RAID HOT MAMA

B-17G  42-14194

CREW  ROSTER

Medals  
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Captain 1st Lt. 1st Lt. 2nd Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
  Miami, FL Arlington, VA Bronx, NY Newark, NJ Rolling Oak, VA Ft. Collins, CO Boston, MA Toledo, OH Detroit, MI Chicago, ILL
Miss. Flown 26 25 23 16 25 25 24 25 25 19
  DeFilippo Jr, Arthur Gibson, Steve DeMarco, Mike Jacob, Ben Fargo, Andres Doeskin, Nolen Goyer, Tim Burrows, Jim Blanchard, Ron Thompson, James R.
Verona DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Roberts, D. Fargo Rakes, Charlie Goyer Burrows Curtis, Ron Thompson
Pisa DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Roberts, D. Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Villaorba DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco LW = 3 days Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Klagenfurt DeFilippo Gibson Phelps, Dan Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Milan DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Verona DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
M. Cassino DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Regensburg DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows LW=3 days Blanchard Thompson
Klagenfurt DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Curtis Blanchard Thompson
Velletri DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Wiener-Neu. DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Padua DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Udine DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Klagenfurt DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
R. Emilia DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Linz DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob Fargo Doeskin Goyer Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Sofia DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Jacob LW=3days Fargo Doeskin Goyer LW=3 days Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Steyr DeFilippo Gibson DeMarco Donahue, Francis Fargo Doeskin McKnight, R Burrows Blanchard Thompson
Budapest DeFilippo Ford, Jack SW=Home DeMarco SW=Home Donahue KIA Fargo Doeskin McKnight KIA Riley, Zachry KIA Blanchard Thompson

 

Special Crew Abilities: None

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Pisa Mission: DeFilippo (used mission 46), Gibson, Goyer & Burrows

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Villaorba Mission: Fargo  (used mission 46), Doeskin & Blanchard (used mission 43)

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Monte Cassino Mission: DeMarco (used mission 43)

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Velletri Mission: Thompson  (used mission 46)

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Wiener-Neustadt Mission: Jacob

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Udine Mission: DeFilippo (#2), Gibson (#2), Doeskin (#2), Goyer (#2) & Burrows (#2)

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Klagenfurt Mission: Fargo (#2) & Blanchard (#2 -  used mission 46)

Personal Lucky Charm earned after the Linz Mission: DeMarco (#2 - used mission 46)

 

Crew History:

SSgt. Powers flew on Sofia & Fiume missions with Kingsley crew on Princess Lilikoi and on Guidonia & Florence missions with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin'.   Shot down an ME-109.

2nd Lt. Roberts flew on Padua mission with Fell crew on Fell to Earth & on Sofia & Fiume missions with Oswald crew on Sky Rat.

TSgt. Rakes flew 10 missions with Kingsley crew on Princess Lilikoi. Has Lucky Charm.

Sgt. Curtis flew on Guidonia mission with Morgan crew on Moonshine A-Brewin' and on Centocelle & Ciampino missions w/Mershon crew on Palookaville.

Sgt. Burrows flew 1 previous mission with 15th AF, flew on Sofia mission w/317, flew on Athens mission w/399, flew on Pola, Ferrara, Padua, Turin & Piraeus missions w/318.

2nd Lt. Phelps flew on Florence, Centocelle, Ciampino missions with DeFilippo crew on Texas Thunder. B. Runs: 50, 40 & 60%

Sgt. Riley flew on Aviano, Verona, Pisa, Velletri, Wiener-Neustadt missions with Hoffman crew on Santa's Henchmen.

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

 Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110 Claimed/Dam
25 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - 0 0 - -
26 Pisa, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 - - 2 1 - -
27 Villaorba, Italy Airfield 0 - 1 4 3 - -
28 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 40 0 3 0 0 1 0
29 Milan, Italy Marshalling Yards 93 0 0 2 1 - -
30 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 - - 2 1 - -
31 Monte Cassino, Italy Ground Troops 20 - - - - - -
33 Regensburg, Germany Aircraft Factory Aborted Z-5 2 0 0 2 - -
34 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield Jettison Z-4 1 0 5 2 - -
35 Velletri, Italy Ground Troops 50 - - - - - -
37 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory 96 0 0 0 1 - -
38 Padua, Itlay Marshalling Yards 40 - - 1 1 1 0
39 Udine, Italy Airfield 90 0 0 1 2 2 0
40 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 - - - - - -
42 Reggio Emilia, Itlay Marshalling Yards 40 - - 3 0 - -
43 Linz, Austria Aircraft Factory Aborted Z-4 - - 0 3 - -
44 Sofia, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 20 0 0 2 2 - -
45 Steyr, Austria Industry - Ball Bearings 40 - - 1 3 1 0
46 Budapest, Hungary Aircraft Factory 40 0 2 1 1 - -

TOTALS

 Avg: 39.3% 3 6 21 23 5 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

25

 New crew replacement aircraft for Texas Thunder. Replacements: Sgts. Burrows & Thompson.  Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Roberts, TSgt. Rakes & Sgt. Curtis.  Returned with minor flak damage to the radio room, nose compartment and the port wing root.  No casualties.

26

 TSgt. Doeskin & Sgt. Blanchard rejoins crew.  Returned with chin turret knocked out, damage to the port wing root, superficial damage to the bomb bay section and no casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by SSgt. Fargo & Sgt. Thompson.

27

 Lt. Jacob rejoins crew.  Dropped out of formation after bomb run and returned to base alone with the starboard cheek gun, bomb controls, tail oxygen knocked out, damage to the rudder and port tail-plane roots, superficial damage to the Pilot compartment, nose, bomb bay and waist sections. (102 damage pts).  1 casualty.  Claims: 2 ME-109s by SSgt. Fargo, 1 ME-109 each by 2nd Lt. Demarco and Sgt. Thompson (one of SSgt. Fargo's ME-109 was later confirmed by S-2).  Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Dan Phelps.

28

 Returned with rafts destroyed, rudder damage, starboard wing root damaged, and superficial damage to the tail (61 pts. on Peckham Chart).  No casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-110 by Sgt. Thompson.

29

 Fell-out-of-formation after bombing target (zone 6).  Returned alone with fire damage to the tail section, turret guns inoperable, port waist & tail gunner heating systems inoperable, damage to the starboard wing root and flaps, and superficial damage to the waist section.  No casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by SSgt. Fargo & Sgt. Blanchard.

30

 Returned without damage or casualties.  Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by SSgt. Fargo & Sgt. Burrows (Burrows' claim later confirmed by S-2).
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