CASE IN POINT
B-17F 42-12248
CREW ROSTER
CASE IN POINT
B-17F 42-12248
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |
| 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||
| Coos Bay, OR | Duluth, MN | Macon, GA | Council Bluffs, IA | Globe, AZ | Owensboro, KY | Gary, IN | Hot Springs, AR | Hudson, MA | Joliet, IL | ||
| Wiener-Neustadt | Behrens, Thomas | Sullivan, James | May, Robert SW=8 days | Thompson, George | Brewster, Richard | Harrison, Michael 2 LW=5 days | Cmezich, Anton | Miller, John | Weeks, Erwin |
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Elliot, William 2 LWs=4 days |
| Ploesti | Behrens KIA | Sullivan KIA | Jackson, M. | Thompson | Brewster | Hayden, Paul | Cmezich | Miller | O'Dell, Francis | Elliot 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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55 |
Wiener-Neustadt, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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56 |
Ploesti, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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55 |
New crew replacements from the USA. Returned with #3 engine, flight deck heater, both elevators, port wing landing gear brakes all inoperable, the starboard inboard fuel tank (which sealed) holed, damage to the starboard wing root (40%), lesser damage to bomb bay, #4 engine, tail, waist and radio compartments (including oxygen system), and 4 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Brewster. Replacement: Sgt. O'Dell. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Jackson, TSgt. Hayden. |
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56 |
Aircraft lost over Adriatic Sea returning from Ploesti. 7 crewmembers bailed out and were later rescued by Allied Air-Sea Rescue. |
