RETURN TO SENDER
B-17F 42-11799
CREW ROSTER
RETURN TO SENDER
B-17F 42-11799
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. | |||||
| Miss. Flown | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Redan, GA | Siloam Springs, AR | Elkton, MD | San Diego, CA | Bayou, Cane LA | Silver Lake, FL | Camp Swift, TX | Kokomo, IN | Clearfield, UT | Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| Villaorba | Folse, Billy A. | Embry, James L. | Schumpert, Harry W. | Bixler, Gary P. SW=Home |
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Desjardin, Edward C. | Somers, Jack F. LW | Wingard, Donald G. | Kempf, Bobby S. KIA |
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Lacasse, Todd B. LW | Demello, Victor H. KIA |
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| Klagenfurt | Folse | Embry | Schumpert | Karlsen, Gene | Desjardin | Somers | Wingard | Cummings, Terrance | Duffy, Ed T. | Martinelli, Frank | ||||
| Milan | Folse | Embry | Schumpert | Karlsen | Desjardin | Somers | Wingard | Cummings | Lacasse | Martinelli | ||||
| Verona | Folse | Embry | Schumpert | Karlsen | Desjardin | Somers | Wingard |
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Cummings LW=3 days | Lacasse | Martinelli | |||
| M. Cassino | Folse | Embry | Schumpert | Karlsen | Desjardin | Somers | Wingard | Franklin, G.T. | Lacasse | Martinelli | ||||
| Campoleone | Folse | Embry | Schumpert | Karlsen | Desjardin | Somers | Wingard | Franklin | Lacasse | Martinelli | ||||
| Regensburg | Folse KIA | Embry KIA | Schumpert KIA | Karlsen KIA | Desjardin KIA | Somers KIA | Wingard KIA | Cummings KIA | Lacasse KIA | Martinelli KIA | ||||
Special Crew Abilities:
Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Verona Mission: Cummings
Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Campoleone Mission: Martinelli
Crew History:
Lt. Karlsen flew 4 missions with Coleridge crew in Rock 'em & Sock 'em.
Sgt. Cummings flew on Prato, Klagenfurt, Florence, Frascati, Vrattsa, Aviano & Verona missions with McConnell crew in Satin Doll.
Sgt. Martinelli flew on Sofia mission with Chase crew in Old Yard Dog; 5 missions with Tanner crew in Full House II.
Sgt. Duffy flew on 5 missions with McConnell crew on Satin Doll.
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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27 |
Villaorba, Italy | Airfield | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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28 |
Klagenfurt, Austria | Airfield | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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29 |
Milan, Italy | Marshalling Yards | Aborted zone 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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30 |
Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 31 | Monte Cassino, Italy | Ground Troops | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Campoleone, Italy | Ground Troops | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | Regensburg, Germany | Aircraft Factory | DNB | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 34% | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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27 |
New crew replacements from the USA. Returned with outboard starboard fuel tank holed and leaking, both wing root damaged to both wings, port aileron inoperable, control cables damaged, 10 various superficial hits (125 Damage Points) and 5 casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by SSgt. Desjardin. Replacements: Lt. Davenport, Sgts. Martinelli & Cummings. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Duffy. |
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28 |
Returned with starboard wing root hits (2), damaged rudder, superficial hit
to starboard wing (75 damage points) and no casualties. Claims: SSgt. Desjardin and Sgt. Martinelli. |
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29 |
Sgt. Lacasse rejoins crew. Aborted mission in zone 4 inbound. Returned alone out of formation with #2 engine, top turret, both ailerons inoperable, elevators instruments knocked out, starboard wing inboard fuel tank holed, superficial hits (3) and no casualties. |
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30 |
Returned with port wing flap inoperable, damage to the port wing root, superficial damage to the starboard wing, to the nose and waist compartments, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Wingard (later confirmed by S-2). Temporary replacement: Sgt. Franklin. |
| 31 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 32 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 33 | Sgt. Cummings rejoins crew. Reached target area but Return to Sender exploded while being attacked by an ME-110. No survivors. |
