OLD YARD DOG

B-17F  42-11807

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals     
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Captain 1st Lt. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. 3rd Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
  Phoenix, AZ Minneapolis, MN Sacramento, CA Wichita Falls, TX Valdosta, GA Scott, AR Newport, RI Ringgold, GA Beaumont, TX Lincoln, NE
Miss. Flown 28 21 21 26 28 28 21 24 25 25
Athens Chase, Michael Brewer, Richard Wise, James Bonner, Steve Post, Norman Turpin, Ted Lowey, Brad Riddell, Phillip Harris, Tom Durden,  Robert    KIA
Rinimi Chase Brewer Wise Bonner Post Turpin Lowery Riddell Harris Dimanche, Jeff          KIA
Pola Chase Brewer  LW Wise Bonner Post Turpin Lowery Riddell Harris Beasley, Ted
Padua Chase Brewer Wise Bonner Post Turpin Lowery Riddell Harris Beasley
Turin Chase Brewer Wise Bonner Post Turpin Lowery Riddell Harris Beasley
Piraeus Chase Brewer Wise Bonner Post Turpin Lowery Riddell Harris Beasley
Brod Chase LW Brewer KIA Wise FB=Home Bonner Post Turpin Lowery  LW & FB=Home Riddell FB=Recovers Harris Beasley FB=Recovers
Sofia Chase Armstrong, Jack Wiggins, Jim Bonner Post Turpin Palmer, Ray Larsen, Irving Harris Martinelli, Frank  LW
Fiume Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Guidonia Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Klagenfurt Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Florence Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner LW Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley FB=Recovers
Ciampino Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Parma Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Frascati Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Vrattsa Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasley
Aviano Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell SW=Recovers, 8 days Harris SW=recovers, 7 days Beasley
Verona Chase LW Armstrong Wiggins Bonner LW Post Turpin Palmer Meier, Carl Schultz, Del Beasley
Villaorba Chase Armstrong Wiggins Davenport Post Turpin Palmer Meier Schultz Beasely
Klagenfurt Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Meier Schultz Beasely
Milan Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
Verona Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
M. Cassino Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
Campoleone Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
Regensburg Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner LW Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely LW
Velletri Chase Armstrong Wiggins Bonner Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
Rome Chase Armstrong Wiggins Davenport Post Turpin Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely
Udine Chase Armstrong Wiggins LW Bonner Post Turpin LW=2 days Palmer Riddell Harris Beasely

 

Special Crew Abilities:

Flight Engineer Post: His landing modifier (LD) is -9.

Radioman Turpin: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.

Promotion Points: Capt. Chase (10), 1st Lt. Armstrong (9), 1st Lt. Wiggins (9), Capt. Bonner (8)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Guidonia Mission: Chase, Bonner, Post, Turpin, Harris (used mission 24)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagenfurt Mission: Riddell

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Ciampino Mission: Beasley

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Aviano Mission: Armstrong, Wiggins & Palmer

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagnefurt #2 Mission: Chase (#2), Bonner (#2), Post (#2) & Turpin (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Campoleone Mission: Harris (#2) & Beasley (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Regensburg Mission: Riddell (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Rome Mission: Armstrong (#2), Wiggins (#2) & Palmer (#2)

 

Crew History notes:

Sgt. Meier flew on Florence mission with Harrigan crew.

Sgt. Schultz flew 2 missions with Coleridge crew and 2 missions with Tanner crew.

Sgt. Stark flew on Verona & Monte Cassino missions with McConnell crew on Satin Doll

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

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

3

 Athens, Greece Airfield Abort Z-4 Outbound 1 0 0 0 - -

4

 Rimini, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 0 2 - -

5

 Pola, Italy Dock Yards 0 0 1 0 2 - -

7

 Padua, Italy Marshalling Yards 40 0 1 0 0 - -

8

 Turin, Italy Ball Bearings 40 1 1 1 1 - -

9

 Piraeus, Greece Dock Yards 0 4 2 0 0 - -

10

 Brod, Yugoslavia Marshalling Yards 20 0 1 0 1 - -

11

 Sofia, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 30 0 1 1 0 - -

12

 Fiume, Italy Oil Refinery 30 0 0 1 0 - -

13

 Guidonia, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -

16

 Klagenfurt, Austria Aircraft Factory 0 0 0 0 0 - -

17

 Florence, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 0 1 0 0 - -
19 Ciampino, Italy Airfield 30 - - - - - -
20 Parma, Italy Marshalling Yards 40 1 0 0 1 - -
21 Frascati, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
23