Sortie2ADB-24
“The Flying Moose”.
Mission 781 · 05 January 1945
Serial
44-10578
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
1LtPeter Bakewell
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
F/OHoward G. Bolton
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtDavid Goldberg
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtCharles W. Geary
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
SgtHarold J. Furlong
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert F. Smith
Radio Operator
Station 6
1702692
—
Returned
→
S/SgtChester J. Bruzdzienski
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
Fairfield
Completed his tour
Returned
→
SgtRobert L. Pauley
“Bob”
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn P. Keener
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLucien L. Mathieu
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
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