Sortie2BDB-24
42-72860.Over Fürth.
Mission 235 · 25 February 1944 · Fürth, Germany
Serial
42-72860
Unknown
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
ColRussell D. Demont
Pilot
Station 1
O-666252
—
Returned
→
1LtRichard E. Adkins
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-676709
—
Returned
→
1LtRichard R. Catterlin
Navigator
Station 3
O-442434
—
Returned
→
2LtEarl Long
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtVincent Cassata
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
32436966
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRaymond Felix
Radio Operator
Station 6
35237420
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJulius Erdely
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33287412
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam J. Nelson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
12146778
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRaymond J. Russell
Tail Gunner
Station 9
32361392
—
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
FürthAviation Industry
LocationFürth, Germany