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B-17G  43-8879

CREW  ROSTER

Medals            
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 11 (14) 6 (8) 8 (10) 14 (16) 5 (6) 13 (14) 0 0 0 7 (8)
  Springfield, MO Chicago, IL Springfield, MA Prescott, AZ Calera, AL Boise, ID Billings, MT Reno, NV Milwaukee, WI Santa Fe, NM
Bucharest Russell, Michael SW=Home Greene, Robert H. LW Porter, John P. Meadows, Edward T. LW Lindsey, Frank Morley, Ronald Lovejoy, Michael Hague, William Jennings, Steve Hall, Peter R.
Wiener-Neustadt Nobel, Mike Greene Porter Meadows Prince, Martin Morely Lovejoy Hague Jennings Richards, Jeff
Piombino Nobel Greene Porter Meadows Prince Morely Lovejoy Hague Jennings Richards
Cesena Nobel Greene Porter Meadows Prince Morely Lovejoy Hague Jennings Richards
Ferrera Nobel Greene Porter Meadows Prince Morely Lovejoy Hague Jennings Richards
Avezzano Nobel Greene Porter Meadows Prince Morely Lovejoy Hague Jennings Richards
Wiener-Neustadt Nobel LW Greene Porter LW Meadows LW Prince Morely Lovejoy SW=Home Hague KIA Jennings SW=Home Richards
? Nobel Greene Porter Meadows Prince Morely Thatcher, Dan Bailey, Doug Zembrowski, Moe Richards

 

SPECIAL CREW ABILITIES:

Lucky Charmed earned after Piombino Mission: Meadows

Lucky Charmed earned after Cesena Mission: Morley

Lucky Charmed earned after Avezzano Mission: Nobel

 

CREW HISTORY:

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110 Claimed/Dam
62 Bucharest, Romania Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 2 0 0 0
64 Piombino, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
65 Cesena, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
66 Ferrera, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
68 Avezzano, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
69 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

TOTALS

Aug: 5.0% 0 0 3 0 1 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

62

New aircraft from the USA. Returned with the starboard aileron, #2 Engine out, radio, port wing flaps, port cheek gun all inoperable, damage to the rudder (65%), numerous superficial holes to the nose, pilots' and tail compartments, with 5 casualties.  Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Lindsey.  Replacements: 2nd Lt. Nobel, SSgt. Prince & Sgt. Richards.

63

Aborted mission.  Unable to find squadron during group form up.  Returned to base without incident.
64 Returned without damage or casualties.
65 Returned without damage or casualties.
66 Returned without damage or casualties.
68 Returned without damage or casualties.
69 Returned with the starboard aileron inoperable, superficial damage to the nose, waist and pilots' compartments, and 6 casualties.  Claims: 1 Me-109 and 1 Me-110 by crew.  Replacements: Sgts. Bailey, Thatcher & Zembrowski.

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