Delivered Tulsa 12/4/45; Cheyenne 5/5/45; Hunter 23/5/45; San Francisco 15/6/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 358 SR Momote 1/1/48; 358 SR Clark Fd 11/1/48; 358 SR Momote 26/1/48; 5 RVP Gp Clark Fd 1/4/48; Returned to the USA 9 SRC Gp Fairfield 2/6/49; AMC Hill Fd 12/10/49; Recl Comp 19/5/50.
Delivered Denver 17/7/43; Kearney 27/7/43; Scott 14/8/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-P] Framlingham 25/8/43; Missing in Action Duren 20/10/43 with Harry Schuyler, Co-pilot: Earl Rivers, Bombardier: George Sennatt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Bolig, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lincoln, Waist gunner: Harry Colby,Tail gunner: Bob Nielson (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Herman Gruntmeir, Waist gunner: Dick Johnson (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Hurst (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, aircraft broke in half, and crashed Eerde, near Veghel, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1039. SHATZI.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Kearney 14/6/43; Dalhart 27/6/43; Gr Isle 26/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-R] Framlingham 6/8/43; Missing in Action Knaben (Rjukan) 16/11/43 with Ray Becker, Co-pilot: Bob Stuart, Navigator: Ben Myers, Bombardier: Tony Moyto, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Loeser, Radio Operator: Claude Farber, Ball turret gunner: Leo Whitemore, Waist gunner: George Schneller, Waist gunner: Roy Ball,Tail gunner: Chas Reed (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, caught fire and crashed North Sea, off Norwegian coast at Varhoug; Missing Air Crew Report 1400. SCHIFLESS SKUNK.
Delivered Denver 4/3/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-H] Kimbolton 22/4/43; then 525BS [FR-E]; while under groundcrew maintainance burnt out base 23/2/44, Salvaged 2 SAD Lt Staughton 24/2/44. ROCKY.
Delivered Syracuse 6/7/45; Topeka 27/8/45; Long Beach 21/9/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 13 ARE Clark 5/2/48; 368 SR Clark 9/4/48; 6 SR Clark 1/7/48; Recl Comp 1/10/48.
Delivered Hunter 21/12/44; Grenier 6/1/45; Assigned 390BG Framlingham to HQ Squd 12/1/45; used as group aircraft no chin, top or ball turrets, but with `Wasp Sting’ tail; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 15/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 19/10/44; Hunter 17/11/44; Grenier 7/12/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [CC-C] Framlingham 9/12/44 as PFF; battle damaged Frankfurt 17/2/45 with Cassius Kennedy, Pete Stene, Joe Miller, Jim Hale, Manuel Jaime, Francis Wilson, Francis Wishart, Dick Gentille (8 Killed in Action); Lt Jim Keelan {mickey op} (Returned to Duty); fire in # 1 & 2 exploded 20m NW Ostend, Hol.; crashed English Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 12321.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-L] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Otto Nagel, Co-pilot: Martin Holland, Navigator: Bernie Hodowski, Bombardier: Walt Wilchik, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nelson Smith, Radio Operator: Gene Robbins, Ball turret gunner: Gerald Meyer, Waist gunner: Max Perkel,Tail gunner: George Matanic (9 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Natarp, near Hoetmar, SE of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9417.
Delivered & Assigned US Navy Johnsville 11/7/45 as PB-1W {77234}; Assigned VX-4 Quonset Pt 4/47; transferred VPW-1 Ream Fd 4/48; Norfolk 2/50; Litchfield Pk 13/4/50; re-ass USN Mustin Fd 5/5/50; Assigned VX-4 Patuxent River 20/3/51; re-designated VW-2 18/7/52; TD Gardamoen, Norway 8/52; RetUS, Patuxent River 21/11/52; transferred VW-1 Barbers Pt, Hawaii 11/2/53; TD Atsugi, Japan 9/3/53; ret Barbers Pt 4/53; Returned to the USA Norfolk 6/5/54; SO 30/7/56.
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; 118m landing accident at base with Jim Nolan 7/5/45; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 8/5/45. HELL’S ANGELS OUT OF CHUTE 13 aka GROSSLY INADEQUATE.
Delivered Lincoln 13/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-K] Deenethorpe 11/10/44; battle damaged on Operation Varsity 24/3/45 with Charles J. Campbell; force landed at Halesworth, Sfk, UK. Salvaged. I’LL BE SEEING YOU.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/9/44; Hunter 28/9/44; Grenier 3/10/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-S] Deenethorpe 7/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/11/45. HONEY PIE.
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Wright Fd 12/2/43; Eglin (with Boeing) 2/11/43; Wright 2/6/44; 4012 Oakland 18/7/44; 610 BU Eglin 14/9/44; 110 BU Mitchell 7/12/44; 553 BU Romulus 12/12/44; 110 BU Mitchell 27/12/44; 110 BU Eglin 11/1/45; 4000 BU Wright 27/4/45; 591 BU Stockton 3/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/44; Hunter 16/9/44; Grenier 24/9/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-L] Deenethorpe 5/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-F] Deenethorpe 17/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45. DIABOLICAL ANGEL.
Delivered Denver 10/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-S] Deenethorpe 6/6/44; crash landed near base 30/11/44 and sal 2 SAD. TWAN-N-G-G-G.
Delivered Denver 11/2/43; Gt Falls 17/2/43; Redmond 18/6/43; with Bill Buckley force landed base 22/7/43; Walla Walla 31/12/43; Gt Falls 17/1/44; Bismark 19/1/44; Atlanta 23/1/44; with Bill Settler crash landed 12/7/44 at 328 BU Gulfport; Written off 13/7/44
Delivered Dallas 26/9/44; Hunter 17/10/44; Grenier 3/11/44; Assigned 568BS/390 [BI-F] Framlingham 14/11/44 as PFF; 571BS; damaged in landing accident at Merville, France, with Russ Brannen 20/5/45; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.
Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Presque Is 3/3/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-M] Framlingham 6/3/44 MISS BEHAVIN‘; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Doug Meigide, Pat Condon, John Kaufmann, Forrest Peterson, DuLanne Gunn (5 Killed in Action); Joe Standard, Frank Hudson, Ervin Sabel, George Hartman (4 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit, ship exploded crashed Rammerode, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11137. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN‘.
Delivered Dallas 14/4/45; Rome 1/6/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 21/11/45.
Delivered Dallas 14/4/45; Rome 4/6/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-J] Grafton Underwood 31/3/44; t/o training mission 22/7/44 with Fred Griggs, Co-pilot: Frank Gyory, Navigator: Gordon Hermanford, InsP-Chas Hale, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Burlingame, Radio Operator: Obert Lay, pass: Lts Marvin Greenburg, Pete Ziegler, Bill Brown, Sgt Ken Fernquist (10RTD-no injuries); cp raised u/c in error instead of flaps. Salvaged 24/7/44. JAMAICA MARY.
Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-G] Deenethorpe 5/6/44; Missing in Action Mannheim 9/9/44 with Dave Loughlin, Co-pilot: Chas Meredith, Bombardier: Edwin Sedlak, Radio Operator: Jim Sommers, Ball turret gunner: John Punte, Waist gunner: Arlo Dralle,Tail gunner: Albt Bailey (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Roger Bernard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oliver Livingston (2 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 and #4, on way down aircraft blew up, crashed Trosel, NE of Mannheim; Missing Air Crew Report 8607. CASEY’S STRAWBERRY BLONDE.
Delivered Denver 4/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-N] Deenethorpe 21/5/44; Missing in Action Toulouse 25/6/44 with John Myretrus, Co-pilot: Chas Davis,Tail gunner: Doug Brotherton{baled out OK but captured and shot by Panzer Div. (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Tom Elward, Bombardier: Thyrl Greer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Wyatt, Radio Operator: Malcolm Paine, Ball turret gunner: George McClelland, Waist gunner: Bob Brishin, Waist gunner: Clarry Brown (7 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Cahagnes, six miles W of Villers-Bocage, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 6230. SLICK CHICK.