Sortie2BDB-24
“Roy's Boys”.Over Osnabrück.
Mission 674 · 12 October 1944 · Osnabrück, Germany
Serial
44-10535
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJames E. Rutherford
“Jim”
Pilot
Station 1
—
Mart, TX
Completed his tour
Returned
→
MajTheodore Guzik
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJohn E. Eifert
“Jack”
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtWoodrow Briggs
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtAlbert W. Newburgh
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtWilliam J. Downing
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtEdward Kirkpatrick
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJames Thorp
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAugustus H. Cox
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
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 with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
OsnabrückMarshalling Yard
LocationOsnabrück, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker)