Sortie2BDB-24
“Satan's Sister II”.Over Osnabrück.
Mission 674 · 12 October 1944 · Osnabrück, Germany
Serial
42-100413
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
1LtLeo F. Baumann
Pilot
Station 1
O-824076
Peoria, Illinois
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtBernard B. Abel
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtKarl Eisele
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Interned
Returned
→
S/SgtWindell H. Hart
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtEdward A. Rafferty
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRodney D. Dortis
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLester S. Steves
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLeo L. Henry
Tail Gunner
Station 9
36693813
WI
Returned
→
SgtDavid P. Jones
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,200 lb aboard
AN-M47
100 lb Incendiary
52× 100 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · Oil/gel mix
Weight5,200 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
OsnabrückMarshalling Yard
LocationOsnabrück, Germany