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Delivered Geiger 6/11/42; Assigned 526BS/379BG Sioux City 3/1/43 with Jim Wimmer force landed base 26/2/43; Kearney 3/8/43; 2511 BU Bryan 2/11/44; 4124 BU Altus 18/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-X] Kimbolton 17/10/44; transferred 836BS/487BG Lavenham 22/5/45; 94BG Rougham 23/5/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 25/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 12/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-P] Rougham 1/6/44; MIA Munster 5/10/44 Pilot: Bob Messersmith, Jack Wise, Ken Nefzger, Joe Helfrich, Lou Knouthe, Foster Gilgis, John Ritenour, Wilbur Seibold, Paul Jaworski (9POW); flak, crashed Kersmecke (1,6km north of Plettenberg), Germany; MACR 9510.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/8/44; Lincoln 11/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned: 379BG Kimbolton 10/9/44; battle damage Berlin 18/3/45 Pilot: ‘; crash-landed continent; Salvaged. 30/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/42; Casper 3/12/42; crashed on take off Casper 8/5/43 with Bob Brown, burned out 6 killed. Written off 19/5/43.

Delivered Long Beach 5/9/43; Gr Island 4/10/43; ass 561BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; on ferry flight to Honington 9/11/43 crash-landed brakes failed to hold until eventually nosed up and fell back, Pilot: John Dewey, Co-Pilot: John Moon, Navigator: Bob Neumeyer (3RTD); sal 11/11/43.

Delivered Long Beach 11/10/43; Las Vegas 25/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 23/3/45; with Doug Holt force landed base 26/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered: Long Beach 18/10/43; Gr Island 10/11/43; ass 551BS/385BG [HR-M] Gt Ashfield 27/11/43; damaged over Saarbrucken 23/5/44 Pilot: ‘. (10RTD) ditched English Channel off Hove, Sussex, no MACR

Delivered Denver 16/11/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/42; Assigned 97BG Biskra 21/1/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 347BS/99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; Missing in Action Sofia 24/1/44 with Mike McDonnell (wia), Hoover (wia), Devlin (wia), Pace (wia), Hobby (wia), Larvin (wia), Brown (ret 29/5), Burnett, Eldridge, Molina (9RTD 17/6); crashed Trstenik, Hung?; Missing Air Crew Report 1991.

Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 28/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 4/3/46; re-ass AF photos. Dutch-Belgian coast 16/12/47; 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 18/1/48; Recl Comp 9/6/48.

Delivered Long Beach 8/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Written off 4/12/43

Delivered Long Beach 28/9/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; ass 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 3/1/44; MIA Zwickau 28/5/44 Pilot: Julius F. Herrick, Co-Pilot: Lloyd Saunders, Navigator: Leon Lobdell, Bombardier: Herbert Borax, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Gillespie, Radio Operator: Bill Schwartz, Ball Turret Gunner: Orval Busby, Tail Gunner: John Napier (8POW); Waist Gunner: Dan Dunbar, Waist Gunner: Ben Norris (2EVD- ret UK 5 Sept); damaged in target area, crash-landed Hentern, N of Zerf, 11 miles SE of Trier, Germany. MACR 5336.

Delivered Long Beach 14/6/43; Gore Fd 8/7/43; Dow Fd 19/7/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Rougham 20/7/43; MIA Emden 27/9/43 Pilot: Morris Haskins, Co-Pilot: Gil Standiford*, Navigator: Jim Sowry, Bombardier: Frank Standiford*{brothers}; Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Theo Guinn, Radio Operator: John Haas, Ball Turret Gunner: Jake Kachadoorian, Waist Gunner: Paul Werth, Waist Gunner: Germany. ld Heavner, Tail Gunner: Bill Gilmer (10KIA); FW 190 KO’d #3, wing burned and broke off, exploded, no chutes seen and crashed North Sea off Emden, Ger.. MACR 5674. MARGE H.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Dallas 11/11/43; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-A] Gt Ashfield 18/11/43; MIA Frankfurt 4/2/44 Pilot: Bill Horstman, Co-Pilot: Bill Kosseff, Radio Operator: Albt Seely, Waist Gunner: Paul Millner, Waist Gunner: Earl Flaherty, Tail Gunner: Jim Gilliam (6POW); Navigator: Vernon Kisinger, Bombardier: John Hanson{togg}, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Swider, Ball Turret Gunner: Otto Roskey (3EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Munsterbilzen, 17 miles N of Liege, Belgium. MACR 2200.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/10/43; Grand Island 16/10/43; Wilmington 19/10/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-O] Gt Ashfield 26/10/43; battle damage Pas de Calais 1/5/44 Pilot: Russell Novotny, Co-Pilot: Fred Hageter (2RTD), Navigator: Franklin Murdock, Bombardier: Ernie Lundgren, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Miller, Radio Operator: George Langer, Ball Turret Gunner: Lloyd Winegarner, Waist Gunner: Roger Clark, Waist Gunner: Emil Smedley, Tail Gunner: Ray Smith all bailed over France, (8POWs’); flak KO’d #4, but limped home to crash-landed Mendlesham, Sfk. UK. only to catch fire and burn out; Salvaged. 2/5/44. ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned: 379BG Kimbolton 15/7/44; Returned to US: Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 30/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 8/12/45. HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BABY.

Delivered Long Beach 12/6/43; Gore Fd 8/7/43; Brooksville 14/7/43; Orlando 30/11/43; 2114 BU Lockbourn 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; Boise 4/1/43; Gowen 18/3/43; Tinker 28/5/43; Dyersburg 26/6/43; Gulfport 11/7/43; Tinker 4/8/43; 498BG Gt Bend 4/8/44; 243 BU Gt Bend 20/9/44; 4100 BU Patterson 10/1/45; 225 BU Rapid City 11/4/45; 268 BU Peterson 6/7/45; 224 BU Sioux City 24/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; Assigned 589BS/395BG Ephrata 31/1/43; taxi accident with parked aircraft, with Bill Swope 20/3/43; Spokane 15/6/43; Ephrata 9/7/43; 4136 BU Tinker 6/7/44; 4100 BU Patterson 15/2/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 3/5/45; 484 BU Topeka 14/8/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 22/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 1/5/44; Long Beach 11/6/44; Hunter 18/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 4/7/44; mechanical malfunction on base with Martin Herzog 4/1/45; Lt Walden 1/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.