Sortie2BDB-24
42-50781.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-50781
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
MajWayne M. Baumeler
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtLeland C. Spencer
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtKarl Eisele
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Interned
Returned
→
1LtFrancis J. Kelly
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtStanley Kuk
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtDean V. Nadeau
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtMichael J. Donahue
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
Emmett
Completed his tour
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn R. Marshall
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDavid Moore
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWalter B. Bourland
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert H. Thomas
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M57
250-pounder
24× 250 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
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
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Lead 20 CBW "A"