WALLS OF FIRE
B-17F 42-11756
CREW ROSTER
WALLS OF FIRE
B-17F 42-11756
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. | ||||
| Fiume | Raines, Michael | Ali, Moshin | Holmes, Robert SW=15 Days | Royce, Wendell | Bates, Calvin | Winters, Todd | Shern, Perry | Walker, Ian | Farnworth, Richie (Dick) | O'Malloy, Desmond | |||
| Guidonia | Raines | Ali | Edwards, Wallace | Royce | Bates | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | |||
| Florence | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Royce SW=Home |
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Bates | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | ||
| Prato | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt, Bill | Bates | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | |||
| Klagenfurt | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Bates |
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Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth |
O'Malloy  |
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| Florence | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher, Lew | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | |||
| Centocelle | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | |||
| Ciampino | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | Walker | Farnworth | O'Malloy | |||
| Parma | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | Walker KIA |
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Farnworth LW=3 days | O'Malloy | ||
| Frascati | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | Horn, Philip | Perkins, Sam | O'Malloy | |||
| Pontecorvo | Raines | Ali | Edwards | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | Horn | Perkins | O'Malloy | |||
| ? | Raines | Ali | TBD | Brandt | Fisher | Winters | Shern | TBD | TBD | O'Malloy | |||
Special Crew Abilities: None
SSgt. Fisher: has an emergency landing modifier of -10 LD.
Radioman Winters: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.
Lucky Charm earned after Frascati Mission: Raines, Ali, Winters, Shern & O'Malloy.
Lucky Charm earned after Pontecorvo Mission: Edwards
Crew History:
2nd Lt. Holmes flew on 3 missions with the Wilson/Lewis crews on Fateful Amy. Bomb runs of 0, 0 & 20%
2nd Lt. Edwards flew on 2 missions to Sofia & Fiume with Oswald crew on Sky Rat. Bomb runs of 40 & 30%
Perkins flew on 4 missions with Mershon crew on Palookaville and 3 missions with Oswald crew on Rats Revenge.
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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12 |
Fiume, Italy | Oil Refinery | 0A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 13 | Guidonia, Italy | Airfield | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 15 | Prato, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 16 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Airfield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 17 | Florence, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 18 | Centocelle, Italy | Airfield | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Ciampino, Italy | Airfield | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Parma, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 21 | Frascati, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Pontecorvo, Italy | Bridge | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | Aviano, Italy | Airfield | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 16% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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12 |
Aborted mission zone 3 outbound. Returned alone with oxygen system out, rudder controls and ball turret inoperable. 1 casualty. |
| 13 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 14 | Returned with intercom out, starboard wing fuel tank holed (self-sealed), control cables and port tail plane damaged. 1 casualty. Replacement: 2nd Lt. Brandt. |
| 15 |
Returned with port aileron inoperable and minor superficial damage. No casualties. |
| 16 |
Returned with various superficial hits and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. O'Malloy (claim was later confirmed by S-2). Replacement: SSgt.Fisher. |
| 17 | Returned with tail guns and starboard flaps inoperable, starboard waist gun jammed, port wing root (2 hits) and rudder (1 hit) damaged and various superficial hits. No casualties. |
| 18 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 19 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 20 | Returned with Norden bomb sight, nose gun, radio out and damage to the rudder ball gunner's oxygen system. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Shern and 1 FW-190 shared by SSgt. Fisher & TSgt. Winters. Replacement: Sgt.Horn. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Perkins. |
| 21 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 22 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 24 | Sgt. Farnworth rejoins crew. Did not take off and form up with group. Lt. Holmes rejoins crew & Lt. Edwards, Sgts. Horn & Perkins returns to replacement pool. |
