WOLVERINE
B-17F 42-12229
CREW ROSTER
WOLVERINE
B-17F 42-12229
CREW ROSTER
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| 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 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Gyor | Fiscus, Cody | Tomblin, Guy | Yearwood, Max LW | Woodell, Hugh KIA |
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Gotcher, Neil | Cottman, Nelson | Crapo, Erik | Lindemann, Christian | Werley, Allan KIA |
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Swayne, Darren |
| Ploesti | Fiscus | Tomblin LW= 2 days | Yearwood | Barth, Milan | Gotcher | Cottman | Crapo | Lindemann | Camp, Ted LW= 2 days | Swayne | ||
| Belgrade | Fiscus | Rooker, Don | Yearwood | Barth | Gotcher | Cottman | Crapo | Lindemann | Bridges, E.L. | Swayne | ||
| Belgrade | Fiscus | Nobel, Mike | Yearwood | Barth | Gotcher | Cottman | Crapo | Lindemann | Jennings, S | Swayne | ||
| Ploesti | Fiscus POW | Tomblin POW | Yearwood KIA | Barth KIA | Gotcher POW | Cottman KIA | Crapo POW | Lindemann POW | Camp POW | Swayne POW | ||
SPECIAL CREW ABILITIES: NONE
CREW HISTORY:
2nd Lt. Rooker flew on Bucharest mission with Short crew on Civic Duty II.
Sgt. Bridges flew on Nis & Treviso missions with DeFilippo crew on Raid Hot Mama.
Sgt. Jennings flew on re-called Nis mission w/Higginbottem & on Bucharest mission w/Vincent on Morbid Angel.
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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51 |
Gyor, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 30 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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52 |
Ploesti, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Industry - Munitions | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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54 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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56 |
Ploesti, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | Did Not Bomb | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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51 |
New crew replacements from the USA. Returned with light flak damage to the nose and waist compartments and 3 casualties. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Barth & Sgt. Parrish. |
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52 |
Returned with slight damage and 2 casualties. Claims: 4 ME-109s by SSgt. Gotcher, 1 ME-109 apiece by TSgt. Cottman & Sgt. Swayne. One of SSgt. Gotcher's claims was confirmed by S-2. |
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53 |
Returned without damage or casualties. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Nobel & Sgt. Jennings |
| 54 | Returned with top turret and intercom inoperable; no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by SSgt. Gotcher and Sgt. Crapo. SSgt. Gotcher's claim was later confirmed by S-2. |
| 56 | Lt. Tomblin and Sgt. Camp rejoins crew. Shot down by enemy fighters over Ploesti from fuel tank fire. Aircraft crashed 3 miles south of Ploesti. 7 POWs and 3 KIA. |
