Sortie2BDB-24
42-51241.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-51241
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
UnknownTheodore R. Smith
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtRobert W. McCulla
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownEdward D. Weisert
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownGabriel S. Zsigo
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtFrank Johnson
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtCharles D. Girlinghouse
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtAllison H. Spaulding
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRalph J. Kurka
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJames J. Woollam
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 2-1