Sortie2ADB-24
“Maulin Mallard”.Over Magdeburg/Rothensee.
Mission 817 · 03 February 1945 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-109867
B-24J
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtRussell J. Kapp
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge W. Wise
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
F/OHarold R. Johnston
“Reid”
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
F/OGilbert Melendez
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRobert L. Dillon
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtElton L. Thompson
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtVincent M. DaSilva
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLawrence S. Peabody
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtThomas J. Gibbons
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtEdward H. LaVrenz
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
10× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight5,000 lb
FuzingRDX - Hughes Memoir
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Magdeburg/RothenseeOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany