Mission 787

Stadtkyll

Aborted

Intended Target

Stadtkyll

Stadtkyll, Germany

Operating Group

93rd BG

2AD

Takeoff Base

Hardwick

Station 104

Landing Base

RAF Woodbridge

Aircraft Effective

24 / 234

effective / dispatched

Bomb Tonnage

67.3

tons

ROUTE PLATE · TAKEOFF → TARGET

TAKEOFF · HARDWICK✛TARGET · STADTKYLL

Bearing Out

121° T

Bearing In

305° T

§ Sorties · 1 Aircraft Dispatched

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42-50594

B-24J · 42-50594 · GO · 328th SQDN

Aborted

Pos

Airman

Status

William L. OrientT/Sgt

RTN

From William Orient's flight log: aircraft '594-A' (42-50594, 328th BS; diary lists B-24H, DB record is B-24J). Headed for a tactical target, aborted to Woodbridge for emergency landing. Log remark: caught in a strong thermal, double spin, pulled out at 1500 ft, left rudder snapped off. Duration 0:50.

Sources

Mighty Eighth War Diary

Published

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