Sortie2BDB-24
42-100365.Over Frankfurt Am Main.
Mission 244 · 02 March 1944 · Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Serial
42-100365
Unknown
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtCharles W. Henkin
Pilot
Station 1
O-798[illegi
—
Returned
→
2LtMelvin L. Honike
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-690[illegi
—
Returned
→
F/ORobert L. Parks
Navigator
Station 3
T-1227[illeg
—
Returned
→
2LtRoy Carpenter
Bombardier
Station 4
O-690546
Chicago, IL
Completed his tour
Returned
→
T/SgtAnthony R. Paladino
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
15195367
Albany, NY
Completed his tour
Returned
→
SgtOscar M. Magolio
Ball Turret Gunner
3919765
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert J. Rujawits
Radio Operator
Station 6
16076268
—
Returned
→
S/SgtArthur B. Crooker
Waist Gunner
Station 8
34467468
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
S/SgtHenry G. Karpf
Waist Gunner
Station 8
12129010
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
S/SgtFred Wrablik
Waist Gunner
Station 8
1612542
—
Returned
→
S/SgtMichael Shiwarski
Tail Gunner
Station 9
33260932
—
Prisoner of war
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
Frankfurt Am MainMarshalling Yard
LocationFrankfurt Am Main, Germany