CIVIC DUTY II
B-17G 42-14236
CREW ROSTER
CIVIC DUTY II
B-17G 42-14236
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 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Budapest | Short, Glen | Rooker, Don | Wolfe, Larry | Hornacek, Bill | Benham, Wesley | Milan, Rick | Noakes, Dean |
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Carbone, Frank | Bailey, Dan | Kramer, Steve | |
| Bucharest | Short | Rooker LW=2 days |
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Hollabaugh, Shane | Torrey, Rick | Benham | Milan | Noakes | Carbone | Bailey | Kramer | |
| Nis | Short | Washburn, M | Hollabaugh | Torrey | Benham | Milan | Noakes LW=3 days | Carbone | Bailey | Kramer | ||
| Treviso | Short | Shoup, Clyde | Hollabaugh | Torrey | Benham | Milan | Terwilliger, W.W. | Tower, Correy | Bailey LW | Egger, Daniel | ||
Special Crew Abilities: None
CREW HISTORY:
Lt. Short, SSgt. Benham, TSgt. Milan, Sgt. Noakes flew on Steyr mission on A/C# 42-14232.
Lt. Wolfe flew on Guidonia, Florence & Centocelle missions with Mershon crew on Palookaville. Bomb runs 0, 75 & 0%.
Lt. Hornacek flew on Sofia mission with Choate crew on Carolina Lady II.
Sgt. Carbone flew on 6 missions with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin'; on Linz mission with Hearn crew on Missoula Express.
Sgt. Bailey flew on Padua, Udine, Verona, Reggio Emilia & Linz, missions with Gordon crew on Goodbye Girl II
Sgt. Kramer flew 11 missions with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin'. Has "Lucky Charm". Flew on Sofia mission with Egan crew on Adolph's Nightmare
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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46 |
Budapest, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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47 |
Bucharest, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 95 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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48 |
Nis, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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49 |
Treviso, Italy | Marshalling Yards | Did Not Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 55.0% | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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46 |
New aircraft replacement for Civic Duty. Returned with minor superficial damage to starboard wing and waist and 1 casualty. Claims: 2 Me-110s by Sgt. Kramer, 1 Me-110 & 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Noakes (Sgt. Noakes' Me-109 claim was later confirmed by S-2), 1 Fw-190 apiece by MSgt. Benham & Sgt. Carbone, and 1 Me-109 by TSgt. Milan. |
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47 |
Lts. Hollenbaugh & Torrey rejoins crew. Returned with radio out, port waist gun out, starboard landing gear brakes out, superficial damage to nose, tail and bomb bay compartments, and starboard wing, 1 casualty. Claims: 2 Me-109s by Lt. Hollabaugh, 1 Me-109 & 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Bailey, 1 Me-109 apiece by MSgt. Benham, Sgts. Kramer & Noakes. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Washburn |
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48 |
Returned out of formation with #4 engine, rudder, ball turret, port wing flap & elevator inoperable, pilots' compartment, and radio oxygen out, fire damage to radio room, superficial damage to both wings and 1 casualty. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Terwilliger. |
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49 |
2nd Lt. Shoup, Sgts. Tower & Egger rejoins crew. Reached target but did not bomb due to jammed doors. Returned to base and 9 crew men bailed out over base. Pilot flew aircraft to sea and abandoned aircraft before reaching the sea. Aircraft lost at sea. |
