Sortie2BDB-24
“Joker II”.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-51523
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
UnknownLee Stepp
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJack P. Waldrop
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge W. Loutsch
Navigator
Station 3
—
St. Paul
Completed his tour
Returned
→
1LtEli Schanes
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtBrice L. Hammack
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam S. Kerr
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
1LtDonald C. Farwell
Radio Operator
Station 6
O-706828
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert C. Justice
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRichard E. Bischoff
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGratton J. Gearon
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJack Kirk
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M57
250-pounder
24× 250 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
1-1 Hi-right; 409th Bomb Sq