BAWLMER BETTY
B-17G 42-14186
CREW ROSTER
BAWLMER BETTY
B-17G 42-14186
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. | 2nd Lt. | 1st Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||||||
| Miss. Flown | 20 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | |||||
| Beyer, Mark | Jones, Edward | Heim, George Jr. | Nestor, Harry | Schreiber, Scott | Daly, Daniel | Winter, Bernard | Bianconi, Richard | Baxter, Tom | Hamel, Brian | ||||||
| Verona | Beyer | Jones | Heim | DeVormer, Alan | Schreiber |
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Daly | Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel |
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| Reggio Emilia | Beyer | Jones | Heim | DeVormer | Schreiber | Daly | Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel | |||||
| Linz | Beyer | Jones | Heim | DeVormer | Schreiber |
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Daly SW =21 days |
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Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel |
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| Sofia | Beyer | Jones | Heim KIA |
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DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr, Nathan | Winter | Bianconi | Baxter LW=4 days | Hamel | ||||
| Steyr | Beyer | Jones | Mason, Tom | DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr | Winter | Bianconi | Brooks, Larry | Hamel | |||||
| Budapest | Beyer LW | Jones | Mason | DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr | Winter | Bianconi | Brooks SW=21 days |
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| Bucharest | Beyer | Jones | Mason | DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr | Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel |
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| Nis | Beyer | Jones | Mason | DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr |
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Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel | ||||
| Treviso | Beyer | Jones | Mason | DeVormer | Schreiber | Carr | Winter | Bianconi | Baxter | Hamel | |||||
| Vienna | Beyer KIA | Jones KIA | Mason KIA | Nestor KIA | Schreiber KIA | Carr KIA | Winter KIA | Bianconi KIA | Baxter KIA | Hamel KIA | |||||
Special Crew Abilities:
2nd Lt. Heim has the medical skill.
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagenfurt mission: Beyer (used mission 43), Jones, Heim, Nestor, Winter, Bianconi (used mission 48) & Hamel (used mission 47).
Crew History:
Lt. DeVormer (Philadelphia, PA) flew on Klagenfurt#3 with Wilson crew on Golden Spike and on Velletri & Rome missions with Beaton crew on Longhorn Lady.
TSgt. Daly (Gary, IN) flew on Sofia mission with Hilliard crew on The Ant's Hill, on Florence & Centocelle missions with West crew on Pearly's Pride and on M. Cassino & Campoleone missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike.
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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41 |
Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - |
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42 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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43 |
Linz, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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44 |
Sofia, Bulgaira | Marshalling Yards | Aborted zone-5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
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45 |
Steyr, Austria | Industry - Ball Bearings | Aborted zone-5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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46 |
Budapest, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | Unable to bomb | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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47 |
Bucharest, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 20 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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48 |
Nis, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
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49 |
Treviso, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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50 |
Vienna, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 7.9% | 4 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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41 |
New aircraft replacement for The Bawlmer Express. Returned with bomb controls inoperable and no casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by Lt. Heim, Lt. DeVormer, Sgt. Hamel, SSgt. Schreiber (SSgt. Schreiber and Sgt. Hamel's claims were later confirmed by S-2). |
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42 |
Returned with minor damage to the rudder, port waist position and no casualties. |
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43 |
Returned with #1 engine out from oil leakage, the chin & starboard cheek guns inoperable, damage to the port wing root, superficial damage to pilot, nose & radio compartments, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 destroyed by Sgt. Hamel &1 Me-109 by Sgt. Schreiber (both gunners claims later confirmed by S-2). Replacement: TSgt. Carr. |
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44 |
Aborted mission (zone-5) due to battle damage. Returned to base alone with intercom system and flap controls inoperable, superficial damage to the nose and waist compartments, and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Schreiber. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Mason & Sgt. Brooks. |
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45 |
Aborted mission outbound over the Alps (zone-5) from battle damage. Returned alone out-of-formation with jammed bomb bay doors, minor damage to pilots' compartment and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by Lt. Mason & Sgt. Winter. |
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46 |
Reached target area but did not bomb due to inoperable bomb controls. Aborted mission and returned with chin turret and bomb controls inoperable, minor damage to the pilot, nose, radio & waist compartments, to the right wing and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt Schreiber. |
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47 |
Sgt. Baxter rejoins crew. Returned with #1 engine out, superficial damage to the nose, pilot and tail compartments, to the tail fin & port wing, and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Hamel (later confirmed by S-2). |
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48 |
Returned with #3 engine and radio out, minor damage to nose, pilot compartment, radio room, tail, rudder, starboard wing, bomb bay, and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 & 1 Me-109 each by Sgt. Hamel, and 1 Me-109 apiece by TSgt. Carr (TSgt. Carr's claim was later confirmed by S-2).& Sgt Winter |
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49 |
Returned with port wing root damage, superficial damage to port wing, port aileron, and to the fuselage on port side, no casualties. |
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50 |
2nd Lt. Nestor rejoins crew. Reached target area and jettisoned bombed due to damage of the #4 engine. Aircraft shot down over the Adriatic Sea (zone-2), no survivors. |
