Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
Unidentified ship.Over Cologne/Gereon.
Mission 681 · 17 October 1944 · Cologne, Germany
Squadron
409th
Aboard
8
men
The crew.
§ 8 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
CaptEdward L. McGuire
“Ted”
Pilot
Station 1
O-392667
Shreveport, Louisiana
Completed his tour
Returned
→
2LtVictor H. Hanf
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-8266262
—
Returned
→
T/SgtCornelius J. Leach
“Bill”
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
42056289
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDonald M. South
“Don”
Radio Operator
Station 6
31305999
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam H. Gardner
“Shorty”
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33710942
—
Completed his tour
Returned
→
S/SgtEdward S. Powell
“Ed”
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33805719
—
Returned
→
S/SgtBarney C. Eller
Tail Gunner
Station 9
34828795
—
Returned
→
S/SgtTheodore F. Szajna
“Snafoo”
Nose Gunner
36164043
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
12× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Cologne/GereonMarshalling Yard
LocationCologne, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
McGuire M5, 1944-10-17, Cologne. Flew old 'G' George (though posted for 362 'J' Jigg). Bomb bay doors frozen shut; McGuire drew .45 and threatened substitute navigator, bombs dropped through the doors tearing them loose. 12x AN-M64 500lb GP. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 095-097.