Sortie2BDB-24
XX-XX466.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
XX-XX466
Unknown
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
UnknownAmos B. Dolliver
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtRichard L. Forney
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtRoland C. Hughes
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtCharles R. Mendelson
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJoseph A. Dondero
Bombardier
Station 4
O-722777
—
Returned
→
T/SgtMarion D. West
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJohn R. Holdren
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtReuben Koustrup
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownGeorge E. Mclean
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRamiro J. Pompa
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownWilliam Waldron
Nose Gunner
—
—
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 with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
350th squadron; Leading 448th