Sortie2BDB-24
“Beaver's Baby”.Over Gotha.
Mission 233 · 24 February 1944 · Gotha, Germany
Serial
42-99994
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtJames B. Patterson
Pilot
Station 1
O-670597
—
Returned
→
2LtKenneth G. Priest
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-807047
—
Returned
→
2LtSidney E. Bouchard
Navigator
Station 3
O-685550
—
Returned
→
1LtJohn J. Boyle
Bombardier
Station 4
O-669969
Swallowers School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
T/SgtHarry B. Nichols
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
33373189
—
Returned
→
S/SgtHarry B. Kipley
Ball Turret Gunner
14119482
—
Returned
→
T/SgtMelwood Lutz
Radio Operator
Station 6
15334235
—
Returned
→
S/SgtTheodore E. Fitch
Waist Gunner
Station 8
15324063
—
Returned
→
S/SgtElias R. Sanchez
Waist Gunner
Station 8
38069132
—
Returned
→
S/SgtLeonard H. Talliaferro
Tail Gunner
Station 9
6969987
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
GothaAviation Industry
LocationGotha, Germany