Sortie2BDB-24
“Mr. Invader”.Over Siracourt.
Mission 340 · 06 May 1944 · Siracourt, France
Serial
42-110068
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJerome T. O'Toole
Pilot
Station 1
O-52564
—
Returned
→
2LtRoyce E. Turnbow
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-68446
—
Returned
→
2LtWalter J. Popowitch
Navigator
Station 3
O-68860
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRichard H. Hackett
Bombardier
Station 4
12185877
New York
Completed his tour
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam Miller
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
32525231
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHarold S. LeBourgeois
Radio Operator
Station 6
18226832
—
Returned
→
T/SgtCharles J. Strausser
Waist Gunner
Station 8
15136501
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam Wheat
Waist Gunner
Station 8
19089671
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAmerico Bonanni
Nose Gunner
32055781
—
Returned
→
SgtMichael J. Martz
Tail Gunner
Station 9
32341861
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
SiracourtV-weapon Site
LocationSiracourt, France