Sortie2ADB-24
“Bodacious”.Over Magdeburg/Rothensee O/I.
Mission 859 · 02 March 1945 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-109837
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
1LtJoseph J. Tulley
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
LtReuben K. Chewning
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRichard H. Amstutz
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRobert C. Stahl
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownGeorge T. Chase
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
CplLawrence P. Jean
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
ColJohn L. Lee
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
Baltimore
Completed his tour
Returned
→
T/SgtLiberty B. McClain
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
CplJack F. Phipps
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtPhillip E. Weigand
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
10× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight5,000 lb
FuzingRDX - Hughes Memoir
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
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/IOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
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