Sortie2BDB-24
42-51432.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-51432
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJames M. Powell
Pilot
Station 1
O-817267
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
Frederick S. Howering
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-825175
—
Returned
→
2LtCharles A. Greenlee
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtEdward J. Krall
Navigator
Station 3
O-712598
7001 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtWallace J. Spencer
Bombardier
Station 4
O-716985
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRalph Wile
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
15011113
German, Harrison County, Ohio
Killed in action
Returned
→
1LtLeonard L. Hicks
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRoy Horwitz
Radio Operator
Station 6
36734374
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtCharles E. Liller
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33384212
Baltimore, Maryland
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtPaul E. Orwig
Waist Gunner
Station 8
13172142
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert H. Boyd
Tail Gunner
Station 9
32607560
Hudson County, New Jersey
Killed in action
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M57
250-pounder
24× 250 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Squadron Lead