PRINCE OF TUSCANY

B-17F  42-11849

 

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 8 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
  Cheraw, SC Princeville, HI Detroit, MI St. Paul, MN Bemis Heights, NY Key West, FL Anaheim, CA San Dimas, CA Louisville, KY Santa Cruz, CA
Frascati Marion, Frank Ito, Tommy Nen, Robert Stinson, Tom Keith, Richard Duke, Raoul Snow, John Cruz, Jose Tarleton, Bob Nathan, Joe
Pontecorvo Marion Ito Nen Stinson Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan
Vrattsa Marion Ito Nen KIA Stinson LW Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan LW
Aviano Marion Ito Schneider, Drew Stinson Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan
Verona Marion Ito Schneider Stinson Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan
Pisa Marion Ito            LW = 2 days Schneider Stinson Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan
Villaorba Marion Morgan, Ken Schneider Stinson Keith Duke Snow Cruz Tarleton Nathan
Klagenfurt Marion KIA Morgan KIA Schneider KIA Stinson KIA Keith KIA Duke KIA Snow KIA Cruz KIA Tarleton KIA Nathan KIA

 

Special Crew Abilities:

2nd Lt. Schnieder is a pilot school wash out. May make an landing attempt at -6 LD.

 

Crew Histories:

2nd Lt. Morgan (Kansas City,. MO) flew on Athens, Rimini, Pola & Padua 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

21

Frascati, Italy Marshalling Yards 40 - - - - - -
22 Pontecorvo, Italy Bridge 20 - - - - - -
23 Vrattsa, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 40 1 6 1 3 - -
24 Aviano, Italy Airfield 40 - - 0 0 - -
25 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - 2 0 - -
26 Pisa, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 0 1 - - - -
27 Villaorba, Italy Airfield 30 - - 0 0 - -
28 Klagenfust, Austria Airfield ? 1 1 - - - -

TOTALS

Avg.: 24% 2 8 3 3 0 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

21 New replacement crew. Returned without damage or casualties.
22 Returned without damage or casualties.
23 Returned with entire aircraft oxygen system inoperable, radio destroyed, tail & ball guns out, pilot compartment & ball turret heating systems out, rudder damaged, engineer & tail sections oxygen systems damaged, superficial damage through out (16!).  3 casualties. Claims: Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Tarleton & 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Richard.  Replacement: 2nd Lt. Schnieder.
24 Returned without damage or casualties.
25 Returned without damage or casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by Tsgt. Duke & Sgt. Tarleton.
26 Returned with superficial damage to pilot compartment, the port wing and 1 casualty. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Morgan.
27 Returned with ball turret guns inoperable, wing root damage to both wings and no casualties.
28 Shot down by enemy fighters over Yugoslavia (zone 4 outbound).  No survivors.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Snow.

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