THE RUSSIAN LADY
B-17F 42-11826
Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Hanson
CREW ROSTER
THE RUSSIAN LADY
B-17F 42-11826
Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Hanson
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. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||||
| Port Chester, NY | Boston, MA | Derry, ME | Paonia, CO | Dover, DEL | Boston, MA | Waco, TX | Alhambra, CA | Garrattsville, NY | Rock Ridge, NC | ||||
| Athens | Andrews, Frank | Fratelli, Vincent | Vachon, Jean-Francois | Hawkins, D.C. | Meyers, Joseph P. | Lynch, Patrick M. | Richardson, Harlan E. | Seaton, Albert, jr. | Hickock, Donald J. | Johnson, Fredrick | |||
| Rimini | Andrews LW | Fratelli LW | Vachon | Hawkins | Meyers | Lynch | Richardson | Seaton | Hickock KIA |
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Johnson SW=Home |
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| Pola | Andrews LW | Fratelli | Vachon | Hawkins | Meyers | Lynch | Richardson | Seaton | Burrows, James | Taylor, Steve | |||
| Ferrara | Andrews | Fratelli | Vachon | Hawkins | Meyers | Lynch | Richardson | Seaton | Burrows | Taylor | |||
| Padua | Andrews | Fratelli | Vachon | Hawkins | Meyers KIA |
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Lynch | Richardson | Seaton | Burrows | Taylor | ||
| Turin | Andrews | Fratelli | Vachon | Hawkins | Hoogesteger | Lynch | Richardson | Seaton | Burrows | Taylor | |||
| Piraeus | Andrews KIA | Fratelli KIA | Vachon KIA | Hawkins KIA | Hoogesteger KIA | Lynch KIA | Richardson | Seaton | Burrows | Taylor | |||
Special Crew Abilities: None
Crew Notes: Sgt. Burrows had 3 previous missions with other crews; Sgt. Taylor had 2 previous missions with other crews.
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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3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 27% | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
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3 |
New crew. Returned with no casualties and minor damage to the rudder and tail wheel. Claims: one Fw-190 by SSgt. Meyers. |
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4 |
Returned with #4 engine out, fuel leak inboard port wing tank, starboard aileron inoperable, one hit to port wing root and superficial damage to bomb bay doors, radio room and 4 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Johnson. Replacements: Sgts. Burrows & Taylor. |
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5 |
Returned with starboard landing gear inoperable; ball turret guns inoperable; rubber rafts hit; superficial damage to port and starboard wing, bomb bay doors, tail, radio room. 1 Casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by 2nd Lts. Hawkins, Vachon & Sgt. Seaton; 1 Fw-190 by 2nd Lt. Hawkins (confirmed by S-2). |
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6 |
Returned with a fuel leak in port inboard wing tank; minor damage to starboard wing root, superficial damage to starboard and port wing, tail, bomb bay areas, and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Meyers. |
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7 |
Returned with superficial damage to bomb bay, nose, starboard wing; starboard outboard fuel tank holed (self-sealed); one hit to port waist gunner oxygen system. 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Taylor. Replacement: SSgt. Virgil Hoogesteger. |
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8 |
Dropped out of formation on the return leg in zone 5 due to navigator compartment heat loss. Returned with navigator heat out, port wing flap inoperable, superficial damage to #2 engine and starboard wing. No casualties. |
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9 |
Returned with both pilots incapacitated. Four able men bailed out over base. The Flight Engineer attempted to land plane with 3 seriously wounded men on board but he crashed the plane on landing, killing all aboard. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Taylor. |
