HEART OF TEXAS
B-17F 42-11832
CREW ROSTER
HEART OF TEXAS
B-17F 42-11832
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. | ||||
| Athens | Kuehn, David | Collins, Jim | Brutvan, Bob | Slayton, Paul | Smith, S | Ramos, O | Kussel, C. | Stevenson, T. | Huerta, M | Toney, B. | |||
| Rimini | Kuehn | Collins | Brutvan | Slayton | Smith | Ramos | Kussel | Stevenson | Huerta | Toney | |||
| Pola | Kuehn | Collins | Brutvan | Slayton | Smith | Ramos | Kussel | Stevenson |
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Huerta | Toney | ||
| Ferrara | Kuehn | Collins | Brutvan | Slayton | Smith | Ramos | Kussel | Stevenson LW | Huerta | Toney | |||
| Padua | Kuehn | Collins | Brutvan | Slayton | Smith |
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Ramos |
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Kussel | Petrie, Sam | Huerta | Toney | |
| Turin | Kuehn | Collins | Brutvan | Slayton | Smith | Ramos | Kussel | Stevenson | Huerta | Toney | |||
Special Crew Abilities: 2nd Lt. Slayton has the Medical skill.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 32% | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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3 |
New crew assignment. Returned with superficial damage to the nose compartment and no casualties. |
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4 |
Returned with no damage or casualties. |
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5 |
Returned with damage to the tail section, bomb bay doors, starboard elevator, starboard tail plane root and #2 engine & no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Stevenson (Later confirmed by S-2). |
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6 |
Returned with the #4 engine's oil tank damaged from flak shrapnel, some superficial flak damage to the starboard wing, & 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 apiece by Sgts. Toney & Kussel. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Petrie. |
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7 |
Returned with flak damage to starboard wing root, port tail plane root, rudder and port wing flap. No casualties. Claims: 2 Fw-190 by SSgt. Smith (1 Fw-190 was later officially confirmed by S-2), 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Ramos (later officially confirmed by S-2), and 1 Me-109 (shared kill) between SSgt. Smith and Sgt. Toney. |
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8 |
Sgt. Stevenson released from hospital & rejoins crew. Aborted zone 5 outbound and returned early. Damage: radio out, Engine #4 Oil Tank Leak (shutdown after 3 zone), Norden bombsight & bomb bay doors (inoperable), Stbd Wing superficial holes, and other superficial damage. No Casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 apiece by Lt Brutvan & Sgt. Kussel, 1 Me-109 apiece by Sgts. Toney & Smith. |
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9 |
Collins replaces 1st Lt. Kuehn as first pilot. |
