PALE RIDER
B-17F 42-11879
CREW ROSTER
PALE RIDER
B-17F 42-11879
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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Home State | Texas | Texas | Maine | Virginia | Iowa | Texas | Maine | New Orleans, LA | Salem, MA | Pennsylvania | ||
| Belgrade | Fowler, Mark | Hughes, David | McCarthy, Tim | Haynes, Pat | Kainer, Wade | Henley, Paul | Allen, Jon | Marushak, Paul | Owen, Seth | Scaff, Ben LW | ||
| Wiener-Neustadt | Fowler | Hughes | McCarthy | Haynes | Kainer | Henley LW= 3 days | Allen | Marushak | Owen | Scaff | ||
| Ploesti | Fowler | Hughes | McCarthy | Haynes | Kainer | Starkey, Raymond E. | Allen | Marushak SW=Home |
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Owen KIA |
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Scaff |
| ? | Fowler | Hughes | McCarthy | Haynes | Kainer | Henley | Allen | Talbott, Fred J. | Dunlap, Tim | Scaff | ||
Special Crew Abilities: 2nd Lt. McCarthy has the pilot school wash out skill. He may make an emergency landing with a landing modifier of -6.
MISSION RECORD - Aircraft flew 1 previous mission as Apple Tree.
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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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54 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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55 |
Wiener-Neustadt, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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56 |
Ploesti, Romania | Marshalling Yards | Abort z-4 | - | - | 8 | 4 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 45.0% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
| 54 | New replacement crew from the USA. Returned with superficial damage to the fuselage and tail compartment, and 1 casualty. Claims: 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Kainer. |
| 55 | Returned with superficial damage to the port wing, starboard flaps, radio compartment and 1 casualty. Temporary replacement: TSgt. Starkey |
| 56 |
Aborted mission (zone-4) due to fuel tank leak. Returned alone with a port wing fuel tank holed, superficial damage to the starboard wing and waist compartment, and 2 casualties. Claims: 3 ME-109s apiece by 2nd Lt. McCarthy & SSgt. Kainer, 2 ME-109s by Sgt. Allen. Replacemets: Sgts. Dunlap & Talbott. |
| 57 | TSgt. Henley rejoins crew. |
