FULL HOUSE
B-17F 42-11800
Crew Chief: Msgt. Rod Rupert
CREW ROSTER
FULL HOUSE
B-17F 42-11800
Crew Chief: Msgt. Rod Rupert
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner |
| Captain | Lt. Col/2nd Lt. | 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | MSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| R. Emilia | Tanner, Dan | Lamb, M | Sears, John | Roebuck, Joe | Kelly, Patrick | Moore, Joe | Ward, Bert | Sherman, Donald | Williams, Douglas | Montgomery, Gregory |
| Sofia | Tanner | Cawley, Mike | Sears | Roebuck | Kelly | Moore, LW | Ward | Sherman | Williams | Montgomery |
| Athens | Tanner | Cawley | Sears | Roebuck | Kelly KIA | Moore | Ward | Sherman SW=Home | Williams | Montgomery |
| Rimini | Tanner | Lamb, M | Sears | Roebuck | Miller, Calvin | Moore | Ward | Fuller, John | Williams | Montgomery |
| Pola | Tanner | Cawley | Sears | Roebuck | Miller | Moore | Ward | Fuller | Williams | Montgomery |
| Turin | Tanner | Lamb, M | Sears | Roebuck SW=Home | Miller | Moore | Ward | Fuller | Williams | Montgomery |
| Piraeus | Tanner | Cawley | Sears | Penny, James C. | Miller | Moore | Ward | Fuller | Williams | Montgomery |
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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1 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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2 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 0A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 32% | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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1 |
No casualties. Excellent formation kept E/A away almost the entire mission. Saw only 3 E/A after rally point. One 1 superficial hit taken. |
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2 |
Returned alone, left formation zone 3 inbound over Adriatic. Lost pilot compartment heat, starboard waist gun damaged & 7 superficial holes. 1 casualty. One Fw-190 claimed by Sgt. Montgomery, 1 Me-109 claimed by 2nd Lt. Sears, and 1 Me-109 by MSgt. Kelly. |
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3 |
Aborted zone 5 outbound from wind milling engine. Returned alone with #3 & #4 engines out, tail gunner heater out, ball guns damaged, rudder damaged, 7 other superficial hits & 2 casualties. Claims: 2 Me-109s by Sgt. Montgomery, 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Roebuck, 1 Me-109 by TSgt. Moore, 1 Fw-190 each by Sgts. Ward & Williams. |
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4 |
Returned with 1 superficial damage and no casualties. |
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5 |
Returned with 9 superficial damages, holed port wing inboard fuel tank and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Miller. |
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8 |
Returned with instruments shot out (ailerons), port wing root damage, starboard aileron holed, and three 20mm shell holes in the nose and fuselage. 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by MSgt. Miller. Replacement: 2nd Lt. Penny. |
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9 |
Fell out-of-formation in zone 3 due to fuel leak received in zone 7. Ditched, 10 men rescued. |
