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.
06 JANUARY 1945 · SATURDAY · STATION 104
Mission 783
Bonn Rhine H/B
Bombed Secondary
Intended Target
Bonn Rhine H/B
Bonn, Germany
Actual Target
Koblenz/Mosel M/Y
As bombed
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Attlebridge
Aircraft Effective
31 / 130
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
82.5
tons
ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET
TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · BONN RHINE H/B
Bearing Out
114° T
Bearing In
298° T
§ Sorties · 23 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.
▸ 1 ship carrying your selectionB-24H · 42-94971 · GO · 328th SQDN
Bombed Secondary
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B-24J · 42-51465 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Lo Left Lead
B-24J · 42-51241 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lo Left 1-2
B-24H · 42-95204 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lo Left 1-3
B-24H · 42-50362 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Airman
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2-2 Lo Left
B-24J · 42-100370 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Lo Left 3-1
B-24H · 42-94814 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Lo Left 3-2
Unknown · 42-XX501 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Lo Left 4-1
Unknown · XX-XX555 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Command Pilot (CA); Group Lead. Ship number 'F-555-Lgx' transcribed as 'F-555-L'; trailing 'gx' may be illegible suffix or annotation.
Unknown · 42-XX432 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-50505 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24H · 42-94970 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24H · 42-94880 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Unknown · 42-40472 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24J · 42-109989 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Unknown · 42-XX527 · AG · 330th SQDN
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B-24J · 44-40116 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
Unknown · XX-XX598 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
B-24H · 42-50376 · AG · 330th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
B-24J · 44-40157 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
Unknown · XX-XX254 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
Unknown · XX-XX569 · RE · 329th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
B-24J · 44-40113 · YM · 409th SQDN
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Airman
Status
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol); single-column block centered on page with crew split across two sub-columns
Sources
Load List
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Published
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981