Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
42-50353.Over Koblenz/Mosel.
Mission 647 · 25 September 1944 · Koblenz, Germany
Serial
42-50353
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Takeoff
08:30
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Over Target
12:00
Landing
14:30
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Duration
6:00
Bombing Altitude
23600
Aboard
10
men
The narrative.
§ This Ship
Neeley’s 353-B took off at 08:30, released on the primary at 12:00 from 23,600 feet on a heading of 350°, and landed at Hardwick at 14:30. The crew carried twelve 500-pound G.P. bombs and a camera; all bombs went away. The rest of the packet is blank.
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtRobert E. Neely
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWinfield T. Curtis
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtMilton Bromberg
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam L. Puntney
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRobert F. Dixon
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtArthur R. Baldwin
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWillard H. Price
Radio Operator
Station 6
35140685
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLloyd E. Baker
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLawrence H. Caver
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtArturo Vasquez
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
12× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
FuzingNose AN-M103 (1/10) · Tail AN-M101A2 (.025)
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Takeoff08:30
Over target12:00
Landing14:30
Time in the air6:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
Bombing altitude23600
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Sortie creditFull
Counted toward tourYes
Landing dispositionHome base
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
Strike cameraCarried
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Koblenz/MoselMarshalling Yard
LocationKoblenz, Germany