FOUR OF A KIND
B-17G 43-45555
Crew Chief: Msgt. Rod Rupert
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |
| Major | Lt. Col. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| Miss. Flown | 35 | 12 | 8 (10) | 9 (13) | 9 (13) | 11 (15) | 11 (15) | 11 (15) | 11 (15) | 6 (7) | 5 (7) |
| Norwich, VT | Cabot Cove, ME | Rochester, NY | Lexington, MA | Wichita, NB | Oakland, CA | Houston, TX | Dayton, OH | Edison, NJ | Madison, WI | ||
| Tanner, Daniel | Lamb, M | Fletcher, Jessie | Gilbert, Rob | Sullivan, Harry | Sherwin, Paul | Williams, Herbert | Smith, Dave | Proctor, Keith | Perrins, John | Glock, Fred | |
| Ploesti | Tanner | Lamb | Gilbert LW | Sullivan LW | Sherwin | Williams | Smith | Proctor | Cohen, Stephen D. | Glock | |
| Wiener-Neustadt | Tanner | Fletcher | Glbert | Sullivan | Sherwin | Williams | Smith | Proctor | Perrins | Glock | |
| Cesena | McPherson | Fletcher | Glbert | Sullivan | Sherwin | Williams | Smith | Proctor | Perrins | Glock | |
| Rimini | McPherson | Fletcher | Glbert | Sullivan | Sherwin | Williams | Smith | Proctor | Perrins | Glock | |
| Avezzano | McPherson | Fletcher | Glbert | Sullivan | Sherwin | Williams | Smith | Proctor | Perrins | Glock | |
SPECIAL CREW ABILITIES:
Tanner has +1 landing modifier for land and -2 modifier for water.
Lamb has +1 landing modifier for land.
Lucky Charm Available: Tanner
Lucky Charm earned after first Ploesti mission: Tanner (#2) & Lamb
CREW HISTORY:
Lt. Col. Lamb flew 2 missions on Full House, 6 on Full House II & 1 on The Brazen Hussy.
Major Tanner flew 7 missions on Full House and 18 on Full House II & 2 on The Brazen Hussy.
Sgt. Cohen flew on 8 missions on Caballero.
MISSION RECORD
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Mission |
Target City |
Target Type |
Bomb Run |
Fw-190 Claimed/Dam | Me-109 Claimed/Dam | Me-110 Claimed/Dam | |||
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60 |
Ploesti, Romania | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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63 |
Wiener-Neustadt | Aircraft Factory | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Cesena, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 67 | Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 68 | Avezzano, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 18.0% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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60 |
New aircraft replacements for Straight Flush. Returned with 60% damage to the starboard wing root, damage to the port tail plane root, radio room and port waist MGs jammed, starboard inner fuel tank holed (self-sealed), superficial damage to the port wing flaps, fuselage (3), to the nose, pilots', bomb bay (2), waist (2) and tail compartments, with 2 lightly wounded crew members. Claims: 5 Me-109s by SSgt. Sherwin, 2 Me-109s by 2nd Lt. Gilbert, 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Smith. |
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63 |
Returned with superficial damage to the port wing, tail planes, fuselage and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Smith. |
| 65 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 66 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 67 | Returned without damage or casualties. |