Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
XX-XX679.Over Koblenz/Mosel.
Mission 647 · 25 September 1944 · Koblenz, Germany
Serial
XX-XX679
Unknown
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Takeoff
08:30
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Over Target
12:02
Landing
14:30
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Duration
6:00
Bombing Altitude
22300
Aboard
9
men
The narrative.
§ This Ship
Jennings’s 679-O took off at 08:30, attacked the primary by PFF at 12:02 from 22,300 feet on a heading of 61 magnetic, and landed at Hardwick at 14:30. The crew carried twelve 500-pound GPs. Results were logged 10/10. They reported no flak and no enemy aircraft. Fighter support was called “damn good” — P-38s, P-51s, and P-47s. The crew wrote that the formation was “ultra piss poor — no such thing as an element — pattern couldn’t possibly be any good.” Sortie credit was given.
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight

1LtHoward E. Jennings
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtVictor F. Hoff
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtSaul M. Furtzaig
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→

2LtWilliam E. Schoephoester
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→

T/SgtKenneth E. Massa
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→

T/SgtAdrian N. Tatum
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→

S/SgtArthur S. Humphreys
Waist Gunner
Station 8
32475422
—
Returned
→

S/SgtVance K. Jeffers
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtMartin H. Rubin
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
12× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
FuzingNose AN-M103 (1/10) · Tail AN-M101A2 (.025)
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Takeoff08:30
Over target12:02
Landing14:30
Time in the air6:00
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
Bombing altitude22300
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Sortie creditFull
Counted toward tourYes
Landing dispositionHome base
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Koblenz/MoselMarshalling Yard
LocationKoblenz, Germany