Sortie2BDB-24
XX-XX533.Over Hemmingstedt.
Mission 626 · 12 September 1944 · Hemmingstedt, Germany
Serial
XX-XX533
Unknown
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtFloyd J. Langford
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
MajJ W. Hoare
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownJohn Severson
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
1LtEdward R. Cockey
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtWilliam A. Derrig
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRichard Ruff
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJoseph E. Bodek
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHarvey M. Bell
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAlfred A. Valagene
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownHarold W. Mcdonald
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRobert E. Sponga
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 5,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
10× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight5,000 lb
FuzingFrom Walter 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
HemmingstedtOil Refinery
LocationHemmingstedt, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Additional CP entry 'Maj Hoare, J. W.' listed below this aircraft block at bottom of page — may be an observer or formation command pilot added post-listing.