
Operating Group
93rd BG
2BD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
144 / 307
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
440.5
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · ALTENBEKEN
Bearing Out
96° T
Bearing In
282° T
§ Outcome
1
Ships Lost
§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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

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B-24J · 42-51248 · GO · 328th SQDN
Bombed Primary
Pos
Airman
Status
RO
William L. OrientT/Sgt▸ THREAD
RTN

From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '248-I' (42-51248 'The Unexpected Visitor', 328th BS). Target railroad viaduct at Bielefeld (Schildesche), No. 1 transportation target. Duration 5:15. Note: diary lists the aircraft as B-24H; the DB record for 42-51248 is B-24J.

Sources

Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981