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B-17G  43-45678

Crew Chief: Msgt. Rod Rupert

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals        
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 33 11 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 2 6
  Norwich, VT   Cabot Cove, ME Rochester, NY Lexington, MA Wichita, NB Oakland, CA Houston, TX Dayton, OH Edison, NJ Dover, DE
  Tanner, Daniel Lamb, M Fletcher, Jessie Benson, John Hedges, Jim Sherwin, Paul Williams, Herbert Smith, Dave Proctor, Keith Gamble, Dennis Wesson, Tom
Treviso Tanner Fletcher Benson Hedges Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor Gamble Wesson
Gyor Tanner Fletcher Benson DOW Hedges SW=Home Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor Gamble Wesson
Ploesti Tanner Lamb Gilbert, Rob Sullivan, Harry Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor Gamble Wesson LW=3 days
Ploesti Tanner Lamb LW Gilbert Sullivan Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor LW Gamble SW=Home Wesson
Piombino Tanner Fletcher Gilbert Sullivan Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor Perrins, John Wesson
Milan Tanner Fletcher Gilbert LW Sullivan LW Sherwin Williams Smith Proctor Perrins LW Wesson SW=Home

 

SPECIAL CREW ABILITIES:

Tanner has +1 landing modifier for land and -2 modifier for water.

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.

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110 Claimed/Dam

49

Treviso, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 - - 0 1 - -

51

Gyor, Hungary Aircraft Factory 0 2 0 - - 0 0

52

Ploesti, Romania Marshalling Yards 0 2 0 1 2 0 2

56

Ploesti, Romania Marshalling Yards 30 - - 2 3 1 1

57

Piombino, Italy Industry - Steel 40 - - - - - -

59

Milan, Italy Marshalling Yards 5 0 0 1 1 - -

TOTALS

Avg: 27.5% 4 0 4 7 1 2

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

49

New crew replacements from the USA. Returned without damage or casualties.

51

Returned with starboard aileron inoperable, superficial damage to the #1 engine, both wings, pilot, radio and bomb bay compartments and 2 casualties.  Claims: 1 Fw-190 apiece by SSgt. Sherwin & TSgt. Williams.  Replacements: 2nd Lts. Gilbert & Sullivan.

52

Returned with ball turret inoperable, navigation equipment destroyed, structural damage to the port wing root and rudder, superficial damage to the fuselage (4), port wing (2), port aileron, #1 engine, bomb bay (2), radio and pilots' (2)  compartments, and 1 casualty.  Claims: 1 FW-190 & 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Gilbert and 1 FW-190 by SSgt. Sherwin.

56

Returned with superficial damage to the port wing, fuselage (2), radio room, bomb bay, waist & pilots' compartments and 3 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by SSgt. Sherwin and Sgt. Wesson and 1 ME-110 by Sgt. Smith. Replacement: Sgt. Perrins.

57

Returned without damage or casualties.

59

Ditched in Adriatic Sea (zone-2) returning from Milan mission.  10 Crew members rescued, 4 WIA. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Smith.

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