Crew Roster · Personal File
Richard H. Belter
Pilot · 409th Squadron
Sortie Log
8 CATALOGUED SORTIES
30 DEC 1944 — 15 APR 1945
30 DEC 1944 — 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
№ 770
30 DEC 1944
MechernichM/Y
Formation position: 3-3
My Achin' Back!42-110017
№ 817
03 FEB 1945
Magdeburg/RothenseeO/I
Formation position 1-3
Jitters From Bitters42-95204
№ 824
09 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 3-2; ship number prefixed with 'XXX' in source, possibly indicating a scratch or substitute aircraft
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 841
22 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 4-1; (1) marked on Pilot; 'XXX' appears before WG McGowen entry — possibly a redaction or annotation
Johnnie Reb42-50372
№ 859
02 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/IO/I
4-1
42-51241
№ 861
03 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/RO/R
Formation position 1-2
42-51241
№ 913
25 MAR 1945
BuckenO/D
42-51241
№ 951
15 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
XX-XX718