MORBID ANGEL
B-17F 42-11859
CREW ROSTER
MORBID ANGEL
B-17F 42-11859
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |||||
| Capt. | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||||||
| Miss. Flown | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Klagenfurt | Vincent, David | Azagthoth, Trey | Sandoval, Pete | Brunelle, Richard LW |
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Rutan, Erik | Tucker, Steve | Norman, Tony LW | Morris, Jim |
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Morris, Tom | Pearson, Digby | |||
| Verona | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Brunelle | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Morris, J | Morris, T | Pearson | |||||
| R. Emilia | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Brunelle | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Morris, J | Morris, T | Pearson | |||||
| Linz | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Brunelle LW |
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Rutan | Tucker LW | Norman | Morris, J | Morris, T | Pearson LW |
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| Sofia | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Meadows, E.T. | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Morris, J | Morris, T LW | Pearson KIA |
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| Steyr | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Brunelle | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Morris, J | Morris, T |
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Benton, Glen | ||||
| Budapest | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Brunelle | Rutan | Tucker 2LW=4 days | Norman | Morris, J KIA |
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Morris, T | Benton LW |
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| Bucharest | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval LW | Brunelle KIA |
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Rutan | Morley, Ron | Norman | Asheim, Steve | Jennings, Steve | Benton KIA |
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| Nis | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Hoffman, Eric | Rutan | Morley | Norman | Asheim | Morris, T | Mazurkiewicz, Paul | |||||
| Treviso | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Hoffman, Eric | Rutan | Morley | Norman | Asheim | Morris, T | Mazurkiewicz | |||||
| Vienna | Vincent | Azagthoth | Sandoval | Hoffman | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Asheim | Morris, T | Mazurkiewicz | |||||
| Gyor | Vincent | Azagthoth LW=2 days | Sandoval | Hoffman | Rutan | Tucker | Norman | Asheim | Morris, T | Mazurkiewicz | |||||
| Ploesti | Vincent POW | Buckner, Joe POW |
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Sandoval POW | Hoffman POW | Rutan POW | Tucker POW | Norman POW | Asheim POW | Morris, T POW | Mazurkiewicz POW | ||||
Special Crew Abilities:
Lucky Charm earned after the Treviso mission: Vincent, Azagthoth, Sandoval, Rutan & Norman
Lucky Charm earned after the Vienna mission: Morris, T.
Lucky Charm earned after the Gyor mission: Tucker
Crew History:
2nd Lt. Meadows flew on Centocelle & Parma missions with Forrest on Silver Spoon; flew on Pisa mission with Lawson crew on AC#42-11843; flew on Milan & Verona missions with O'Connor crew on Cardinal Express; flew on Udine mission with Camble crew on Memphis Gal.
TSgt. Morley Frascati, Pontecorvo, Vrattsa & Campoleone missions with Forrest crew on Silver Spoon, and on Pisa mission with T. Lawson crew on AC#42-11843
Lt. Buckner flew on Nis mission with Amoore crew.
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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40 |
Klagenfurt, Austria | Airfield | 50 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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41 |
Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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42 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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43 |
Linz, Austira | Aircraft Factory | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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44 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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45 |
Steyr, Austria | Industry - Ball Bearings | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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46 |
Budapest, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
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47 |
Bucharest, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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48 |
Nis, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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49 |
Treviso, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
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50 |
Vienna, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 30 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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51 |
Gyor, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 60 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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52 |
Ploesti, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | Did Not Bomb | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 20.8% | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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40 |
New crew replacements from the USA. Returned with light damage and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 & 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Norman, 1 ME-110 by Lt. Brunelle, 1 ME-109 apiece by Sgts. Morris, T. and Morris, J. (Sgt. J. Morris' claim was later confirmed by S-2). |
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41 |
Returned without damage or no casualties. |
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42 |
Returned with minor superficial damage and no casualties. |
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43 |
Returned with minor superficial damage and 3 casualties. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Meadows. |
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44 |
Returned with damage to the waist and tail compartments and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. J. Morris. Replacement: Sgt. Benton |
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45 |
Lt. Brunelle rejoins crew. Returned with bomb control inoperable, superficial damage to an aileron, and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. T. Morris (later confirmed by S-2). |
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46 |
Returned with the #1 engine, flaps controls and auto-pilot inoperable, structural damage to the starboard wing root and to the starboard tail plane, damage to the #2 engine's oil tank, to the waist compartment oxygen system, to the fuselage, and 3 casualties. Claims: 2 Fw-190s & 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Rutan and 1 Fw-190 by Lt. Sandoval. Replacement: Sgt. Asheim. Temporary replacements: TSgt. Morley & Sgt. Jennings |
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47 |
Returned with #2 engine inoperable, superficial damage holes to the nose and tail compartments, 3 casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 apiece by 2nd Lt. Brunelle & Sgt. Norman, 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lts. Rutan & Brunelle. |
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48 |
Sgt. T. Morris rejoins crew. Return with the autopilot inoperable and no casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. T. Morris, 1 Fw-190 by 2nd Lt. Sandoval, and 1 Me-110 apiece by SSgt. Rutan and Sgt. Mazurkiewicz. |
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49 |
Returned with minor superficial damage and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Norman. |
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50 |
TSgt. Tucker rejoins crew. Returned with minor superficial damage and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by SSgt. Rutan & Sgt. Asheim, 1 Me-110 apiece by 1st Lt. Sandoval and Sgt. Mazurkiewicz. |
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51 |
Returned with minor superficial damage and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by SSgt. Rutan and Sgt. Norman and 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Mazurkiewicz. |
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52 |
Reached target zone but was shot down by flak after catching fire to a fuel tank. 10 chutes reported seen leaving the aircraft. |
