Sortie2ADB-24
“Joker, The”.Over Bucken.
Mission 913 · 25 March 1945 · Bucken, Germany
Serial
44-40472
B-24J
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtRobert H. Heller
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtJohn S. Lucas
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRoy J. White
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJohn D. Purvis
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLeonard B. Bartchak
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJoseph A. Davis
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtCecil E. Kenney
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtMichael J. Gentile
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtGeorge R. Light
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,300 lb aboard
AN-M47
100 lb Incendiary
52× 100 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · Oil/gel mix
Weight5,200 lb
FuzingHughes Memoir
100lb Smoke Bomb
1× 100 lb
TypeSmoke
Weight100 lb
FuzingHughes Memoir
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
BuckenOil Dump
LocationBucken, Germany