MISSOULA EXPRESS
B-17F 42-11998
CREW ROSTER
MISSOULA EXPRESS
B-17F 42-11998
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner | |||||
| 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | ||||||
| Miss. Flown | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 3 (4) | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||
| R. Emilia | Stevens, Mark | Hearn, Bill | Link, Leon | Williams, Chuck | Gates, Al | Casserly, Dick | Phelan, Bob | Mitchell, Todd | Drobac, Peter | Mauch, Ralph | |||||
| Linz | Stevens SW=Home |
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Hearn LW | Link FB=Home |
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Williams | Gates | Casserly KIA |
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Phelen | Mitchell LW=1 day | Drobec SW=Home |
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Mauch SW=14 days | |
| Sofia | Hearn | McCoy, Matt LW=3 days | Finster, Frank | Williams | Gates | Bailey, Carl | Phelen | Carbone, F | Hollard, Bill | Hooker, L.T. | |||||
| Steyr | Hearn FB=Recovers | Lanowski, G FB=Home. |
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Finster | Williams | Gates | Bailey SW=Home | Phelen KIA | Mitchell | Hollard SW=Home | Hooker | ||||
Special Crew Abilities: NONE
Crew History:
Sgt. Hooker flew Verona & M. Cassino with Stevenson crew on Louisiana Pirate.
Sgt. Cabone flew 6 missions with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin.
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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42 |
Reggio Emilia, Itlay | Marshalling Yards | 30 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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43 |
Linz, Austria | Aircraft Factory | 0 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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44 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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45 |
Steyr, Austria | Industry - Ball Bearings | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 16.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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42 |
New crew replacements from the USA. Returned without damage or casualties. |
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43 |
Returned with bomb controls, autopilot, nose compartment heating system, rudder, port aileron, aileron controls, tail-wheel inoperable; rubber rafts shot up, structural damage to the port wing root, to the starboard tail plane; damage to the oxygen systems in the nose & tail compartments; lots of holes in a/c, 6 battle casualties and 1 case of frostbite. Claims: 1 Me-109 and 1 Me 110 by Sgt. Phelan. Replacements: 2nd Lts. McCoy &, Finster, Tsgt. Bailey, & Sgt. Hollard. Temporary replacements: Sgts. Hooker and Carbone. |
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44 |
Returned with propeller feathering controls shot away, damage to the control cables and to the starboard waist gunner's oxygen system, superficial damage to wings and fuselage, and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Phelan and 1 Fw-190 shared by Sgt. Hooker and TSgt. Bailey. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Lanowski |
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45 |
Sgt. Mitchell rejoins crew. Returned with port main landing gear inoperable, bombardier and pilot's heating system, tail turret guns, port wing ailerons and flaps inoperable, damage to the port outboard fuel tank (self-sealed) and wing root, numerous superficial holes and damage all over the aircraft, and 3 casualties and 2 cases of frostbite. |
