Sortie2ADB-24
“Bodacious”.
Mission 935 · 09 April 1945
Serial
42-109837
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
2LtFrancis N. Thayer
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRobert R. Pisto
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
F/OFarrell D. Helmstedter
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
CplHarold Nelson
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtMarshall L. Vaughn
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtHarold R. Bach
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
CplRonald Graves
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
CplWilliam K. Comer
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
CplHester G. Williams
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 4-3