LAURALEE II
B-17G 43-7267
CREW ROSTER
LAURALEE II
B-17G 43-7267
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |
| Capt. | 2nd Lt. | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||
| Miss. Flown | 25 (35) | 13 (17) | 10 (14) | 20 (24) | 20 (25) | 22 (30) | 24 (32) | 19 (26) | 6 (7) | 13 (17) | |
| Ploesti | Hearn, Bill | Hill, Shaun | Pipes, Jason | Williams, Chuck | Ross, Andrew | Vega, Frank | Ward, Terry | McFarlane, Bob | Parkinson, Dennis LW |
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Snowdon, Tony |
| Brasov | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parkinson | Snowdon | |
| Bucharest | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega 2LW=6 days | Ward LW | McFarlane LW | Parkinson LW & FB |
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Snowdon |
| Wiener-Neustadt | Hearn | Hill LW | Pipes | Williams LW | Ross | Lynch, G | Ward | McFarlane LW | Parkinson SW=Home |
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Snowdon |
| Cesena | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Lynch | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon, Andy | Snowdon | |
| Fererra | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon | Snowden | |
| Rimini | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon | Snowden | |
| Wiener-Neustadt | Hearn | Hill | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon | Snowden | |
| St. Etienne | Hill | Washburn, M | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon | Snowden | |
| Avignon | Hill | Washburn, M | Pipes | Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Deacon | Snowden | |
Special Crew Abilities: Lucky Charm earned from previous missions: Hearn (used mission 63), Williams, Ross (used mission 62), Vega (used mission 61), and Ward
Lucky Charm earned on Ploesti mission: McFarlane
Lucky Charm earned on Bucharest mission: Hearn #2
Lucky Charm earned on Fererra mission: Ward #2
Lucky Charm earned on Rimini mission: Hill & Snowden
Lucky Charm earned on Wiener-Neustadt mission: Vega
Lucky Charm earned on Avignon mission: Pipes, Williams #2 & Ross #2
Crew History:
8 members of crew flew between 3-to-14 missions on Lauralee, while Lt. Hearn & Williams flew 4 missions on Missoula Express.
2nd Lt. Washburn flew on Budapest mission with G. Hill crew on Lauralee, on Nis mission with Short crew on Civic Duty II, on Gyor, Belgrade & Ploesti missions with Gibson crew on Lucy Quipment, on Cesena, Ferrara & Rimini missions as command pilot on Lucy Quipment.
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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60 |
Ploesti, Romania | Marshalling Yard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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61 |
Brasov, Romania | Aircraft Factory | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
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62 |
Bucharest, Romania | Marshalling Yard | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
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63 |
Wiener-Neustadt, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Cesena, Italy | Marshalling Yard | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 66 | Ferrera, Italy | Marshalling Yard | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 67 | Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yard | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 69 | Wiener-Neustadt, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 70 | St. Etienne, France | Marshalling Yard | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 71 | Avignon, France | Marshalling Yard | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 29.8% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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60 |
New aircraft replacing Lauralee. Returned with damage to the starboard main wing and tail plane root, to the tail compartment oxygen system, numerous holes all over a/c, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 & 1 Me-110 by 2nd Lt. Pipes. |
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61 |
Returned with the #3 engine feathered, the chin turret inoperable, damage to the control cables, cockpit windows hit; lots of holes all over a/c, and no casualties. Claims: 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Ross and 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Snowdon. |
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62 |
Returned with rubber rafts shot up, Norden bombsight, Intercom, port wing flaps, heat out for the starboard waist position, tail turret guns, starboard elevators all inoperable, damage to the starboard wing root (2), to the rudder (1), to the cockpit oxygen system hit (1), lots of holes all over a/c with 3 casualties and 1 case of frostbite. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Lt. Williams, 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Ross, and 1 Me-109 shared by Sgts. Ward and Parkinson. Temporary replacement: TSgt. Lynch. |
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63 |
Returned with rubber rafts shot up, port wing outboard fuel tank holed (self-seal), the radio, intercom, starboard elevator and tail turret guns--all inoperable, structural damage to the starboard wing root and to the port tail plane, lots of holes all over a/c and 4 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by TSgt. Lynch, 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Snowden, 1 Me-110 shared by Sgts. Snowdon and Ward, 1 Fw-190 shared by Sgt. Ward and 1st Lt. Pipes. |
| 65 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 66 | TSgt. Vega rejoins crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 67 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 69 | Returned with starboard flaps inoperable, navigator's equipment out, damage to the starboard wing root and to the tail compartment oxygen supply system, some superficial holes in wing and fuselage and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by 1st Lt. Pipes and 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Ross. |
| 70 | Capt. Hearn goes on leave, 2nd Lt. Hill takes over as first pilot, and replacement 2nd Lt. Washburn takes co-pilot seat. Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 71 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
