PALOOKAVILLE

B-17G  42-14195

 

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.
Miss. Flown 15 15 5 15 9 15 9 8 6 15
Sofia Mershon, Henry Cook, Paul Mullalay, Francis Lovering, David Tolhurst, Larry Avory, Michael LW Welan, Gary Perkins, Sam Pederson, Chris SW=8 days Irons, Jack
Fiume Mershon Cook Mullalay LW = 3 days Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Perkins Dobson, Joe Irons
Guidonia Mershon Cook Wolfe, Larry Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Perkins Dobson Irons
Prato Mershon Cook Mullalay Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Perkins Dobson Irons
Klagenfurt Mershon Cook Mullalay KIA Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Watts, Charlie Dobson Irons
Florence Mershon Cook Wolfe, Larry Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Watts    LW=3 days Dobson Irons
Centocelle Mershon Cook Wolfe Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Curtis, John Dobson Irons
Ciampino Mershon Cook Shelley Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Curtis Pederson Irons
Parma Mershon Cook Shelley Lovering Tolhurst Avory Welan Watts Pederson Irons

 

Special Crew Abilities:

Radioman Avory: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Prato Mission: Mershon, Cook, Lovering (used on Klagenfurt mission), Avory & Irons.

 

Crew History:

SSgt. Tolhurst & Sgt. Welan joins as part of permanent crew.  2nd. Lt. Mullalay & Sgt. Perkins are temporary assignments.

Sgt. Dobson flew on Sofia mission with Oswald crew on Sky Rat (399th).

Sgt. Curtis flew on Guidonia mission with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin' (399th).

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

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

11

Sofia, Bulgaria

 Marshalling Yards 0A 1 1 0 1 - -
12

Fiume, Italy

 Oil Refinery 60 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Guidonia, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -
15 Prato, Italy Marshalling Yards 20 0 1 0 3 - -
16 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Florence, Italy Marshalling Yards 75 0 1 0 0 - -
18 Centocelle, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -
19 Ciampino, Italy Airfield 40 - - - - - -
20 Parma, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 0 2 0 1 - -

TOTALS

 Avg.: 27% 1 5 0 5 0 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes
11 Replacement aircraft for RAW DEAL.  Aborted due to damage to pilots' compartment oxygen fire and loss of radio.  Aborted in zone 4 outbound; returned alone with loss of radio, pilots' compartment oxygen system damaged by fire, damage to the elevators and rudder.  2 Casualties.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by 2nd Lt. Mullalay.  Temporary replacement: Sgt. Dobson.
12 Returned with radio out, port wing aileron inoperable, minor superficial damage to the starboard wing and to the pilots' compartment from flak. 1 casualty.  Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Wolfe.
13 Returned without damage or casualties.
14 Runway abort. Did not take-off and form up.
15 Assigned as group spare. 2nd Lt. Mullalay rejoins crew.  Took place as 'Tail-End Charlie' after Heart of Texas aborted.  Returned with intercom inoperable and numerous superficial damage.  No casualties.
16 Sgt. Watts rejoins crew. Returned with bombardier's heater system out, superficial damage to tail and radio room.  1 casualty. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Wolfe.
17 Returned with shattered pilots' compartment windows, superficial damage throughout the aircraft, to the port wing & its aileron & 1 casualty.  Temporary replacement: Sgt. Curtis
18 Returned without damage or casualties.
19 2nd Lt. Shelley & Sgt. Pederson rejoins crew.  Returned without damage or casualties.
20 Sgt. Watts rejoins crew. Reached target area but was shortly shot down by enemy fighters.  No chutes were seen.

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