Sortie2BDB-24
“Jitters From Bitters”.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-95204
B-24H
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJoseph E. Dignam
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtForrest Holbrook
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtWilliam P. Homeleski
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownFrank L. Wathen
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtMalcolm E. Moore
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLester S. Steves
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtClinton R. Thornhill
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJoseph S. Collier
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLawrence R. Wilcoxon
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M57
250-pounder
24× 250 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
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
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 1-3