LOUISIANA PIRATE
B-17F 42-11861
CREW ROSTER
LOUISIANA PIRATE
B-17F 42-11861
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |||||
| Capt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. (3rd) | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | SSgt. | ||||||
| Miss. Flown | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | |||||
| Milan | Stevenson, Richard | Stacey, Dan | Witten, Drew | Thompson, Bill | Young, Joe | Angelico, John | Silverberg, Sheldon | Bradshaw, Jim | Gudeli, Tony | McDonough, Bill | |||||
| Verona | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten | Thompson | Young | Boswell, Ken | Silverberg | Brashaw | Gudeli | Hooker, Leon | |||||
| M. Cassino | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten | Thompson | Young | Boswell | Silverberg | Brashaw | Gudeli | Hooker | |||||
| Regensburg | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten |
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Thompson KIA |
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Young | Angelico | Silverberg | Brashaw | Gudeli DOW |
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MacDonough Frostbite | ||
| Klagenfurt | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten LW | Mager, Joel KIA |
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Young | Angelico | Silverberg | Brashaw | Sweeney, Dan | MacDonough | ||||
| Vellettri | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten | Dodge, John | Young | Angelico | Silverberg | Brashaw | Sweeney | MacDonough | |||||
| Wiener-Neustadt | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten | Dodge LW | Young SW=home |
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Angelico | Silverberg | Brashaw | Sweeney LW | MacDonough |
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| Padua | Stevenson | Stacey | Witten | Dodge | Gonzales, Mike | Angelico LW | Silverberg | Brashaw | Sweeney | MacDonough | |||||
| Udine | Stevenson POW | Stacey POW | Witten KIA | Dodge KIA | Gonzales MIA | Angelico POW | Silverberg POW | Brashaw POW | Sweeney KIA | MacDonough MIA | |||||
Special Crew Abilities:
Lt. Witten has pilot school washout skill; LD modifier is -6.
Radioman Angelino: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.
Personal Lucky Charms available: Angelino (used on mission 38) & McDonough (1 & 2 - used one on mission 33).
Personal Lucky Charms earned after Padua mission: Angelino (#3) & McDonough (#3).
Crew History:
TSgt. Angelico flew 12 missions with Moody crew in Frisco Kid & 12 missions with Moody crew in Frisco Kid II.
Sgt. McDonough flew 12 missions with Moody crew in Frisco Kid & 12 missions with Moody crew in Frisco Kid II.
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 | |||
| 29 | Milan, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 31 | Monte Cassino, Italy | Ground Troops | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | Regensburg, Germany | Aircraft Factory | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Airfield | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 | Velletri, Itlay | Ground Troops | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | Weiner-Neustadt, Austira | Aircraft Factory | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 38 | Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Udine, Italy | Airfield | DNB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 21% | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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29 |
New replacement aircraft and crew. Returned without damage or casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Witten. Temporary replacements: TSgt. Boswell & Sgt. Hooker. |
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30 |
Retuned with minor flak damage to the tail. Claims: 1 Me-109 shared by Sgts. Silverberg & Bradshaw. |
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31 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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33 |
TSgt Angelico & SSgt. MacDonough rejoins crew. Returned with the #2 engine out from mechanical failure, auto-pilot out, heating systems out for the navigator & tail gunner, navigator's equipment out, minor damage to bomb bay doors, holes all over aircraft, 2 casualties and 1 case of frostbite. Claims: 1 FW-190 & 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Witten (Witten's ME-109 claim was later confirmed by S-2), 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Silverberg & 1 ME-110 by Sgt. McDonough. Replacement: Lt. Mager, Sgt. Sweeney & Hooker. |
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34 |
Returned with #2 engine out, port waist, tail & ball guns inoperable, port landing gear brakes out, damage to the starboard wing root and to radio room oxygen system, numerous holes all over aircraft, and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 Fw-190 shared by TSgt. Angelico & SSgt. Young and 1 ME-190 by Sgt. McDonough. Replacement: 2nd Lt. Dodge. |
| 35 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 37 | Returned with radio, port flaps, starboard elevator, starboard cheek gun, top turret inoperable, numerous holes all over aircraft, 3 wounded. Claims: 1 FW-190 by SSgt. MacDonough (later confirmed by S-2). Replacement: SSgt. Gonzales |
| 38 | Returned with minor damage to radio room area and starboard wing, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. McDonough. |
| 39 | Shot down by enemy a/c in target zone, before bomb run from fuel tank fire to inboard starboard fuel tank. 7 chutes seen. |
