Sortie2BDB-24
“Spare Parts”.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-95046
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtGeorge A. Dobbs
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
F/OLauren F. Abell
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge H. Johnson
Navigator
Station 3
—
Minneapolis
Completed his tour
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.
§ 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 with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
1-2 Lo-left; 329th squadron