Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“War Baby/Ball of Fire Jr.”.Over Oslo-Kjeller.
Mission 132 · 18 November 1943 · Oslo-Kjeller, Norway
Serial
42-40128
B-24D
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtFrank Kilcheski
Pilot
Station 1
O-438802
—
Returned
→
1LtRobert A. Hill
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
Lt ColWalter H. Sills
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownAbe H. Schonier
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtGlenn A. Corn
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtEdward J. Donnelly
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
PvtJames E. Nichols
Ball Turret Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtBob D. Bryce
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtBertil L. Carlson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
PvtDan Cairns
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
12× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atSweden
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Oslo-KjellerAirfield
LocationOslo-Kjeller, Norway
Notes.
§ From the Record
On the return trip after bombing, the aircraft was attacked by German Me-109 fighters at approximately 11:00 AM. Damage caused loss of airspeed and the plane dropped out of formation. Navigator Lt. Sills charted a course to Sweden (neutral country). Aircraft landed in a field outside Örebro, Sweden. This was War Baby's 12th mission.