Sortie2ADB-24
“Silver Eagle”.
Mission 789 · 10 January 1945
Serial
42-50362
B-24H
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtDavid S. Searles
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtClaudius B. Hodges
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtPaul R. Steichen
Bombardier
Station 4
—
Dwight
Completed his tour
Returned
→
CplFrancis Sanger
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLaVerne W. Calvin
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJoseph O. Draisker
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn H. Cowden
Waist Gunner
Station 8
18071001
CO
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtNorris J. Wilson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtKenneth Bailey
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLloyd E. Noffsinger
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Lead aircraft (Ø marker). RCM operator listed as additional crew.