Sortie2ADB-24
“Bodacious”.Over Magdeburg/Rothensee.
Mission 817 · 03 February 1945 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-109837
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
UnknownFrank J. Eiben
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
F/OVernon J. Harriman
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownJames C. Kennon
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtArthur B. Stutzman
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtKurt W. Harris
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
Richwood
Completed his tour
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam Esposito
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtNorman E. Mullock
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtBernard J. Mulvaney
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJohn Surratt
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
10× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight5,000 lb
FuzingRDX - Hughes Memoir
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
Magdeburg/RothenseeOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 3-3; ship number prefix listed without # symbol in source