Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {32m} Verona 22/3/44 with Doug Moore, Co-pilot: Hunter, Navigator: Garrity, Bombardier: Upton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hartenstein, Radio Operator: Frascatorf, Ball turret gunner: Gatrost, Waist gunner: Fish,Tail gunner: McDonald (9 Returned to Duty); ditched Adriatic Sea, and crew rescued.
Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/44; Hunter 30/11/44; Dow Fd 23/12/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 12/1/45; transferred 816BS/483BG Sterparone 28/1/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/10/45. RUM & COKE.
Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gt falls 6/11/43; Billings 7/11/43; Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 17/11/43; Topeka 29/11/43; Romulus 30/11/43; Syracuse 3/12/43; Bangor 4/12/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-M] Ridgewell 6/1/44; Missing in Action 7m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Francis Flaherty, Co-pilot: John Hoffer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Notra Bright, Ball turret gunner: Burling Larson, Waist gunner: Henry Krzyak,Tail gunner: Art Butler (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Russ Austin, Bombardier: Bill Farrell, Radio Operator: John Roe, Waist gunner: Casimir Bukowski (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Brake-Senne, near Bielefeld, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2930. FRIDAY THE 13TH.
Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 19/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 19/6/44; Salvaged 13/3/45.
Delivered Kearney 8/8/44; Grenier 17/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/6/45; Sth Plains 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/11/45.
Delivered Fairfield 3/9/44; Hunter 19/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-L] Podington 4/10/44; landing accident with Fred Magnello 2/5/45; transferred 384BG Grafton Underwood 1/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45.
Delivered Lincoln 9/8/44; Long Beach 13/8/44; Grenier 27/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/8/44; struck 43-39056 in taxi accident at Horsching, Austria with John Hopper 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46. BOTTOMS UP.
Delivered Lincoln 8/8/44; Grenier 18/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. OL‘ BUDDY.
Delivered Denver 21/12/43; Las Vegas 26/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-Z] Bassingbourn 25/2/44 as CUTTY SARK; re-named after 36 missions to RED ALERT; 83m Missing in Action Altenbeken 26/11/44 with Adolph Miller, Co-pilot: Dick Prunty (2 Killed in Action); Tom Bottomley, Alton Lowe, Tom Kincade, Dan Moynihan, Lester Pearson, Bill Hurtley, Glenn Knudson (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Furstenau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10838. DEAR BECKY.
Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-J] Podington 30/12/44; battle damaged Chemnitz 2/3/45 with ?; force landed Germany, Salvaged 17/3/45.
Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 22/7/44; Missing in Action {32m} Merseburg 2/11/44 with Russell Brown, Navigator: Bill Marsh, Radio Operator: John Lombardi, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Alvarez, Waist gunner: Norville Strong,Tail gunner: Max Newman (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Don Kitzman, Bombardier: Ray Rietschel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Boettke (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft caused damage so dropping back, and was hit again, crashed Neugattersleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10142; HEAVENLY BODY aka WHITE CARGO.
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 28/2/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-P] Kimbolton 8/4/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Jim Wheat, Co-pilot: Leslie Neilsen, Navigator: Walt Cooney, Bombardier: George Berner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Calvin Deckor, Radio Operator: George Maisch, Ball turret gunner: Bill Sullivan, Waist gunner: Bob Mercado,Tail gunner: Alvin Carter (9 Returned to Duty); flak, on return ditched North Sea eight miles off Gt Yarmouth, Nfk, UK, all rescued.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 23/5/44 GIRL OF MY DREAMS; Missing in Action Derben 14/1/45 with Paul Goodrich, Len Losch (2 Killed in Action); Ray Thomas, Erwin Lutzer, Frank Piston, Jim Thomas, George Zadzora, Jim Horan, Ralph Spence (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Vietnitz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11726. DOC’S FLYING CIRCUS.
Delivered Denver 13/11/43; Gt Falls 15/11/43; Denver 22/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 2/1/44; suffered n/battle damaged hitting tree at Grundisburgh Hall, Sfk, being slow timed on 2/6/44, with Jack Fleck, Co-pilot: Nils Odstrom, Navigator: Bill Kleintank, Bombardier: Bill Alford, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alvin Rosenburg, Radio Operator: Ray Conway, Ball turret gunner: Alex Mackay, Passenger – M/Sgt Jim Burton (Crew chief), Passenger – Lt St John Williams [30th St. Com. Sq.) (10 Killed in Service). Wreckage simply burnt out, Salvaged 4/6/44. ICE COLD KATIE.
Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 19/2/45; (Disney bomb carrier); transferred 92BG Podington 9/5/45; Green Project secret missions on 28/5/45 & 1/6/45, each ret next day; to Port Lyautey, Morr 24/6/45, ret 25/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 12/9/46; re-ass AF 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47. IRENE.
Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Dow Fd 12/11/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 19/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; Greenville 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/11/45. START SWIMMING aka SWEET SEVENTEEN.
Delivered Lincoln 9/10/44; Grenier 17/10/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/10/44; 18BS; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Ray Myers, Co-pilot: Don Cardiff, Navigator: Steve Feltovich, tog-Jim Gilbreath, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Jetton, Radio Operator: John Connor, Ball turret gunner: Hugh Costello, Waist gunner: Joe Lee,Tail gunner: Toulmin Brown (9 Returned to Duty); force landed Melaszewisze, Poland; Salvaged. OLD TIMES.
Delivered Lincoln 3/10/44; Grenier 14/10/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-N] Podington 9/2/45; Green Project secret mission 28/5/45, ret 29/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.
Delivered Long Beach 20/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG Oudna 23/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; {22m} Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with John Walker, Co-pilot: Barile, Navigator: Sant Amour, Bombardier: Andermann, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oyer, Radio Operator: Wages, Ball turret gunner: McCue, Waist gunner: Snoddy (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Kendall (Killed in Action);. enemy aircraft, crashed Spittal, Austria; Missing Air Crew Report 2592.
Delivered Denver 20/12/42; Salina 1/1/43; West Palm Beach 31/1/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 26/2/43; battle damaged Messina 25/6/43 with Frank Hunter {Wounded in Action}, Wylie {Wounded in Action}, Andrews, Kirkendall, Titus {Wounded in Action}, Isham, O’Brien {Wounded in Action}, Tenis {Wounded in Action}, Cantley {Wounded in Action}, Walker {Wounded in Action} (10 Returned to Duty); Holmes (KIA-first in 346BS); crash landed Bizerte, Salvaged. OUR FAVORITE BITCH.
Delivered Cheyenne 9/9/42; Presque Is 28/10/42; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 14/11/42; Missing in Action 4/7/43 with Bill Wetzel, Navigator: Ralph McKee (2 evaded capture); Radio Operator: Earl Sell, Waist gunner: Bernie McNight (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Cockrell, Bombardier: Chas Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doya Garrett, Ball turret gunner: Pete Hnatuick, wgh-Bill Hulett,Tail gunner: Bill Mooney (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed St Colunbin, 16 miles S of Nantes, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 14439. BLOODY TANGIER SHOW.
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-E] Podington 23/4/44;; transferred 2 SAD Lt Staughton 24/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 2/1/46. SHORT STRAW.
Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Boise 16/1/43; Gowen 22/5/43; Moses Lake 17/6/43; Spokane 14/8/43; Written off 30/4/44.
Delivered Lincoln 18/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 12/12/44; Missing in Action Brandenburg 10/4/45 with Paul Roscher, Co-pilot: Roger Revay, Navigator: Lou Long, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Scheinost, Radio Operator: Frank Fogg, Waist gunner: John Doronsky (6 Prisoner of War); tog-Walt Binder, Ball turret gunner: Glen Lyon,Tail gunner: Jim Johnson (3 evaded capture); flak, crashed Brandenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14198. MISS PURTY.