FATEFUL AMY
B-17F 42-11836
CREW ROSTER
FATEFUL AMY
B-17F 42-11836
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. | |
| Wilson, Bill | Lewis, Barney | Smith, Larry | Coates, Ray | Rhodes, Reggie | Carson, Sammy | Wallis, Jerry | Reese, Samuel | Shaefer, Arnie | Forbes, Pat | |
| Rimini | LW=3 days | LW | LW | |||||||
| Pola | Wilson | Lewis | Smith | Coates | Simeon, Joel | Carson | Wallis | Reese | Shaefer | Forbes |
| Ferrara | Wilson | Lewis | Smith |
Coates LW
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Rhodes | Carson | Wallis | Reese | Shaefer | Forbes |
| Padua | Wilson | Lewis |
KIA
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KIA
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Rhodes | Carson | Wallis | Reese | Shaefer | Forbes |
| Turin | Wilson | Lewis | Holmes, Robert | Murphy, Thomas | Rhodes | Carson | Wallis | Reese | Shaefer | Forbes |
| Piraeus | Wilson | Lewis | Holmes | Murphy LW | Rhodes | Carson | Wallis |
Reese KIA |
Shaefer | Forbes |
| Brod | Wilson SW | Lewis | Holmes FB=Recovers | Murphy | Rhodes | Carson | Wallis | Panczik, Arnold | Shaefer | Forbes |
| Sofia | Lewis KIA | Bolton, Bob KIA | Simon, Andy KIA | Murphy KIA | Rhodes KIA | Carson KIA | Wallis KIA | Panczik KIA | Shaefer KIA | Forbes KIA |
Special Crew Abilities:
2nd Lt. Murphy has the pilot school washout skill, -6 LD modifier.
SSgt. Rhodes has a landing modifier of -10 LD.
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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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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10 |
Brod, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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11 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 10% | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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4 |
New crew. Returned with minor hits to rudder, port landing gear inoperative, starboard aileron out and 3 casualties. Temporary replacement: SSgt. Simeon. |
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5 |
Returned with damaged cockpit control cables, and both the top and ball turret guns out. No casualties. SSgt. Rhodes returns to crew. |
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6 |
Returned with port wing flap inop, starboard wing & tail plane roots (1 hit each), tail wheel damaged, engine #2 out, control cables damaged, nose gun out, radio room oxygen system damaged and 1 casualty. |
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7 |
Returned with bomb release mechanism and bomb bay doors damaged, port Aileron inoperable, various superficial damage & 2 casualties. Claims: 2 Me-109s by 2nd Lt. Coates. Replacements: Lts. Holmes and Murphy. |
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8 |
Returned with inoperable tail guns damaged by flak and no casualties. |
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9 |
Returned with starboard wing root damaged (1 hit), top turret guns out, autopilot out (hit after bomb run), starboard waist gun broken, radio room heat out and 2 casualties. Replacement: Sgt. Arnold Panczik. |
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10 |
Returned with Bombardier heat out and various other superficial holes throughout the aircraft. 2 casualties. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Bolton & Simon. |
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11 |
Lost during aerial attack over target when the bomber exploded in mid-air. No chutes were seen. |
