Sortie2ADB-24Bombed Primary
44-50702.Over Rheine M/Y.
Mission 875 · 09 March 1945 · Rheine, Germany
Serial
44-50702
Unknown
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtWalter F. Hughes
Pilot
Station 1
O-764680
Santa Barbara
Completed his tour
Returned
→
LtDouglas A. Schetter
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtLouis H. Windsor
Navigator
Station 3
O-712976
—
Returned
→
2LtRalph Hendershot
Bombardier
Station 4
O-0768958
—
Returned
→
SgtConway Thorstenson
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
39464774
—
Returned
→
T/SgtNorbert L. Ecclesfield
“Eck”
Radio Operator
Station 6
3904111
—
Returned
→
SgtMichael J. Kusnir
Waist Gunner
Station 8
35236546
—
Returned
→
SgtBoyd L. Justice
Tail Gunner
Station 9
38440786
—
Returned
→
SgtRobert T. Lee
“The Old Man”
Nose Gunner
18215267
—
Returned
→
SgtCarroll F. Ruby
Gunner
33734687
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,400 lb aboard
AN-M47
100 lb Incendiary
43× 100 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · Oil/gel mix
Weight4,300 lb
100lb Smoke Bomb
1× 100 lb
TypeSmoke
Weight100 lb
M17
Incendiary Cluster
2× 500 lb
TypeIncendiary (Cluster) · Magnesium/oil
Weight1,000 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 with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Rheine M/YMarshalling Yard
LocationRheine, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
A short mission to the marshalling yards at Rheine, just over the German lines in support of ground troops. Flak was meager and confined to the target area. Two German transport aircraft were spotted. No battle damage, no fighters. Bombing results were assessed as very good. All crew safe.