Sortie2ADB-24
“Big Noise II”.Over Magdeburg/Rothensee O/I.
Mission 859 · 02 March 1945 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-109989
B-24J
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtDonald L. Tyger
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRaymond E. Ahlers
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownHarry H. Powers
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
F/OGilbert Melendez
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtMichael R. Kovacs
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtDonald A. Bueker
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert E. Croom
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtErnest J. Kane
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert Neal
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 with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/IOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Circle O marking indicated