Sortie2BDB-24
“Flying Fool, The”.Over Siracourt.
Mission 340 · 06 May 1944 · Siracourt, France
Serial
42-94991
B-24H
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtMartin Barkan
Pilot
Station 1
O-803160
—
Returned
→
2LtDermot G. Finlay
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-803646
—
Returned
→
2LtEdward Lampich
Navigator
Station 3
O-814547
—
Returned
→
S/SgtClarence L. Banatser
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
15323723
—
Returned
→
S/SgtCharles F. Lindsay
Radio Operator
Station 6
15877499
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAdrian Beverlsuis
Waist Gunner
Station 8
32463146
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn O. McLaughlin
Waist Gunner
Station 8
56183318
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGlenard F. Crites
Nose Gunner
18036494
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam F. Wessel
Tail Gunner
Station 9
19053107
—
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
SiracourtV-weapon Site
LocationSiracourt, France