BLOCKBUSTER
B-17F 42-11770
CREW ROSTER
BLOCKBUSTER
B-17F 42-11770
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | ||
| 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |||
| Las Cruces, NM | Great Fall, MT | Muncie, IN | Saginaw, MI | Columbia, MO | Rochester, NY | Fullerton, CA | Austin, TX | Scranton, PA | Bossier City, LA | |||
| Florence | Metzger, Timothy R. | Hamilton, Benjamin F. | Campos, Edgar, S | Rutkowsky , Adam K. | Shapiro, Eugene V. | Janeira, Dominic H. | Kemper, Justin A. | Solorio, Saul B. KIA |
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Gartner, Franklin T. SW= 9 days |
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Taliaferro, Nathan C. |
| Ciampino | Metzger | Hamilton | Campos | Rutkowsky | Shapiro | Janeira | Kemper | Cooper, Bill | Russell, Norm | Taliaferro | ||
| Parma | Metzger KIA | Hamilton KIA | Campos POW | Rutkowsky KIA | Shapiro KIA | Janeira KIA | Kemper KIA | Cooper KIA | Russell KIA | Taliaferro KIA | ||
Special Crew Abilities: None
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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17 |
Florence, Itlay | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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19 |
Ciampino, Italy | Airfield | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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20 |
Parma, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 13% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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17 |
New replacement crew. Fell out-of-formation after lost of second engine leaving target area. Returned alone with #1 & #3 Engines inoperable, navigator's oxygen system damaged, and superficial hits to the port wing, waist, radio room and tail compartments. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Taliaferro. Replacement: Sgt. Cooper. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Russell |
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19 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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20 |
Shot down by enemy fighter after bomb run. 1 chute seen. |
