Sortie2BDB-24
“Eephus”.Over Hemmingstedt.
Mission 626 · 12 September 1944 · Hemmingstedt, Germany
Serial
42-95254
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtFrederick A. Beckett
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtFloyd F. Hedderson
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtNick J. DiFrancesco
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
F/OGeorge F. Knedler
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRichard P. Petko
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJacob A. Falasca
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRalph
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJohn E. Fristoe
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam Scott
Nose Gunner
O-796608
—
Returned
→
SgtSidney Stein
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
FuzingFrom Walter 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
HemmingstedtOil Refinery
LocationHemmingstedt, Germany