MISS BEHAVIN

B-17F  42-11876

Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Bob Prior (Lucky)

CREW  ROSTER

Medals  
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
1st Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
Miss. Flown 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 4 3 4
  Possum Trot, Mo.                  
Verona Higginbottem, Harry Berenbaum, Kelly      LW Epling, Clayton Fragale, Lonnie     LW Cadet, Lonnie Quintanar, Neil Borchert, Lance FB=Home Veloz, Carlos     LW Clevinger, Neil LW=3 days Carson, Gene
R. Emilia Higginbottom Berenbaum Epling KIA Fragle KIA Cadet Quintanar Flack, Delmar Veloz Clevinger Carson
Linz Higginbottom LW Berenbaum Bement, Hugh Dubinsky, Darren Cadet Quintanar Flack Veloz Clevinger Carson
Sofia Higginbottom LW & POW Berenbaum POW Bement  POW Dubinsky POW Cadet  KIA Quintanar POW Flack     POW Veloz KIA Clevinger    KIA Carson LW & POW

Special Crew Abilities: NONE

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

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

41

Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 40 - - 0 0 - -

42

Reggio Emila, Italy Marshalling Yards 20 0 0 0 0 - -

43

Linz, Austria Aircraft Factory 40 0 0 0 0 0 0

44

Sofia, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 10 0 0 1 1 0 0

TOTALS

Avg: 27.5% 0 0 1 1 0 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

41

New crew replacements from the USA.  Returned with tail wheel inoperable, starboard cheek gun jammed, waist compartment and ball turret heating system out, co-pilot's oxygen system damaged, starboard inboard wing fuel tank holed - self sealed, superficial damage in the radio compartment, many bullet holes over entire aircraft concentrated in: nose, cockpit, radio room & waist compartments, (115 battle damage pts. per Peckham chart).  4 battle casualties & 1 case of frostbite.  Replacement: Sgt. Flack.  Temporary replacement: Sgt. Jennings.

42

Sgt. Clevinger rejoins crew.  Returned with starboard landing gear inoperable, top & tail gun turrets inoperable, damaged to rudder, superficial holes to fuselage, nose, pilot's compartment, starboard wing (83 battle damage pts. per Peckham chart) and 2 casualties.  Replacement: 2nd Lts. Bement & Dubinsky.

43

Returned with top turret guns inoperable, tail turret, nose and port waist guns jammed, nose compartment heating system and tail wheel inoperable, damage to the rudder and cockpit oxygen system, and 1 casualty.

44

Shot down by enemy fighters returning from mission over Albania (zone-3), 7 'chutes seen.

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