Sortie2ADB-24
“O-Bitch-U-Airy Mary”.Over Kaiserstuhl.
Mission 809 · 28 January 1945 · Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Serial
42-50485
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
2LtEdmund P. Simpson
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtSidney Biggs
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownHarry M. Gloss
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtGeorge W. Larson
Bombardier
Station 4
O-733666
MN
Killed in action
Returned
→
T/SgtEdward J. Sczesny
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJames Rinker
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtAdolph H. Fischer
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtGeorge Green
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtGeorge G. Block
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJohn A. Van Parys
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
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
KaiserstuhlOil Industry
LocationKaiserstuhl, Germany