Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Roy's Boys”.Over Koblenz/Mosel.
Mission 647 · 25 September 1944 · Koblenz, Germany
Serial
44-10535
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Takeoff
08:25
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Over Target
11:59
Landing
14:40
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Duration
6:15
Bombing Altitude
23200
Aboard
9
men
The narrative.
§ This Ship
Whitman's 535-O took off at 08:25, released at 11:59 from 23,200 feet on heading 350 magnetic, and landed at Hardwick at 14:40. The crew carried twelve 500-pound GPs and two smoke bombs and dropped all bombs; results were not observed. They reported meagre rocket flak at the target at 11:57, inaccurate, and no enemy fighters. The ship carried a camera.
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtNathaniel Whitman
Pilot
Station 1
O-455162
Great Neck, Nassau County, New York
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtGlenn A. Tessmer
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtWilliam R. Watters
Navigator
Station 3
O-560451
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtDonald D. Makley
Bombardier
Station 4
O-718002
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
T/SgtCharles A. Fortin
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
31182090
Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtNazareno Piccioni
Radio Operator
Station 6
13112859
—
Returned
→
S/SgtBernard D. Morelli
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33672030
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
S/SgtElmer G. Krummert
Nose Gunner
33693808
Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtEdwin S. Novick
Tail Gunner
Station 9
13177972
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Killed in action
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,200 lb aboard
M17
Incendiary Cluster
12× 500 lb
TypeIncendiary (Cluster) · Magnesium/oil
Weight6,000 lb
FuzingNose M127
100lb Smoke Bomb
2× 100 lb
TypeSmoke
Weight200 lb
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Takeoff08:25
Over target11:59
Landing14:40
Time in the air6:15
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
Bombing altitude23200
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Sortie creditFull
Counted toward tourYes
Landing dispositionHome base
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
Strike cameraCarried
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Koblenz/MoselMarshalling Yard
LocationKoblenz, Germany