ZEBRA'S REVENGE

B-17G  42-14189

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals    
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Major 1st Lt. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
Miss. Flown 21 (32) 21 (32) 20 (31) 21 (32) 19 (28) 4 (8) 21 (32) 20 (30) 21 (32) 21 (32)
  New York, NY Newport News, VA Tacoma, WA Waverly, VA Raleigh, NC Lexington, MS Millington, TN Norfolk, VA San Diego, CA Charleston, WVa
R. Emilia Mikula, Mick Ficklen, Carter Forman, Don Parham, Roland LW Chrisman, Tommy Parker, Alvin Stallard, Dave Miles, Tony Owens, Chris Mitchell, Phillip
Linz Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Sofia Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman LW=2 days Parker LW Stallard Miles LW Owens Mitchell
Steyr Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Dodge, E. Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Budapest Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Bucharest Mikula Ficklen Forman LW=1 day Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Nis Mikula Ficklen Smalley, Herbert Parham LW Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Treviso Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Vienna Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Gyor Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Ploesti Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Belgrade Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Belgrade Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Wiener-Neustadt Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman LW=2 days Parker Stallard Miles  LW=3 days Owens LW Mitchell
Ploesti Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Farmer, Denny Parker Stallard LW Durst, Cedric Owens Mitchell LW
Toulon Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Milan Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Parker SW=Home Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Ploesti Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Clemons, Jim Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Brasov Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Clemons Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Bucharest Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Clemons Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell
Wiener-Neustadt Mikula Ficklen Forman Parham Chrisman Clemons Stallard Miles Owens Mitchell

 

SPECIAL CREW ABILITIES:

Major Mikula & Lt. Ficklen have +1 landing modifier for land.

Lt. Forman has +1 bomb run modifier.

Lucky Charmed earned after Gyor Mission: Mikula, Ficklen, Parkham, Parker, Stallard, Miles, Owens & Mitchell (used on mission 63).

Lucky Charmed earned after Ploestri Mission: Foreman & Chrisman

Lucky Charmed earned after Bucharest Mission: Mikula (#2), Ficklen (#2), Parkham (#2), Stallard (#2), Owens (#2) & Mitchell (#2).

Lucky Charmed earned after Wiener-Neustadt Mission: Foreman (#2) & Miles.

 

CREW HISTORY:

2nd Lt. Smalley flew on Villaorba, Klagenfurt#2, Milan & Udine missions with Landers crew; flew M. Cassino mission with Delany crew. Bomb runs: 0, 5, 0 30, 30.

Sgt. Durst flew on Fiume, Florence, Prato, Pontecorvo, Vrattsa, Aviano, M. Cassino & Klagenfurt missions with Landers crew, on Centocelle & Ciampino missions with Wilson crew, on Ploesti mission with Long crew on Quien Sabe. Has "Lucky Charm".

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

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

42

 Reggio Emilia, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - 2 0 - -

43

 Linz, Austria Aircraft Factory 50 - - 0 0 1 3

44

 Sofia, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 0 1 0 0 5 0 1

45

 Steyr, Austira Industry - Ball Bearings 20 1 1 1 1 - -

46

 Budapest, Hungary Aircraft Factory 30 1 0 2 1 2 0

47

 Bucharest, Rumania Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 4 1 - -

48

 Nis, Yugoslavia Marshalling Yards 30 0 1 2 3 - -

49

 Treviso, Italy Marshalling Yards 40 - - - - - -

50

 Vienna, Austria Aircraft Factory 30 - - 2 0 3 0

51

 Gyor, Hungary Aircraft Factory 97 - - 1 1 - -

52

 Ploesti, Rumania Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 3 0 - -

53

 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Industry - Munitions 60 - - 1 0 - -

54

 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Marshalling Yards 40 1 0 - - - -

55

 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory Did Not Bomb - - - - - -

56

 Ploesti, Rumania Marshalling Yards 20 0 0 3 3 2 0
58 Toulon, France Naval Base 0 - - - - - -
59 Milan, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 - - 2 0 - -
60 Ploesti, Rumania Marshalling Yards 40 - - 1 1 - -
61 Brasov, Romania Aircraft Factory Did Not Bomb 0 0 0 0 - -
62 Bucharest, Romania Marshalling Yards 20 2 1 1 0 0 1

63

 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory 0 2 0 1 0 1 0

 

 Avg: 29.8% 8 3 26 16 9 5

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

42

 New crew replacements from the USA.  Returned with superficial damage to the fuselage and nose compartment, and 1 casualty.  Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by 2nd Lt. Forman & SSgt. Chrisman (Sgt. Chrisman's claims later confirmed by S-2).

43

 Returned with damage to the starboard wing root, other various superficial damage (57 damage pts) and no casualties.  Claims: 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Mitchell.

44

 Returned with minor damage (61 damage points) and 3 casualties.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Mitchell.  Temporary replacement: SSgt. Dodge.

45

 Returned with radio and elevator instruments inoperable, damage to the rudder (60 damage points), and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Owens and 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Dodge.

46

 SSgt. Chrisman rejoins crew. Returned with flak damage to the starboard tail plane root (50 Peckham damage pts) and no casualties.  Claims:  2 Me-109s by FEng, 1 Fw-190 & 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Stallard (Sgt. Stallard's Me-110 claim was later confirmed by S-2) and 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Mitchell.

47

Returned with an aileron and the radio inoperable, superficial damage to the fuselage (25 Peckham damage pts), and 1 casualty.  Claims: 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Chrisman (1 claim was later confirmed by S-2), and 1 Me-109 apiece by Sgts. Mitchell and Stallard.  Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Smalley.

48

Returned with minor damage (37 Peckham Damage pts) and 1 casualty.  Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by Sgt. Mitchell and by TSgt. Alvin Parker.

49

 2nd Lt. Foreman rejoins crew.  Returned without damage or casualties.