Sortie2BDB-24
“Chief Manatee”.
Mission 338 · 04 May 1944
Serial
42-63979
B-24D
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
CaptFrederick H. Pescharek
Pilot
Station 1
O-799363
—
Returned
→
2LtMarion Charbonneau
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-806634
—
Returned
→
2LtJames Wright
Navigator
Station 3
O-692455
—
Returned
→
2LtJoseph R. Smith
Bombardier
Station 4
O-813456
—
Returned
→
S/SgtFrank A. Fragnito
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
12129826
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHenry R. Steinkamp
Radio Operator
Station 6
27386217
—
Returned
→
S/SgtVivian J. Gutierrez
Waist Gunner
Station 8
38257777
—
Returned
→
S/SgtFrank A. Luttrell
Waist Gunner
Station 8
11038427
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHarry R. Belanger
Nose Gunner
15335446
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDavid H. Gullett
Tail Gunner
Station 9
16167169
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo