GO FOR BROKE
B-17F 42-11816
CREW ROSTER
GO FOR BROKE
B-17F 42-11816
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner |
| Captain | 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 1st Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| Yoshikawa, Mark | Uyeda, Gary | Osa, Richard | Muraki, Kazumi | Mukai, Greg | Matsura, Gene | Shintani, Jack | Yano, Tom | Sasaki, Paul | Hayashi, Hideo | |
| R. Emilia | LW |
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| Sofia | Yoshikawa | Uyeda | Osa | Muraki | Mukai |
SW=Home |
Shintani | Yano | Sasaki | Hayashi |
| Athens |
Yoshikawa |
Uyeda |
Osa  |
Muraki | Mukai | Kimura, Ken | Shintani | Yano LW |
Sasaki SW=13 days |
Hayashi |
| Rimini | Yoshikawa | Uyeda | Osa | Muraki | Mukai | Kimura | Shintani | Yano | Hanano, Jeff | Hayashi |
| Pola | Yoshikawa | Uyeda | Osa | Muraki | Mukai | Kimura | Shintani | Yano | Hanano |
Hayashi, Hideo SW=Home |
| Ferrara | Yoshikawa | Uyeda LW |
Osa KIA |
Muraki | Mukai | Kimura | Shintani | Yano | Hanano | Yamashita, Tom |
| Padua | Yoshikawa | Uyeda | Miyata, Tommy | Muraki | Mukai | Kimura | Shintani | Yano | Hanano | Yamashita, Tom |
| Turin | Yoshikawa | Uyeda | Miyata | Muraki SW= 12 Days | Mukai | Kimura |
Shintani |
Yano | Hanano | Yamashita |
| Piraeus | Yoshikawa | Uyeda |
Miyata KIA |
Nakakihara, Tom KIA |
Mukai KIA |
Kimura | Shintani | Yano | Sasaki |
Yamashita KIA
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Special Crew Abilities: Capt. Mark Yoshikawa has Medical Skill.
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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1 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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2 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 0A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 0A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 26% | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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1 |
Landed with no rudder controls, top turret inoperable, and superficial damage to nose and port wing. Pilot received LW. Two Fw-190s claimed by 2nd Lt. Richard Osa. One Fw-190 later confirmed. |
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2 |
Landed with 3 hits on the starboard wing root, superficial damage to starboard wing (3), bomb bay (2), port wing (1) & fuselage (2). One casualty. One Fw-190 apiece claimed by Sgt. Shintani & SSgt. Mukai; one Me-110 claimed by Sgt. Hayashi. |
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3 |
Aborted while over Ionian Sea from lost of #2 engine and Pilot Compartment oxygen. Returned with pilot's cabin oxygen out, ball turret heat out, engine #2 (runaway engine), engine #3 (oil tank hit), radio damaged, and superficial damage to the nose, bomb bay area, the port wing, tail, waist areas, and two casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Osa. (Kill confirmed by S-2). Replacement: TSgt. Kimura. |
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4 |
Returned with no damage or casualties. Claims:1 Me-109 by SSgt. Mukai. |
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5 |
Returned with the #1 Engine damaged beyond repair because of runaway engine, superficial damage to the tail and radio room and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Mukai. Replacement: Sgt. Yamashita. |
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6 |
Returned starboard wing flap inoperable, navigation equipment out, intercom system out, rudder damaged, superficial damage to the port wing, pilot compartment, bomb bay, waist and tail sections, with 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 & 1 Fw-190 by SSgt. Muraki. Replacement: 2nd Lt. Miyata. |
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7 |
Returned with superficial hits to the radio room, starboard & port wings, and random hits on other places on the plane. No casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by 2nd Lt. Miyata. Temporary replacement": 2nd Lt. Nakakihara. |
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8 |
Sgt. Sasaki returns to crew. Returned with radio & tail guns inoperable, superficial damage to the port wing, and nose compartment. 1 Casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Lt. Miyata and 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Shintani (later officially confirmed by S-2). |
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9 |
Aircraft shot down by enemy fighters 150 miles from target area during inbound phase. 6 crewmembers rescued with 4 others listed as missing. |
