Sortie2ADB-24
“Bodacious”.
Mission 920 · 31 March 1945
Serial
42-109837
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtRichard T. Mathews
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge A. Barker
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJoseph P. Mercurio
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJoe K. Jackson
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtRalph J. Friestad
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtVictor A. Breuckman
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRobert C. Fitzpatrick
Waist Gunner
Station 8
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—
Returned
→
SgtRalph A. Bakkelid
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtKenneth Johnson
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Spare