Sortie2BDB-24
“Miss Star Dust”.Over Paderborn.
Mission 665 · 05 October 1944 · Paderborn, Germany
Serial
42-100355
B-24J
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtFrederick A. Beckett
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtFloyd F. Redderson
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtNick J. DiFrancesco
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
F/OGeorge F. Knedler
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRichard P. Petko
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam R. Falasca
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtElias Desantos
Waist Gunner
Station 8
18090279
—
Returned
→
SgtJohn E. Fristoe
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam Scott
Nose Gunner
O-796608
—
Returned
→
SgtSidney Stein
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
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
PaderbornAirfield
LocationPaderborn, Germany