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Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/43; Gore 10/5/43; Moses Lake 22/5/43; Geiger 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/7/43; Dow Fd 11/7/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-O] Gt Ashfield 12/7/43; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-Q] Framlingham 13/7/43; Missing in Action (11m) Bremen 8/10/43 with Marshall Shepherd, Co-pilot: Neil Murphy, body washed up in River Weser), Navigator: Jesse Wyatt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Masters, Radio Operator: Chas Brown, Ball turret gunner: Bob Ross (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Owen Smith, Waist gunner: Jim Helms, Waist gunner: Harry Lambert, Tail gunner: Albt Martin (4 Prisoner of War); direct flak hits in cockpit, radio room and #4 on fire, and circled by enemy fighters, crashed Quelkhorn, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 783. PULSATIN’ POLLY.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/10/43; Gr Island 17/10/43; Gt Falls 20/10/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-E] Horham 2/11/43; 23m, Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Perleman McAllister, Co-pilot: Chas Kelsby, Navigator: Stan Sands, Bombardier: Joe Demartino, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Sandin, Radio Operator: Theo Kmiecik, Ball turret gunner: Yale Feingold, Waist gunner: Stuart Rapp, Waist gunner: Stan Wietrzykowski,Tail gunner: Amzie Jones (10 Prisoner of War); crashed Nellingen, near Reutlingen, six miles E of Stuttgart, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3228.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; MacDill 20/3/43; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 5/4/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg (12m) 28/5/44 with Walt Weigle, Co-pilot: Chas Richardson Wounded in Action, Navigator: Herman Preusser, Bombardier: Elmer Severson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Curiston, Radio Operator: Don Rudolph, Ball turret gunner: Irvin Moiszewski, Waist gunner: Joe Becker, Waist gunner: Gale Minor,Tail gunner: Alex Spotanski (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Luben Estate, two miles NE of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 5254. SILVER SLIPPER.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-F] Framlingham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 13/7/44 with George Spann, Co-pilot: Theo Becker, Navigator: Prospero Demarco, Bombardier: Jim Webb, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Dee, Radio Operator: Frank Aufdemorte, Ball turret gunner: Paul Phillips, Waist gunner: Ray Marcello, Waist gunner: John Redeagle,Tail gunner: Bill Haas (10 Prisoner of War); flak hit in bomb bay, crew bailed then aircraft blew up, crashed Notzing, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7494.

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.