OLD CROW EXPRESS
B-17F 42-11822
CREW ROSTER
OLD CROW EXPRESS
B-17F 42-11822
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | ||
| Captain | 2nd Lt. | 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |||
| Visalia, CA | Green Bay, WI | Jacksonville, FLA | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia, PA | Dallas, TX | Fresno, CA | Long Beach, CA | Clarksville, TN | Phoenix, AZ | |||
| R. Emilia | Anderson, Freddie | Sap, Jimmy LW |
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Peterson, Walter | Blackbird, Mark | O'Reilly, Fredrick | Norton, Bobby | Hamlet, Andy | Sumlin, Justin | Madison, Tim | Carter, Carlos | |
| Sofia | Anderson | Sap | Peterson | DOW |
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O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madision | Carter | |
| Athens | Anderson | Sap | Peterson | Thornhill, Roger | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | ||
| Rimini | Anderson | Sap | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | ||
| Ferrara | Anderson | Sap SW=Home |
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Peterson LW | LW=1 day |
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O'Reilly  |
Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter |
| Padua | Anderson | Long, Bill | Peterson | Evans, Frank | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | ||
| Turin | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin LW | Madison | Carter LW | ||
| Piraeus | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin LW | Madison LW | Carter | ||
| Brod | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | ||
| Sofia | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | ||
| Fiume | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill | O'Reilly | Norton | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison |
Carter |
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| Florence | Anderson | Long | Peterson | Thornhill KIA |
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O'Reilly | Norton LW=2 days | Hamlet | Sumlin | Madison | Carter | |
Crew History:
TSgt. Daly flew on second Sofia mission with Hilliard crew on The Ant's Hill
Special Crew Abilities:
Flight Engineer O'Reilly: His landing modifier (LD) is -10.
Radioman Norton: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.
Personal Lucky Charms earned after 2nd Sofia Mission: Anderson (used mission 14), Peterson, O'Reilly, Norton, Hamlet, Sumlin, Madison & Carter.
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 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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2 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 75 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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10 |
Brod, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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11 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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12 |
Fiume, Italy | Oil Refinery | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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14 |
Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 34% | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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1 |
Took flak hit on tail (damaged tail wheel). Barely returned to base with S. wing fuel tank leak Ran off tarmac into adjoining grass area. Total damage: 52 points. Co-pilot took a minor shrapnel wound in shoulder, patched up and returned to duty 16 Dec. 1943. Two Fw-190s claimed; one each by SSgt. O'Reilly and Sgt. Carter. |
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2 |
Returned with 1 casualty & damage to navigator heater & 5 superficial holes (20 damage points). Replacement Roger Thornhill. |
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3 |
Fell-out-of-formation after bombing target. Returned with oxygen out in radio room, fire in radio room, top turret guns inoperable, bomb controls inoperable, port wing root hit and no casualties. 1 Fw-190 claimed by Sgt. Carter. |
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4 |
Returned with damage to the control cable, navigator equipment inoperable and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Peterson. |
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6 |
Fell out-of-formation after bomb run from fire to oxygen system. Damage to radio, intercom, aileron instrument controls, port wing root damaged & inboard fuel tank holed. Returned alone with 3 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by Sgt. Carter and SSgt. O'Reilly (O'Reilly's claim is later confirmed). Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Evans. |
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7 |
Early abort zone 3 outbound due to fuel tank leak as a result of enemy fighter attack. Returned early with no casualties. |
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8 |
2nd Lt. Thornhill returns to crew. Fell out-of-formation prior to bomb run due to oxygen fire but continued onward. After bombing target made emergency landing on Corsica. Damage to aircraft: Navigator Equipment out, oxygen to tail section out form fire, tail guns out, nose gun out, #3 engine out, damage to port wing root, starboard wing aileron inoperable, fire to port wing inboard fuel tank. Total damage points = 184. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 and Me-109 by SSgt. O'Reilly. |
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9 |
Returned with tail wheel damaged, starboard aileron inoperable and control cables damaged. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. O'Reilly. |
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10 |
Returned with #3 engine, port flap, intercom inoperable, damaged tail wheel, starboard wing root damaged, superficial damage to the #1 engine, bomb bay, nose and pilot compartments, and no casualties. |
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11 |
Returned with starboard aileron inoperable, a couple of superficial holes in the bomb bay and pilots' compartment and no casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Carter and 1 ME-110 by Hamlet. |
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12 |
Returned with the #4 engine feathered, starboard waist gun destroyed, rudder damage, multiple holes in the starboard wing, other superficial holes to the port wing, tail and waist. No casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Carter (Later confirmed by S-2). |
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14 |
Returned with heat out to the nose and pilots' compartments, port wing flap inoperable, radio shot up, control cables damaged, superficial holes on both wings, waist and tail sections. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Peterson. |
