LUCKY PENNY
B-17F 42-11804
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CREW ROSTER
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| Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |||||||
| Captain | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | Captain | MSgt. | Tech Sgt. (3rd) | SSgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | SSgt. | |||||||
| Goshen, CT | Rochester, NY | Tulsa, OK | Altoona, PA | Rockymont, NC | Council Bluff, IA | Graniteville, VT | New Rochelle, NY | Eugene, OR | Hatfield, MA | |||||||
| Miss Flown | 27 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 27 | ||||||
| R. Emilia | Griffin, Paul | Adams, Dan | Michaels, John FB-->Home |
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Hamilton, Eddie | Gant, Charlie | Dewes, Mike | Jenkins, Skip | Jones, Hap | Haper, Tim | Edmond, Bobby | |||||
| Sofia | Griffin | Adams | Hodges, Ryan |
Hamilton |
Gant | Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Haper | Edmond | ||||||
| Athens | Griffin | Adams Sw=Home |
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Hodges | Hamilton | Gane | Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Haper |
Edmond |
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| Rimini | Griffin | Johnson, Felix | Hodges | Hamilton | Gant | Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Haper | Edmond | ||||||
| Pola | Griffin | Johnson | Hodges | Hamilton | Gant Sw=home |
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Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Haper | Edmond LW | |||||
| Ferrara | Griffin LW | Johnson | Hodges | Hamilton | Allison, Rob | Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Haper KIA |
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Edmond | |||||
| Padua | Griffin | Johnson | Hodges | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Jones | Spangler, Alex | Edmond | ||||||
| Turin | Griffin | Johnson | Hodges KIA |
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Hamilton LW |
Allison |
Dewes LW | Jenkins | Jones SW=Home |
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Spangler DOW |
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Edmond | |||
| Piraeus | Griffin | Johnson | Collins, Dave | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie, Sam | Watkins, Glenn | Edmond | ||||||
| Brod | Griffin | Johnson |
Collins
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Hamilton |
Allison |
Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Sofia | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes |
Jenkins
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Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Fiume | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins LW=3 days | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Guidonia | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Fidone, Luke | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Florence | Griffin | Johnson | Collins LW | Hamilton LW=2 days |
Allison
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Dewes | Fidone | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond LW | ||||||
| Prato | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hoffman, Vic | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Klagenfurt | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hoffman | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins LW | Edmond | ||||||
| Florence | Griffin | Johnson | Collins LW= 3 days | Hamilton |
Allison |
Dewes |
Jenkins
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Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Ciampino | Griffin | Johnson | Johnston, Mike | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Parma | Griffin | Johnson | Johnston | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Frascati | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Vrattsa | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Aviano | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes FB=recovers | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond | ||||||
| Verona | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton |
Allison
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Dykstra, Jack | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins |
Edmond
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| Pisa | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie |
Watkins |
Edmond | ||||||
| Villaorba | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie |
Watkins
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Edmond | ||||||
| Klagenfurt | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond LW | ||||||
| Milan | Griffin | Johnson | Collins | Hamilton | Allison | Dewes | Jenkins | Petrie | Watkins | Edmond |
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Special Crew Abilities:
Flight Engineer Allison: His landing modifier (LD) is -9.
Radioman Dewes: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Brod Mission: Griffin, Hamilton (used mission 17), Dewes (used mission 24), Jenkins & Edmond
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Guidonia Mission: Johnson
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagenfurt Mission: Allison (used on mission 29)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Florence Mission: Petrie (used on mission 24)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Ciampino Mission: Watkins
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Frascati Mission: Griffin (#2), Dewes (#2 - used mission 24), Collins & Edmond (#2)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Frascati Mission: Hamilton (#2) & Jenkins (#2)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Verona Mission: Johnson (#2)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Villaorba Mission: Allison (#2)
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Milan Mission: Petrie (#2)
Crew history:
Sgt. Petrie flew on 1 previous mission with Kuehn crew (Heart of Texas - 399th) to Padua.
TSgt. Dykstra flew on Fiume mission with Harmon crew on Sentimental Journey; on Ciampino mission with Wilcox crew on Darla's Bite II.
Sgt. Thomas flew 1 previous mission w/15th. Flew on Athens, Rimini, Pola, Padua, Piraeus & Brod missions with 316th.
Promotion Points: Capt. Griffin (25), 1st Lt. Johnson (20), Capt. Hamilton (11), 1st Lt. Collins (13)
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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Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
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Athens, Greece | Airfield | 60 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
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Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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Brod, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 95 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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Fiume, Italy | Oil Refinery | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
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Guidonia, Italy | Airfield | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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