LAURALEE
B-17G 43-7210
CREW ROSTER
LAURALEE
B-17G 43-7210
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. | 1st Lt. | 1st Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||||||||
| Miss. Flown | 17 (23) | 3 | 12 (15) | 10 (13) | 10 (14) | 14 (18) | 14 (18) | 9 (12) | 6 (8) | 3 | |||||||
| Hearn, Bill | McCoy, Matt | Finster, Frank | Williams, Chuck | Gates, Al | Vega, Frank | Ward, Terry | Mitchell, Todd | Curchod, Tim | Mauch, Ralph | ||||||||
| Budapest | Hill, Greg | Washburn, M | Finster | Williams | Gates | Vega | Ward | Mitchell | Curchod | Hooker, T.J. | |||||||
| Bucharest | Hearn | McCoy | Finster | Williams | Gates | Vega | Ward | Mitchell SW=Home |
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Curchod | Hooker | ||||||
| Nis | Hearn | McCoy | Finster | Williams | Gates | Vega | Ward | Duvall, Paul | Curchod | Hooker | |||||||
| Treviso | Hearn | McCoy | Finster | Williams | Gates KIA |
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Vega | Ward | Duvall | Curchod | Hooker | ||||||
| Vienna | Hearn | McCoy | Finster FB=Recovers | Williams SW=16 days | Ross, Andrew | Vega | Ward | Duvall KIA |
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Curchod | Hooker LW |
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| Gyor | Hearn | McCoy | Winslow, Thomas | Hornacek, Bill | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane, Bob | Curchod | Mauch | |||||||
| Ploesti | Hearn | McCoy SW=Home |
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Finster SW=8 days | Hornacek | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Curchod | Mauch | ||||||
| Belgrade | Hearn | Mehran, Mike | Winslow | Hornacek KIA |
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Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Curchod KIA |
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Mauch | |||||
| Belgrade | Hearn | Mehran | Winslow | Josephson, Lester | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parker, Hugh | Mauch | |||||||
| Wiener-Neustadt | Hearn | Mehran | Winslow 2 LW=6 days |
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Josephson FB=1 day |
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Ross LW | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parker | Mauch | |||||
| Ploesti | Hearn | Mehran SW=Home |
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Finster | Cox, Richard | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parker | Mauch SW=Home |
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| Piombino | Hearn | Hill, Shaun | Finster | Cox | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parker | Snowdon, Tony | |||||||
| Toulon | Hearn | Hill | Finster | Cox | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parker | Snowdon | |||||||
| Milan | Hearn LW | Hill LW | Finster SW=home |
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Williams | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane LW | Parker KIA |
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Snowdon | |||||
| ? | Hearn | Hill | Pipes, Jason | Cox | Ross | Vega | Ward | McFarlane | Parkinson, Dennis | Snowdon | |||||||
Special Crew Abilities:
Lucky Charm earned after Ploesti mission: Hearn
Lucky Charm earned after Wiener-Neustadt mission: Vega & Ward
Lucky Charm earned after Piombino mission: Finster
Lucky Charm earned after Milan mission: Williams & Ross
Crew History:
Sgt. Hooker flew Verona & M. Cassino with Stevenson crew on Louisiana Pirate; on Sofia & Steyr missions with Hearn crew on Missoula Express.
2nd Lt. Winslow flew on Florence mission with Moody crew on Frisco Kid II. Bomb run 30%
2nd Lt. Hornacek flew on Sofia mission with Choate crew on Carolina Lady II; on Budapest mission with Short crew on Civic Duty II.
2nd Lt. Cox flew on Belgrade mission with Logan crew on Thundermug.
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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46 |
Budapest, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 20 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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47 |
Bucharest, Romania | Marshalling Yards | Abort zone 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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48 |
Nis, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 20 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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49 |
Treviso, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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50 |
Vienna, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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51 |
Gyor, Hungary | Aircraft Factory | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
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52 |
Ploesti, Romania | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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53 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Industry - Munitions | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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54 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
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55 |
Wiener-Neustadt, Aus. | Aircraft Factory | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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56 |
Ploesti, Romania | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Piombino, Italy | Industry - Steel | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | Toulon, France | Naval Base | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | Milan, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 27.7% | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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46 |
New aircraft replacing Missoula Express. Returned with both elevators inoperable, port wing outboard fuel tank holed, and no casualties. |
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47 |
Lts. Hearn & McCoy rejoins crew. Aborted mission zone-3. Returned with #3 engine knocked out, cockpit heat out, holes in wings and fuselage, and 1 casualty. |
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48 |
Returned with a few cockpit windows shattered, superficial holes in tail and radio room area and no casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by 2nd Lt. Finster and SSgt. Gates. |
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49 |
Returned with starboard flap inoperable; hits to outboard port fuel tank (self-seal); holes in wings and fuselage, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Finster, and 1 Fw-190 shared by 2nd Lt. Finster and SSgt. Gates. |
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50 |
Returned with radio, tail turret guns, bombardier's heating system inoperable, navigator's equipment destroyed; damage to the control cables; superficial holes in the wings and fuselage, and 3 battle casualties and 1 case of frostbite. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lts. Winslow & Hornacek. |
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51 |
Sgt. Mauch rejoins crew. Returned with minor flak damage to tail compartment and no casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by 2nd Lt. Winslow, 1 Me-110 shared by Sgts. Ward and Mauch. |
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52 |
Lt. Finster rejoins crew. Returned with 1 window damaged, lots of holes all over a/c wings and fuselage and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Mauch, 1 Fw-190 shared by Sgts. Ward and McFarlane, 1 Me-109 shared by SSgt. Ross and Sgt. Mauch; 1 Me-109 shared by Sgts. Ward and McFarlane. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Mehran. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Winslow. |
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53 |
Returned with top and tail turret guns inoperable, damage to the control cables, the tail compartment oxygen system and to the port wing root, lots of superficial holes in wings and fuselage and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 apiece by 1st Lt. Tom Winslow & SSgt. Ross. Replacement: Sgt. Parker. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Josephson. |
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54 |
Returned without damage or casualties. Claims: 1 Me-109 by Sgt. Parker. |
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55 |
Returned with the top turret guns and Navigator's heating system inoperable; lots of holes in wings and fuselage and 2 casualties and 1 case of frostbite. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Cox. |
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56 |
Lt. Finster rejoins crew. Returned with tail compartment heating system, port waist gun and the radio inoperable; lots of holes in wings and fuselage, and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109; a joint claim by SSgt. Ross and Sgt. McFarlane; 1 Me-110 Sgt. Ward. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Hill & Sgt. Snowdon. |
| 57 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 58 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 59 | 2nd Lt. Williams rejoins crew. Returned and made belly-landing with 5 casualties. Starboard main landing gear, tail wheel, bomb controls, rudder controls, bombardier and tail compartment heating systems inoperable, structural damage on both wings and to port tail plane, damage to radio room oxygen system, rudder and cockpit windows, with numerous superficial damage throughout the aircraft. Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Snowdon. |
