LUCKY LAUREL
B-17F 42-11823
CREW ROSTER
LUCKY LAUREL
B-17F 42-11823
CREW ROSTER
| 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. | |
| R. Emilia | Wilson, Todd | Johnson, Brian | Soujah, Steven | Carriere, Pat | Garbutt, Don | McArthy, Andy | Archibald, Mick | Stolberg, Dick | Desnoyers, Victor | Legge, Stan |
| Sofia | Wilson, T | Johnson | Soujah |
KIA
 |
Garbutt | McArthy | Archibald | Stolberg | Desnoyers |
LW
|
| Athens | Wilson, T | Johnson | KIA
|
Lawton,Jason LW
|
Garbutt |
McArthy LW
|
Archibald | Stolberg | Desnoyers | Legge |
| Rimini | Wilson, T | Johnson | Gilmore, Richard | Lawton | Garbutt | McArthy | Archibald | Stolberg | Desnoyers | Legge |
| Pola | Wilson, T. | Johnson | Gilmore | Lawton | Garbutt | McArthy | Archibald | Stolberg | Desnoyers |
KIA
|
Special Crew Abilities: None.
Crew Note: 2nd Lt. R. Gilmore has flown on 3 previous missions with different crews; bomb runs of 40, 30 & 0
MISSION RECORD
|
Mission |
Target City |
Target Type |
Bomb Run |
Fw-190 Claimed/Dam | Me-109 Claimed/Dam | Me-110 Claimed/Dam | |||
|
1 |
Reggio Emilia | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
|
2 |
Sofia | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
|
3 |
Athens | Airfield | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
|
4 |
Rimini | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
|
5 |
Pola | Dock Yards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
|
TOTALS |
Avg.: 18% | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
|
Mission |
Notes |
|
1 |
Left formation zone 2 inbound from loss of nose compartment heat and landed with minor damage. No casualties. Claims: One Me-109 each by 2nd Lt. Carrierre & Sgt. Legge. |
|
2 |
Returned 2 casualties with #1 engine out, no brakes, navigation equipment destroyed, bombardier heater out, and numerous other hits to the fuselage, tail, both wings, pilot's compartment, nose, looking like 'Swiss Cheese' with 26 holes. Two Me-109s claimed by Sgt. Legge and one Fw-190 claimed by SSgt. Garbutt. |
|
3 |
Returned with top turret and bomb release inoperable, 10 other minor superficial damage hits and 3 casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Legge. Replacement: 2nd Lt. Gilmore. |
|
4 |
Returned with no damage or casualties. |
|
5 |
Ditched in Adriatic after running out of fuel.. Lost #3 and #4 engines, starboard outboard fuel tank leak, oxygen system instrument failure, two wing root hits . . . 26 hits in total. Crew rescued, 1 casualty. Claims: 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Garbutt, 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Desnoyers, 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Legge. |
