Sortie2ADB-24
42-51968.Over Kaiserstuhl.
Mission 809 · 28 January 1945 · Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Serial
42-51968
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtFloyd J. Langford
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtLa Montagne
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtEdward R. Cockey
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtAnthony J. Decillis
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRichard Ruff
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJoseph E. Bodek
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHarvey M. Bell
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRussell C. Philpott
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAlfred A. Valagene
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownHarold W. Mcdonald
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert E. Sponga
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
KaiserstuhlOil Industry
LocationKaiserstuhl, Germany