Sortie2BDB-24
“Bucket 'o' Bolts”.Over Gotha.
Mission 233 · 24 February 1944 · Gotha, Germany
Serial
42-7504
B-24H
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJohn H. Burk
Pilot
Station 1
O-665662
—
Returned
→
1LtChester D. Makinster
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-860448
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtSam Parisi
Navigator
Station 3
O-667383
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRaymond E. Owens
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
18109212
—
Returned
→
T/SgtFred Schnabolk
Radio Operator
Station 6
32464998
—
Returned
→
S/SgtEdward J. Zahurak
Ball Turret Gunner
35510725
—
Returned
→
1LtGeorge Balchunas
Waist Gunner
Station 8
O-576503
—
Returned
→
SgtFred T. Whiteside
Waist Gunner
Station 8
38011243
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn P. Prepura
Nose Gunner
16100208
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDonald R. Soracca
Tail Gunner
Station 9
12146519
—
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
GothaAviation Industry
LocationGotha, Germany