Sortie2BDB-24
42-50714.Over Osnabrück.
Mission 674 · 12 October 1944 · Osnabrück, Germany
Serial
42-50714
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
1LtEldon C. Frobish
Pilot
Station 1
O-706050
Livingston County, Illinois
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtEdward W. Spedding
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-767677
Oswego County, New York
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtFrederick E. Mckanna
Navigator
Station 3
O-719115
Lenni, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Killed in action
Returned
→
2LtRobert W. Sager
Bombardier
Station 4
O-716897
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Missing in action
Returned
→
T/SgtLapo W. Lara
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRobert E. Lee
Radio Operator
Station 6
16060729
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtJames Griffin
Waist Gunner
Station 8
32829894
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn R. Marshall
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert Lash
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDonald A. Mcarthur
Nose Gunner
19103418
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Killed in action
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,200 lb aboard
AN-M47
100 lb Incendiary
52× 100 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · Oil/gel mix
Weight5,200 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
OsnabrückMarshalling Yard
LocationOsnabrück, Germany