Sortie2BDB-24
“Patches”.Over Osnabrück.
Mission 674 · 12 October 1944 · Osnabrück, Germany
Serial
42-100334
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtGeorge A. Dobbs
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtEdward T. Dunne
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-822147
NY
Killed in action
Returned
→
F/OAbraham G. Melwood
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtMarshall V. Minister
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRichard A. Varney
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtHarold Klein
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGeorge H. Brose
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtWilliam J. Finnen
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald Bartoo
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDouglas C. Garner
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,200 lb aboard
AN-M47
100 lb Incendiary
52× 100 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · Oil/gel mix
Weight5,200 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
OsnabrückMarshalling Yard
LocationOsnabrück, Germany