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B-17F  42-11839

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals                
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.
  Speedwell, TN Charlotte, NC Putnam, CT Kingston, NY Duncan, OK Evansville, IN El Paso, TX Stuart, FLA Queens, NY Milwaukee, WI

Turin

Morgan, Casey Brimfield, Harold Eltman, Nick Howell, George Acton, Eugene Fillmore, Frank Castillo, Joe Hughes, Billy White, William     SW = Home Brookings, Abner DOW

Piraeus

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Garcia, Mike Kramer, Steve

Brod

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Garcia       SW=8 days  Kramer

Fiume

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton LW=3 days Fillmore Castillo Hughes LW=2 days Carbone, Frank Kramer

Guidonia

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Powers, T. Fillmore Castillo Curtis, John Carbone Kramer

Florence

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Powers Fillmore Castillo Hughes Carbone Kramer

Prato

Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Carbone Kramer
Centocelle Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Garcia Kramer
Ciampino Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Garcia Kramer
Parma Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Garcia SW=Home Kramer
Frascati Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Carbone, Frank Kramer
Pontecorvo Morgan Brimfield Eltman Howell Acton Fillmore Castillo Hughes Carbone Kramer

 

Special Crew Abilities:

2nd Lt. Nick Eltman has the pilot school washout skill, -6 LD modifier.

SSgt. Acton's emergency landing modifier is -10 LD.

Personal Lucky Charms earned after the Parma mission: Morgan, Brimfield, Etman, Howell, Fillmore & Castillo

Personal Lucky Charms earned after the Frascati mission: Hughes & Kramer

Personal Lucky Charms earned after the Pontecorvo mission: Anton

 

Crew History:

SSgt. Powers flew on Sofia and Fiume missions with Kingsley crew on Princess Lilikoi.

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110 Claimed/Dam

8

Turin, Italy

Ball Bearings 40 0 0 2 1 - -

9

Piraeus, Greece

Dock Yards 20 0 0 0 0 - -

10

Brod, Yugoslavia

Marshalling Yards 60 0 1 0 0 - -

12

Fiume, Italy

Oil Refinery 0 0 1 1 2 - -
13 Guidonia, Italy Airfield 20 - - - - - -
14 Florence, Italy Marshalling Yards 0A 0 0 0 0 - -
15 Prato, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 0 2 - -
18 Centocelle, Italy Airfield 20 - - - - - -
19 Ciampino, Italy Airfield 30 - - - - - -
20 Parma, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 1 2 - -
21 Frascati, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - - - - -
22 Pontecorvo, Italy Bridge 0 - - - - - -

TOTALS

Avg: 21% 0 2 4 7 - -

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

8

Replacement crew.  Fell out-of-formation and landed on Corsica.  Both elevators inoperable due to instrument damage, nose oxygen system inoperable due to fire, radio destroyed, tail turret inoperable, damage to bomb bay doors, rudder and wing roots and 2 casualties.  Claims: 1 Me-109 apiece by Lts. Eltman and Howell.  Replacements: Sgts. Garcia and Kramer.

9

Returned without damage or casualties.

10

Returned with light damage to the radio room O2 system, superficial holes to the radio room, waist section and port aileron.  1 casualty.  Temporary replacement: Sgt. Carbone.

12

Returned with Navigator's equipment, top turret & port aileron inoperable and superficial damage to the fuselage. 2 Casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Kramer.  Temporary replacements: SSgt. Powers & Sgt. Curtis.
13 Returned without damage or casualties.
14 Sgt. Hughes rejoins crew.  Aborted mission due to oil system failure to #1 engine. Jettison bombs and returned without damage or casualties.
15 SSgt. Acton rejoins crew.  Returned with port aileron inoperable, port wing root damaged, various superficial damage and no casualties.
18 Sgt. Garcia rejoins crew. Returned without damage or casualties.
19 Returned without damage or casualties.
20 Radio inoperable, co-pilot windshield cracked, superficial damage to the nose and waist sections.  1 casualty
21 Returned without damage or casualties.
22 Returned without damage or casualties.  Sgts. Carbone & Kramer were returned to the replacement pool.

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