TEXAS THUNDER
B-17F 42-11846
CREW ROSTER
TEXAS THUNDER
B-17F 42-11846
CREW ROSTER
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| 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. | |
| Miami, FL | Arlington, VA | Bronx, NY | Newark, NJ | Rolling Oak, VA | Ft. Collins, CO | Boston, MA | Philadelphia, PA | Detroit, MI | Brownsville, TX | |
| Miss. Flown | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Klagenfurt | DeFilippo Jr, Arthur | Gibson, Steve | DeMarco, Mike LW=3 days | Jacob, Ben SW=12 days | Fargo, Andres LW= 1 day | Doeskin, Nolen | Goyer, Tim | Bartoldus, Charles | Blanchard, Ron | Spence, Colin |
| Florence | DeFilippo | Gibson | Phelps, Dan | MacDonald, Quinn | Powers, Tony | Doeskin | Goyer | Bartoldus | Blanchard | Spence |
| Centocelle | DeFilippo | Gibson | Phelps | MacDonald | Fargo | Doeskin | Goyer | Bartoldus | Blanchard | Spence |
| Ciampino | DeFilippo | Gibson | Phelps | MacDonald | Fargo | Doeskin | Goyer | Bartoldus | Blanchard | Spence |
| Frascati | DeFilippo | Gibson | DeMarco | MacDonald | Fargo | Doeskin | Goyer | Bartoldus | Blanchard | Spence |
| Pontecorvo | DeFilippo | Gibson | DeMarco | MacDonald | Fargo | Doeskin | Goyer | Bartoldus | Blanchard | Spence |
| Vrattsa | DeFilippo | Gibson | DeMarco | MacDonald FB=Home | Fargo | Doeskin LW=3 days | Goyer | Bartoldus KIA | Blanchard LW=3 days | Spence KIA |
Special Crew Abilities: None
Crew History:
SSgt. Powers flew on Sofia & Fiume missions w/Kingsley. Flew on Guidonia & Florence missions w/Morgan. 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.
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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16 |
Klagenfurt, Austria | Airfield | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
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17 |
Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | Centocelle, Italy | Airfield | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Ciampino, Italy | Airfield | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Frascati, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Pontecorvo, Italy | Bridge | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Vrattsa, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 96 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 49% | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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16 |
New crew assignment from the USA. Left formation zone 2 inbound and returned with starboard wing inboard tank hit holed, starboard aileron inoperable, two port wing root hits, radio room oxygen system knocked out, Superficial damage to the nose, bomb bay, radio room, waist, tail and wings. 3 casualties. Claims: 4 FW-190s & 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Fargo. 1 FW-190 & 2 ME-109s by Sgt. Goyer. 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Blanchard. 1 FW-190 shared by SSgt. Fargo & Sgt. Goyer. Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. Phelps, 2nd Lt. MacDonald & SSgt. Powers. |
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17 |
Returned with port wing aileron inoperative, superficial damage port wing and #2 engine. No casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt, Bartoldus & 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Powers. |
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18 |
SSgt. Fargo rejoins crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 19 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 21 | 2nd Lt. DeMarco rejoins crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 22 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 23 | Fell out-of-formation west of Sofia (zone 6) and bombed target alone at 10,000 ft. Returned alone with #'s 1 & 4 engines and port landing gear inoperable and successfully belly-landed with 5 casualties. Aircraft later classified as category E, beyond economical repair. Claims: 2 FW-190s & 1 ME-109 by SSgt. Fargo, 2 ME-109s by Sgt. Goyer (1 ME-109 was later confirmed by S-2), 1 FW-190 by Tsgt. Doeskin, and 1 ME-109 each by 2nd Lt. MacDonald and Sgt. Blanchard (MacDonald's ME-109 was later confirmed by S-2). |
