FELL TO EARTH
B-17F 42-11831
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner |
| Captain | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| New Johnsonville, TN | Lexington, TX | Johnson City, NY | Meadow Vale, KY | Flemingsburg, KY | Sulligent, AL | Center Hill, FL | Glouster, OH | Belton, SC | Northrop, MN | |
| Rimini | Fell, Timothy L. | Lawler, Ryan B | Segovia, Andrew N. | Parry, Kevin C. | Smithson, Jose C. | Gurule, Louis F. | McAllister, Justin R. | Penrod, Jesse, C. | Butler, Douglas S. | Barringer, Henry F. |
| Pola | Fell | Lawler | Segovia | Parry | Smithson | Gurule | McAllister |
SW=Home
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Butler | Barringer |
| Ferrara | Fell | Lawler | SW=10 days | LW=2 days | Smithson | Gurule | McAllister | Folk, Allen H. | Butler | Barringer |
| Padua | Fell | Lawler | Savage, Clark | Roberts, Dennis | Smithson | Gurule | McAllister | Folk | Butler | Barringer |
| Turin | Fell KIA | Lawler KIA | Savage KIA | Parry KIA | Smithson KIA | Gurule KIA | McAllister KIA | Folk KIA | Butler KIA | Barringer KIA |
Special Crew Abilities: None
2nd Lt. Savage flew on two previous mission with bomb runs of 20% & 5%.
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 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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5 |
Pola, Italy | Dock Yards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 18% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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4 |
New crew. Returned with minor damage to control cables and no casualties. Claims: 1 shared Me-109 by Sgt. McAllister and Sgt. Penrod. |
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5 |
Returned with repairable damage; elevator controls knocked out, rafts shredded, the #4 engine, the starboard wing aileron and the radio room oxygen supply system were damaged. 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by SSgt. Smithson. Replacement: Sgt. Folk. |
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6 |
Returned with repairable damage and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Parry & 1 Me-109 (shared) by SSgt. Smithson & Sgt. Barringer (Smith & Barringer's claim is later confirmed). Temporary replacements: 2nd Lts. Savage & Roberts. |
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7 |
Bombed target, 60%. Returned with repairable damage to the wings and fuselage caused by flak and no casualties. |
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8 |
2nd Lt. Parry returns to crew. Shot down by flak. No chutes observed. |