FLAK TRAP
B-17F 42-11809
CREW ROSTER
FLAK TRAP
B-17F 42-11809
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. | ||||||
| Ferrara | Daves, Joe | Klein, Robert | Martin, Bob | Brody, Frank LW |
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Sears, Matt | Douglas, Jack | Carter, Ted | Jackson, Steve | Trent, Pete | Lanier, Bill | ||||
| Padua | Daves | Klein | Martin | Brody | Sears | Douglas | Carter | Jackson | Trent | Lanier | |||||
| Turin | Daves | Klein | Martin | Brody | Sears | Douglas | Carter | Jackson | Trent | Lanier | |||||
| Piraeus | Daves | Klein | Martin LW=2 Days | Brody KIA |
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Sears | Douglas SW=Home |
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Carter | Jackson KIA |
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Trent KIA |
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Lanier | |
| Brod | Daves | Klein | Abernathy, Tim | Jones, Bob | Sears | Black, James | Carter | Murphy, Lance | Timmons, George | Lanier | |||||
| Sofia | Daves | Klein | Martin | Jones LW | Sears | Black |
Carter  |
Murphy | Timmons | Lanier | |||||
| Fiume | Daves | Klein | Martin | Jones | Sears | Black | Carter KIC |
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Murphy SW=8 days |
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Timmons | Lanier | |||
| Guidonia | Daves | Klein | Martin | Jones | Sears | Black | Wilson, Brad | Nelson, Dave | Timmons | Lanier | |||||
| Florence | Daves KIA | Klein KIA | Martin KIA | Jones KIA | Sears KIA | Black KIA | Wilson KIA | Nelson KIA | Timmons KIA | Lanier KIA | |||||
Special Crew Abilities: None.
Promotion Points: 1st Lt. Daves (12), 2nd Lt. Klein (12), 2nd Lt. Martin (10), 2nd Lt. Jones (6)
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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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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10 |
Brod, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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11 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
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12 |
Fiume, Italy | Oil Refinery | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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13 |
Guidonia, Italy | Airfield | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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14 |
Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 16% | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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6 |
New replacement crew. Returned with superficial flak damage to the nose compartment, #3 engine and 1 casualty. |
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7 |
Returned without damage or casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Martin. |
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8 |
Returned with damage to starboard wing flap from flak and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 apiece by SSgt. Sears and Sgt. Lanier. |
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9 |
Returned with the radio room compartment heat out, top turret guns inoperable, the navigator's equipment destroyed, and the port elevator inoperable,. Five casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Sears. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Jones, TSgt. Black, Sgts. Murphy & Timmons. Temporary Replacement: 2nd Lt. Abernathy. |
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10 |
Returned with control cables damaged, cockpit windows shattered, tail guns inoperable, a wing root hit, port elevator hit, a couple of superficial hits to the tail, no casualties. |
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11 |
2nd Lt. Martin returns to crew. Fell out-of-formation due to oxygen fire approaching the target zone. Returned to base alone with the starboard wing outboard tank leaking, tail gunner's heat out, pilots' compartment oxygen system charred and destroyed, superficial damage to the tail and wings, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 FW-190 & 1 ME-109 each by Sgt. Carter, 1 FW-190 by by SSgt. Sears, 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Martin. Sgt. Carter's claim of 1 ME-109 is later confirmed. |
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12 |
Returned with both landing gears inoperable, the ball turret jammed, and about 4 superficial hits to the starboard wing and fuselage. Belly-landed at base, killing the ball gunner. Two total casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by 2nd Lt. Jones. Replacement: Sgt. Wilson. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Nelson. |
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13 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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14 |
Shot down outbound zone 3 by FW-190s. Aircraft exploded in mid-air. No survivors. |
