Sortie2BDB-24
“Zoot Snoot / Swamp Yankee”.Over Gotha.
Mission 233 · 24 February 1944 · Gotha, Germany
Serial
42-99943
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
2LtDouglas Thompson
Pilot
Station 1
O-2044958
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam Bryan
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-742125
—
Returned
→
2LtJoseph L. Leaming
Navigator
Station 3
O-674214
—
Returned
→
T/SgtBernard J. Edelman
Bombardier
Station 4
39082908
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHarold G. Knotts
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
6663855
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJames Goodgion
Ball Turret Gunner
20446650
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRobert L. McConnell
Radio Operator
Station 6
17108899
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn C. Hewitt
Waist Gunner
Station 8
11038483
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDean W. Hymas
Waist Gunner
Station 8
39827080
—
Returned
→
PvtJohn B. Kline
Tail Gunner
Station 9
13031223
—
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
GothaAviation Industry
LocationGotha, Germany