BEDAMNED

B-17G  42-14214

CREW  ROSTER

Medals
Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Captain 2nd Lt. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
  Boston, MA   Ontario, CA Houston, TX Olympia, WA   Ames, IA      MI
Miss. Flown 24 3 24 24 24 22 24 1 8 3
Campoleone Montague, Shamus, A. Roberts, John Spratt, Jack Pratt, Paul Simons, John Marconi, Reginald Miller, Arthur Jackson, Ed McMahon, Joe Levine, Edward
Regensburg Montague Roberts Spratt Pratt Simons Marconi Miller Jackson McMahon Levine
Klagenfurt Montague Roberts Spratt LW Pratt Simons Marconi Miller Jackson McMahon Levine
Rome Montague Roberts Spratt Pratt Simons Marconi Miller Jackson McMahon Levine
Wiener-Neustadt Montague Roberts KIA Spratt Pratt Simons Marconi Miller Jackson   LW McMahon LW Levine  KIA
Padua Montague Taylor, Craig LW Spratt Pratt Simons LW Marconi LW Miller Jackson McMahon Fields, Kevin
Udine Montague Taylor Spratt Pratt Simons Marconi Miller Jackson KIA McMahon LW Fields
Klagenfurt Montague POW Taylor POW Spratt   POW Pratt     POW Simons       POW Marconi POW Miller POW Polaki, Simon   POW McMahon POW Fields     POW

 

Special Crew Abilities:

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

Radioman Marconi: Applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.

 

Crew Notes:

Personal Lucky Charms earned: Montague, Spratt (used mission 34), Pratt, Simons, Marconi & Miller.

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Rome mission: Montague, Spratt (#2), Pratt (#2), Simons (#2) & Miller (#2).

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Padua mission: Marconi (#2).

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

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

32

Campoleone, Italy Ground Troops 30 - - - - - -

33

Regensburg, Germany Aircraft Factory 50 1 1 1 3 - -

34

Klagenfurt, Austia Airfield 0 3 5 2 1 - -
36 Rome, Italy Marshalling Yards 20 - - - - - -
37 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory 10 1 6 2 3 0 0
38 Padua, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 2 0 2 4 0 1
39 Udine, Italy Airfield 0 3 0 0 1 - -
40 Klagenfurt, Austia Airfield DNB - - 2 1 - -

TOTALS

Avg.: 20% 10 12 7 12 0 1

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

32

Replacement aircraft for Bewitched.  Returned without damage or casualties.

33

Returned without damage or casualties.

34

Returned with tail guns inoperable, damage to the cockpit oxygen system and port aileron. 1 casualty.  Claims:  3 FW-190s and 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Simons, and 1 ME-109 by Lt. Spratt.

36

Returned without damage or casualties.

37

Returned with out of formation bomb controls and port waist heating system inoperable, a few superficial holes, 4 casualties; needs the blood washed out.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by Lt. Spratt, 1 ME-109 apiece by SSgt. Simons & Sgt. Jackson. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Taylor & Sgt. Fields

38

Fell out of formation zone 3 inbound due to wing tank fire.  Returned with engine fire extinguishers out, port outer fuel tank damaged from fire, damage to the rudder, various other superficial damage, and 3 casualties.  Claims: 1 FW-190 & 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Simons, 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Fields, 1 ME-109 by 1st Lt. Spratt.

39

Returned with port elevator inoperable and 2 casualties.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by 1st Lt. Spratt, SSgt. Simons, & Sgt. Fields. Replacement: Sgt. Polaki.

40

Shot down by enemy fighters during approach to Klagenfurt.  Aircraft crashed 4 miles east of Klagenfurt.  10 survivors.

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