Sortie2ADB-24
“O-Bitch-U-Airy Mary”.
Mission 841 · 22 February 1945
Serial
42-50485
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
2LtRalph E. Reed
Pilot
Station 1
O-832006
NY
Returned
→
2LtAllen E. Matthews
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJames A. Essell
Navigator
Station 3
02072669
KY
Returned
→
T/SgtHerman M. Witt
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtBralick
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
CplDonald W. Maynard
Radio Operator
Station 6
11104466
CT
Returned
→
CplJohn A. Boersma
Waist Gunner
Station 8
36770674
IL
Returned
→
Jack F. Simpson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
38511847
—
Returned
→
CplWillard C. Brisson
Nose Gunner
34857923
NC
Returned
→
Gerald P. Turner
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Completed his tour
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 2-2