The B-24 Liberator B-24 H-2-FO of 8th Air Force, 44th Bomb Group, 66th Squadron, Serial No. 42-7618, Marking: QK-C, Nik Name: "Hell's Kitchen" took off from Shipdham, England, with the mission to bomb Friedrichshafen. 1 Lt. George D. Telford and his crew were intercepted by Swiss fighters and escorted to Dübendorf, where they landed. The Swiss found no visible damage, but the B-24 had little fuel left on board. The aircraft was scrapped in Switzerland after the war.
Crew:
Pilot: 1st Lt. George D. Telford
Copilot: 1st Lt. Francis L. Coune
Navigator: 1st Lt. Donald H. McConnell, Jr.
Bombardier: 1st Lt. William E. Carrol
Engineer: T/Sgt. Daniel L. Culler
Radio: T/Sgt. Francis J. Testa
Ball Turret: S/Sgt. Howard E. Melson
Right Waist: S/Sgt. George A. Petrick
Left Waist: S/Sgt. James H. Hancock
Tail Gunner: S/Sgt. John J. Hughes
