CAROLINA LADY II
B-17G 42-14236
CREW ROSTER
CAROLINA LADY 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 | ||||||
| Capt. | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |||||||
| Miss. Flown | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
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Choate, Mark |
Fletcher, Pat | Stein, Adam | Orwing, Jeff | Barnes, Tom | Wright, Dave | Smitley, Pete | Jerrow, Jim | Semelbauer, Gene |
Clare, John |
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| Sofia |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein | Hornecek, W | Barnes |
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Wright | Smitley | Jerrow | Semelbauer |
Clare |
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| Steyr |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein |
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Orwing | Barnes | Wright | Smitley | Jerrow | Semelbauer |
Clare SW=Home |
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| Budapest |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein |
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Orwing | Barnes | Wright | Smitley | Jerrow SW=Home |
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Semelbauer |
Asher, S.W. KIA |
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| Bucharest |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein | Orwing | Barnes | Wright KIA |
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Smitley | Layton, P.W. | Semelbauer |
Holly, T.G. |
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| Nis |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein | Orwing | Barnes LW | Lipton, T.E. | Smitley | Layton SW=Home |
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Semelbauer SW=8 days |
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Holly |
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| Treviso |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein | Orwing | Barnes | Lipton | Smitley | Black, Joe | Hakama |
Holly |
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| Vienna |
Choate |
Fletcher | Stein | Orwing | Barnes | Lipton | Smitley | Black | Hakama SW=Home |
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Holly |
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| Gyor |
Choate LW |
Fletcher | Stein | Orwing | Barnes | Lipton | Smitley | Black | Bortsch |
Holly |
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| Ploesti |
Choate KIC |
Fletcher KIC | Stein SW=20 days | Orwing LW | Barnes KIA | Lipton KIC | Smitley | Black | Semelbauer |
Holly |
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Special Crew Abilities:
1st Lt. Stein may make emergency landing at -6 modification to landing roll.
1st Lt. Orwing may make emergency landing at -9 modification to landing roll.
Lucky Charms earned after Bucharest mission: Fletcher (used mission 52), Stein (used mission 50), Barnes (used mission 52), Smitley and Semelbauer (used mission 48).
Lucky Charms earned after Nis mission: Orwing (used mission 50).
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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44 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
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45 |
Steyr, Austria | Industry - Ball Bearings | 50 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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46 |
Budapest, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 30 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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47 |
Bucharest, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - |
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48 |
Nis, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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49 |
Treviso, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
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50 |
Vienna, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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51 |
Gyor, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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52 |
Ploesti, Rumania | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 28.9% | 10 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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44 |
New crew replacement aircraft for Carolina Lady. Returned with superficial damage to the fuselage and starboard wing and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Lt. Stein, 2 Me-109s by SSgt. Barnes (1 of SSgt. Barnes' claims was later confirmed by S-2) and 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Semelbauer. |
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45 |
Lt. Orwing rejoins crew. Returned with starboard aileron inoperable, damage to the tail compartment oxygen system, superficial damage to pilots' compartment, fuselage, and 1 casualty. Claims: 2 Fw-190s by Lt. Stein (1 claim later confirmed by S-2). Replacement: Sgt. Asher. |
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46 |
Returned with #4 engine and Ball turret guns inoperable, starboard outer fuel tank holed, damage to the rudder hit, superficial damage to the fuselage, and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Lt. Stein (later confirmed by S-2). Replacements: Sgts. Layton & Holly. |
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47 |
Returned with top turret, starboard Cheek and port waist Guns inoperable, damage (1 hit each) to the rudder, cockpit windows, control cables, the intercom and heating system in nose compartment inoperable, five superficial hits to the fuselage, superficial damage to the starboard wing, nose (2), bomb bay, waist (2), tail (2) and radio room compartments, and 2 casualties. Claims: 4 Fw-190s and 4 Me-109s. Replacement: TSgt. Lipton. |
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48 |
Bombed target, 0%. Returned with with #3 engine out, port elevator and radio inoperable, damage to the pilot compartment windows (1), Rudder (1), superficial damage to the fuselage (2), nose, pilots' compartment, bomb bay, and tail (2), and 3 casualties. Replacements: Sgts. Black & Hakama. |
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49 |
Returned without damage or casualties. Claims: 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Holly. |
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50 |
Fell out of formation (zone-2 inbound) and returned alone with # 3 & #4 engines inoperable, radio destroyed, the starboard outer fuel tank holed, damage to the rudder and port wing root, superficial damage to the port wing (2 hits), to the starboard wing (1 hit), to the fuselage (3 hits), to the nose (2 hits) and waist compartments (1 hit), and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by 1st Lt. Stein and 1 Me-109 by SSgt. Barnes. Replacement: Sgt. Bortsch. |
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51 |
Returned with starboard aileron inoperable, navigation equipment destroyed, superficial damage to the fuselage (3 hits), to the waist and tail sections (2 hits each), to the nose, pilot, radio room compartments (1 each), and starboard wing (1 hit) and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 & 1 Me-109 by 1st Lt. Stein, 1 Fw-190 by SSgt. Barnes, 1 Me-110 apiece by Sgts. Smitley & Holly. |
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52 |
Sgt. Semelbauer rejoins crew. Aircraft returned with both pilots incapacitated. Four men bailed out prior to Lt. Stein attempted to land and crash-landed aircraft, 3 killed in crash, 2 other survivors. Claims: 2 Me-109s each by 1st Lt. Stein and TSgt. Lipton, 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Holly, 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Smitley. |
