Sortie2BDB-24
“Chief Manatee”.Over Frankfurt Am Main.
Mission 244 · 02 March 1944 · Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Serial
42-63979
B-24D
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
CaptOran L. Jeffries
Pilot
Station 1
O-425282
—
Returned
→
2LtJames Marshall
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-874601
—
Returned
→
1LtEdward N. Anderson
Navigator
Station 3
O-724875
—
Returned
→
1LtNeil Hoffman
Bombardier
Station 4
O-658951
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJohn Baker
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
14027003
—
Returned
→
T/SgtAnthony L. Casey
Radio Operator
Station 6
32017455
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJesse L. Flanigan
Ball Turret Gunner
6917144
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHerbert E. Bursler
Waist Gunner
Station 8
31140943
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGuin B. Ellison
Waist Gunner
Station 8
14030494
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRudolph A. Baier
Tail Gunner
Station 9
12056400
—
Returned
→
In their own words.
§ 1 entry
John BakerEngineer / Top Turret
Load List, Page 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 38 -- places John Baker (T/Sgt, serial 14027003, 409th BS) as Engineer/Top Turret on this sortie. Split off from CrewMember 252c9b08 (John G. Baker, 328th BS Radio Operator) on 2026-08-09; treated as a distinct man.
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
Frankfurt Am MainMarshalling Yard
LocationFrankfurt Am Main, Germany