Sortie2BDB-24
“Chief Manatee”.Over Brunswick.
Mission 344 · 08 May 1944 · Brunswick, Germany
Serial
42-63979
B-24D
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
Lt ColJames C. Beam
Pilot
Station 1
O-406217
—
Returned
→
1LtRoger H. Skjei
Pilot
Station 1
O-672886
—
Returned
→
1LtFrederick W. Weissbrod
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-800083
—
Returned
→
1LtRichard R. Catterlin
Navigator
Station 3
O-442434
—
Returned
→
1LtWilliam R. Mabe
Bombardier
Station 4
O-734950
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJoseph L. Sullivan
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
39149872
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHarry L. Tower
Radio Operator
Station 6
32390335
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRichard R. Galvin
Waist Gunner
Station 8
36201427
—
Returned
→
S/SgtFrank A. Luttrell
Waist Gunner
Station 8
11038427
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHoward P. Jones
Tail Gunner
Station 9
12148278
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGordon Kiefert
Nose Gunner
36363688
—
Returned
→
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
BrunswickUnknown
LocationBrunswick, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Command Pilot: Lt Col Beam, James C., O-406217