Sortie2ADB-24
42-51241.Over Magdeburg/Rothensee O/I.
Mission 859 · 02 March 1945 · Magdeburg, Germany
Serial
42-51241
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
UnknownRichard H. Belter
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
F/OLauren F. Abell
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtFrancis H. Rodwig
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge E. Corces
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWallace G. Vogel
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRaymond Jackson
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtAlan C. McGowen
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtEdward J. Sczesny
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLloyd S. Coen
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGeorge L. Parsons
Tail Gunner
Station 9
11045036
—
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 with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/IOil Industry
LocationMagdeburg, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
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