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Delivered Dallas 25/8/44; Langley 4/9/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-W] Horham 12/10/44; 21m, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Lincoln 8/8/44; Bangor 12/8/44; Grenier 18/8/44; Assigned 862BS/493BG Debach 20/8/44; crashed en route Cologne 10/1/45 with Bill Butler, Co-pilot: Sid Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Beeles,Tail gunner: Gus Muenzer (4 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Bill Stepp, Ball turret gunner: Ed Campbell, Waist gunner: Art Doblas, Navigator: Bob Gaustad {Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Carlyle Bradbury (5 Returned to Duty); severe loss of power on take off, crashed Rookery Farm, Monewdon, Sfk. UK. Salvaged 19/2/45.

Delivered Ogden 23/1/42; Cheyenne 15/2/42; Wright 24/3/42 taking part in ASV trials; Wayne Co. 10/10/42; RCAF Dorval 18/10/42; Gander-Prestwick 4/11/42 RAF [FK189]; 59 Sq Thorney Is 11/1/43; transferred 220 Sq (ZZ-X) Aldergrove, N.I.; then to Lagens, Azores [ -Y]; engine caught fire on take off from Lagens with F/Lt Larry Croft 26/7/44, the fire was extinguished by USAAF fire crew assigned to base; Struck Off Charge 15/8/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 28/4/43; battle damaged Emden 21/5/43 with Willard Roemke, (10 Returned to Duty); force landed Nth Weald, Ex.; Salvaged 6/7/43 due to battle damage. HELNO GAL. Sustained heavy battle damage over Emden on May 31, 1943.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-V] Horham 30/12/43; 412BS [QW-V]; 45m, Missing in Action Politz 25/8/44 with Everett Perry, Co-pilot: Jim Daniels, Bombardier: Guiseppe Merlo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dominic Maffentone, Radio Operator: George Sulick, Ball turret gunner: John Detweller, Waist gunner: Mike Natt,Tail gunner: Francis Sutphin (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Larry Kieinman (Killed in Action); with #3 afire, ship peeled off, crashed Westhof, Sundische Insel, NE of Barth, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8282. HAMAWA aka HOLY MATRIMONY.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Lincoln 17/8/44; Grenier 3/9/44; Assigned: 336BS/95BG [ET-P] Horham 5/9/44; ((‘ass ATC, on 3/9/44 Pilot: Joe Arwood, Walt Johnson, Bill Fowler, Clarry Counsell, Tom Power, (5RTD); Paul Currt, Dave Costa, Jim Linn, Crespin Sanchez, Leland Peebler (5KIS’); battle damage Frankfurt 5/1/45 w/Rose; forced landing Laon A/fd, Fr; 8RTD ; J.R. Otte (wia); rep & ret group; 72m, Returned to US: Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 28/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered Ogden 23/1/42; Cheyenne 15/2/42; RCAF Dorval 19/3/42; Gander-Prestwick 6/4/42 with Don Ross RAF [FK188]; 59 Sq (TR- ) Thorney Is 15/12/42, damaged by taxiing Hampden 30/12/42; was at Marshalls of Cambridge under repair for six months before assigned Lagens, Azores [ -Z, then W, 9/44] (220 Sq (ZZ-L) Benbecula 20/8/43; 519 Sq Wick, Scotland;) landed after engine failure 18/4/45; not repaired and Struck Off Charge 10/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Roswell 24/5/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 4124 BU Altus 17/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/43; Gore 7/5/43; Roswell 24/5/43; Peterson 18/6/43; with Dave Rautio force landed Roswell 29/3/44; with John Alderman force landed base 29/4/44; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3010 BU Williams 21/9/44; 3020 BU La Junta 30/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 31/7/45.

Delivered Denver 4/1/44; Kearney 13/1/44; Grenier 25/1/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 4/2/44; battle damaged Berlin 6/3/44 with Bob Schimmel (Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Tom Mahalovich, Navigator: Hernry Orberg, Radio Operator: Gil Westervelt, brg-Bob Fioeld, Waist gunner: Harry Burgess, Waist gunner: Bill Schaffitzel,Tail gunner: Pat King (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Walt Ziegele (KIA- chute failed); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Elsberry (evaded capture); enemy aircraft attack KOd #4 & crew bailed out, ship crash landed Metfield A/fd, Sfk; Salvaged 8/3/44. EVANTON BABE.

Delivered Ogden 20/1/42; Cheyenne 2/3/42; RCAF Dorval 24/3/42; Gander 5/4/42; Prestwick 6/4/42 with Dick Stophet RAF [FK187]; not used on anti-sub ops, fitted with LRASV but not assigned to a squadron; A&AEE Boscombe Down, Wilts type trials as (P) 24/4/42;. then Thornaby, Yorks. Struck Off Charge 4/7/45

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/43; Gore 18/5/43; Peterson 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 26/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Patterson 13/6/43; Wright Fd 1/7/43; Assigned (F-9) 1st Map Gp Bolling 9/7/43; Bradley 13/7/43; Bolling 25/7/43; Accra, Gold Coast 31/12/43; Returned to the USA Rome 29/9/44; Written off 18/7/45; Recl Comp 14/8/45.

Delivered Tulsa 25/1/44; Kearney 2/3/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 3/3/44; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-E] Framlingham 8/3/44 GLORIA ANN II; crashed on take off for Fulda 27/12/44 with Jim McGuire, Co-pilot: Hamilton Swasey, Navigator: Albt Banning, togg-John Crahan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pleasant Ralston, Radio Operator: Dominic Licata, Ball turret gunner: Devore Murdock, Waist gunner: Francis Tornabene,Tail gunner: Jim Trotter (9 Killed in Action); wings iced up causing faulty controls and crashed near Parham, Sfk, UK and salvaged. CLOSE CROP.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-N] Deenethorpe 23/3/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Vince Kaminski, Bombardier: Dee Black, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Agee, Radio Operator: Larry Cooper, Ball turret gunner: Joe Johnson, Waist gunner: Bill May, Waist gunner: Everett Bushendorf,Tail gunner: Harry Hertzan (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Enstad, Navigator: Chas Manning (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set #1 on fire, then ship exploded, crashed woods near Steinburg, 12 miles N of Dessau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5311.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/11/43; Kearney 4/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 10/1/44; 31+m Missing in Action Leipzig 20/7/44 with Lucian Strong, Radio Operator: Steve Bachur, Ball turret gunner: Fay Reber, Waist gunner: Todd Patterson,Tail gunner: Ray Wiedemer (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dick Lunt, Navigator: Walter Boyd, Bombardier: Oscar Hurst, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Dallas (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft damaged ship which dropped back and was picked on by several more enemy aircraft, crashed Lichtenstein, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7285. HEAVENLY BODY.

Delivered Albany 22/1/42; Sebring 23/1/42; MacDill 13/2/42; transferred Hendricks Fd, Sebring, FL where structural failure caused crash 3/4/42 with F.W. Kershner; Written off 3/5/44.

Delivered Denver 28/2/43; Tinker 31/3/43; Morrison 10/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-J] Polebrook 17/4/43; transferred 12AF 23/4/43; 348BS/99BG Navarin 10/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; transferred 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; 12AF 30/9/44; declared excess 10/6/45; repaired & re-ass 9AF as RB-17F at Oberpfaffenhofen, Ger, 11/4/46; Salvaged 7/1/49.

Delivered Dallas 26/5/45; Syracuse 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Albany 22/1/42; Sebring 30/1/42; MacDill 5/2/42; Hendricks 4/3/42; crash landed Olmstead Fd, PA with Willis Beightol 18/4/42;

Delivered Dallas 25/5/45; Syracuse 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.