Sortie2BDB-24Bombed Primary
“Solid Comfort”.Over Koblenz/Mosel.
Mission 647 · 25 September 1944 · Koblenz, Germany
Serial
42-50501
B-24J
Fuselage Code
AG
Squadron
330th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Takeoff
08:30
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Over Target
12:00
Landing
14:25
Hardwick (Sta. 104)
Duration
5:55
Bombing Altitude
23000
Aboard
9
men
The narrative.
§ This Ship
Stringer’s 501-M took off at 08:30, released on PFF at 12:00 from 23,000 feet on a heading of 350°, and landed at Hardwick at 14:25. The crew carried twelve 500-pound G.P. bombs; all went away. Results were 10/10 cloud. They reported no enemy fighters. The bombardier line is blank.
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtThomas Stringer
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRoland Auger
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJames Wright
Navigator
Station 3
O-692455
—
Returned
→
T/SgtLloyd F. Isenbletter
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
SgtHarry J. Fries
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLyle Bartlett
Waist Gunner
Station 8
39608401
—
Returned
→
SgtLeslie Giles
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtClifford Collins
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtCalvin B. Thiem
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M64
500-pounder
12× 500 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
FuzingNose AN-M103 (1/10) · Tail AN-M101A2 (.025)
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Day
Takeoff08:30
Over target12:00
Landing14:25
Time in the air5:55
Took off fromHardwick (Sta. 104)
Landed atHardwick (Sta. 104)
Bombing altitude23000
The Record
ResultBombed Primary
Sortie creditFull
Counted toward tourYes
Landing dispositionHome base
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with330th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
Koblenz/MoselMarshalling Yard
LocationKoblenz, Germany