Sortie2BDB-24
“Carioca Bev”.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-51191
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtGlenn H. Meadors
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtCharles J. Loedding
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
F/OMario J. Rota
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtBurton R. Cannon
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRobert Rossiter
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtCharles R. Rainey
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn Hurd
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDale H. Russ
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtVincent M. DaSilva
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 with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany