BEDAMNED
B-17G 42-14214
CREW ROSTER
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| 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 |
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Spratt | Pratt | Simons | Marconi | Miller | Jackson LW |
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McMahon LW | Levine KIA |
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| 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 |
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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
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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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32 |
Campoleone, Italy | Ground Troops | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regensburg, Germany | Aircraft Factory | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
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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 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 20% | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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32 |
Replacement aircraft for Bewitched. Returned without damage or casualties. |
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33 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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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. |
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36 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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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 |
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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. |
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39 |
Returned with port elevator inoperable and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by 1st Lt. Spratt, SSgt. Simons, & Sgt. Fields. Replacement: Sgt. Polaki. |
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40 |
Shot down by enemy fighters during approach to Klagenfurt. Aircraft crashed 4 miles east of Klagenfurt. 10 survivors. |