Mission No 24

MISSION NO. 24
BRUSSELS-MIELSBROEK, BELGIUM

10 APRIL, 1944

The target was the Melsbroek Airdrome. It was situated on the northeast section of Brussels and was the home base of a Ju-88 bomber group. The 457th supplied eighteen aircraft flying the Wing's high box. Air Commander was Major Leroy Watson, with Lt. Belcher as pilot.

Over Belgium and the target area, visibility was impededby a haze. Two 360 degree turns were made before bombs were dropped. The results were very good with three direct hits on Hangar No. 1, the Main Point of Impact (MPI).

Flak was moderate but accurate, with all eighteen craft sustaining varying degrees of damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

April 10th, 1944
Mission No 24 Target: Brussels-Mielskbroek, Belgium

If you desire to see the original scanned loading lists, click on the respective blue squadron header below.
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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 062		A/C # 079		A/C # 579		A/C # 456
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Mark R.Belcher Leroy H. Watson William H. Dupont Patrick W. Henry Irwin Rosen Eldon D. Krug Woodrow W. Hammons William C. Bolger William H. Barrett Byron E. Smull Howard B Collins	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William L. Gibbons George J. Bennett John O. Millham Patrick A. Walls Paul A. Birchen Jasper L. Smith Paul O'Neal Paul Holder Reginald W. Buxton John R. Graham	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Alfred W. Fischer Harry Huskey John N. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert M. Jensen Andrew E. Jasso James E. Pickle Leo McHatton Thomas N. Norton James H. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Fay James A. Carels Lionel J. Cusson Joe C. Wilmeth Edward T. Sawyer William A. Spoerner George W. Staudt Richard M. Bassett Frederick C. Wagner Hugh C. Arant

	A/C # 615		A/C # 633		A/C # 073		A/C # 021
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Cornelius R. Woolf Kinny Hellums Charles.W. Mitchell Kenneth B. Taylor Gerard J. Hyink John L. Batts Alden B. Orr Roman a. Zelazo Samuel I. Craft, Jr. Ernest R. Campen	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard J. Dudek Rusl M. Dobyns John F. Moore James H. Coonrod John J. Connell John Kessock Alfred A. Sabory Henri A. Boulay Harold D. McFarland Robert E. Bergeron	Lt Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Joseph O. Paschal Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Charles J. Cofman Howard C. Layton Harold E. Reader Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes George A. Pfeifer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stuart B. James Donald F. Swain Sidney H. Johnson Richard E. Jaqua John L. Zoutte Angelo J. Ruscito Patrick C. Toomey Eugene C. Goslee Carl N. Davis Dale L. Vance

	A/C # 591		A/C # 460		A/C # 084		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Adrian W. Seabock Lloyd. E. Icenogle Warren B. Speidel William. G. Smith, Jr. Louis M. Castelucci Prosser Jeffreys William B. Woodell Leslie B. Reid, Jr Frank. T. Ingersoll Francis E. Cornue	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marsden W. Mattatall John L. Fowler Ralph C. Jordan Marsh Hovey Joseph Waszierscz Axel R. Olson Milton F. Rudd Ben H. Collingsworth Mildredge L.(?) Doan Gordon D. Gobson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edwin S. Jones Clyde S. Jolley Robert J. Burright Howard A. Handran Harry C. Lake James A. Martin Patsy Varsassi Alfred P. Beacon Ernest W. Kerr Kenneth E. Davidson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clyde B. Knipfer Richard A. Bruha Geroge R. Derdzinski Stanley V. Gray Stephen T. Voit Harvey M. Conover James J. Kilroy Nicholas D. Furrie Joshua Goldstein Percy Waltho

	A/C # 162		A/C # 086		A/C # 098		A/C # 122
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harris S. Mathis Norris H. Gerber Frederick W. Asbell John A. Richardson Rex B. Crawford Donald H. Cook Mark A. Osborne, Jr. Robert C. Makin Nicholas Pesko Ralph H. Garrison	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny M. Flowers Harry E. Cameron Reed V. Bryant Frank H. Pearman Andrew H. Bouchard William L. Finley William Zamecnik Andrew G. Voytko Clifford F. Duell Victor U. Meador	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt Sgt	Clarence E. Schuchmann Jacob M. Dickinson Thomas A. Goff John B. Blachley Joseph L. Hibbs Robert Bridges Harold A. Dusseau ? ? Thomas J. H. Lambert Edgar D. Lanzoni	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard T. Bennett Charles E. Robb Charles R. Hunicutt Houston L. Levers Willis H. Johnson Oscar A. Gascon Eugene M. Beamer George Ribiero Charles L. Campbell Clenn C. Finke

	A/C # 087		A/C #		A/C # 468		A/C # 481
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth R. Johnston Kenneth W. Brucker Herbert N. Webb Harry B. Vaal Stephen F. Billisits Francis F. Friedel John R. Barber Paul O. Conner Edwin D. Waggoner Gilbert Slocum	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert D. Lane Howard E. James Robert C. Dvorak William L. Smith Winfred C. Kincaid Gervin E. McBride John E. Misener Edward A. Bleck Joe B. McCall James J. Vaughn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth L. Andersen Kaspar O. Lamvik Thomas F. Monaghan Robert J. Larson Laurel J. Phillips Raymond J. Daly Carl F. Graves Dean K. Adams Donald Douthwright John W. Brown

	A/C # 087		A/C #		A/C # 923		A/C # 520
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward R. Stevens Charles W. Johns Claude H. Sullivan Charles J. Canty Stewart C. Moody James C. Baum ? ? Rugg Crad W. McCollum James H. Neelan James H. Bryant	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vinton H. Mays Robert A. Patty C. S. Gelbers Clifton Chandler Albert A. Rothauer Stanley H. Krohm Jack F. Berry Jack D. Bush Cecil D. Burroughs James V. Ambrose

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

Scanned copies of the original loading lists, sorted by mission number and date, can be viewed Here

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt