Sortie2BDB-24
“Clumsy Clare”.Over Osnabrück.
Mission 674 · 12 October 1944 · Osnabrück, Germany
Serial
42-51495
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtOscar Hoffman
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRobert Strobel
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtEllis I. Fullwiler
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtAndrew E. Kennedy
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRussell C. Philpott
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtArthur W. Carpenter
Bombardier
Station 4
—
Randolph
Completed his tour
Returned
→
T/SgtAndrew Adams
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJohn Nolan
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJoe Hicks
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHunter M. Thomas
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtWiley Kimball
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
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 with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
OsnabrückMarshalling Yard
LocationOsnabrück, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker); 'CA' annotation listed for 'Briggers' — Command Pilot designation, not a rank; 'PNav.' = Pilotage Navigator; 'M/Nav.' = likely Master Navigator or second Navigator role