RAW DEAL
B-17F 42-11834
CREW ROSTER
RAW DEAL
B-17F 42-11834
CREW ROSTER
| Medal |
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Watts |
Pederson |
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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 | Mershon, Henry | Cook, Paul | Shelley, Steve | Lovering, David | Hurley, George | Avory, Michael | Chimes, Terry | Watts, Charles | Pederson, Chris | Irons, Jack |
| Rimini | Mershon | Cook | Shelley | Lovering | Hurley | Avory | Chimes | Watts | Pederson | Irons |
| Pola | Mershon | Cook | Shelley | Lovering | Hurley | Avory | Chimes | Watts | Pederson SW =14 days | Irons |
| Ferrara | Mershon | Cook | Shelley | Lovering | Hurley | Avory | Chimes | Watts | Scarabelli, Vin | Irons |
| Padua | Mershon | Cook |
Shelley LW |
Lovering | Hurley | Avory | Chimes | Watts SW=15 days |
Scarabelli KIA |
Irons |
| Turin | Mershon | Cook |
Shelley SW=20 days |
Lovering | Hurley | Avory | Chimes | McVey, Gene | Tompkins, Dave | Irons |
| Piraeus | Mershon LW | Cook LW=2 days | Morris, John KIC | Lovering LW=3 days | Hurley KIA | Avory LW=1 day | Chimes KIC | McVey SW=Home | Tompkins KIC | Irons LW=2 days |
Special Crew Abilities: None
Crew History: Sgt. Tompkins flew on Ferrara mission with another crew.
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 | |||
|
3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
|
4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
|
7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
|
8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
|
9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
|
TOTALS |
Avg.: 14% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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3 |
New crew. Landed with main landing gear out on one wing; no casualties. Superficial damage to nose, pilot compartment, radio room, tail & starboard wing. One Fw-190 claimed by 2nd Lt. Shelley and one Me-109 claimed by 2nd Lt. Lovering. |
|
4 |
Returned with minor control damage to the pilot compartment and no casualties. |
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5 |
Returned with damage to the rudder & port tail plane root, minor damage to port flaps, bomb bay, starboard wing. 1 casualty. Claims: one Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Lovering. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Scarabelli. |
|
6 |
Returned with tail guns damaged and no casualties. |
|
7 |
Returned with port flap inoperable, tail plane root damage (1). Superficial damage to radio room, tail, pilot compartment, port wing, #1 engine, bomb bay, waist, tail, and generally shot up. 3 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 each by SSgt. Hurley & Sgt. Chimes. Temporary replacements: Sgts. McVey & Tompkins. |
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8 |
Returned with the port wing root heavily damaged (3), radio destroyed, starboard landing brakes inoperable, #3 Engine out, #1 Engine minor damage, 1 pilot compartment window shattered, bomb controls inoperable, control cables severed completely, and superficial damage to the nose, tail and port wing. 1 Casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by shared by 2nd Lt. Shelley/SSgt. Hurley and Sgts. Irons/Avory. Replacement: 2nd Lt. John Morris |
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9 |
Aircraft wrecked on landing, 3 men killed in crash, 6 others wounded. Claims: One Fw-190 by SSgt. Hurley. |
