Crew Roster · Personal File
Arthur H. Welsand
Tail Gunner · 409th Squadron
Sortie Log
10 CATALOGUED SORTIES
05 JAN 1945 — 15 APR 1945
05 JAN 1945 — 15 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 781
05 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Hi Right 2-2
42-94814
№ 789
10 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Lead aircraft (Ø marker).
42-51241
№ 817
03 FEB 1945
Magdeburg/RothenseeO/I
Formation position 4-3 Lead Sq.
XX-XX354
№ 821
06 FEB 1945
MagdeburgM/Y
Formation position 2-2
Patches42-100334
№ 824
09 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 2-2; crew of 9 listed (no Bombardier — N-B combined role used)
Patches42-100334
№ 835
19 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 3-2
XX-XX354
№ 841
22 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 4-3; (1) marked on Pilot
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 877
10 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
4-1
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 911
24 MAR 1945
American Assault Area??
Formation position 4-3
XX-XX857
№ 951
15 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position: 1-3
Missouri Sue42-100370