Delivered Denver 15/5/43; Presque Is 27/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-U]; transferred 20BG/2BG Ain M’Lila 28/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {22m} transferred 340BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; converted to weather ship 15/7/44 and crashed base 14/5/45. Salvaged.
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15-August-1942, B-17F 41-24509, ‘Miss Swoose’ was damaged by AA fire between the Initial Point (IP) and the target which resulted in a fire on #3 engine during mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 9-Nov-42. Aircraft managed to drop its bomb load but had to be abandoned and crashed into the sea near the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 16010.
Delivered Ogden 7/8/42; force landed Billings, MT 27/4/42 with Henry Blomquist; Scott 15/10/42; Presque Is 19/2/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-Y] Ridgewell, Ex. 27/5/43 ANNIE FREEZE; Transferred CCRC Bovingdon 18/7/43 as trainer; Salvaged 29/11/45 FEA; Re-ass 10HB SX Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp, Germany 7/1/49.
Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO- ] Westover 28-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; Missing in Action St Nazaire 3-Jan-43, hit by flak, lost two engines, crashed near Le Croisic, France. 4KIA 6POW MACR 15627.
Assigned to 306BG/367BS at Westover 16-Aug-1942; Thurleigh 13-October-1942. 9-Nov-42 despatched on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France it was damaged by flak. Upon return it landed at Portreath, over-ran the runway, overran a dirt berm and crashed into a field. The Navigator 2Lt William L. Eubank was thrown through the nose but was only shaken up. The Bombardier 1Lt William P. Erickson was KIA by flak over the target. The aircraft was salvaged on 12-November-1942.
Delivered Dallas 27/6/44; Langley 24/7/44; Dow Fd 18/8/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 29/10/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-M] Sudbury 10/44; 2m transferred 410BS/94BG Rougham 29/5/45. Used for photography along Belgian-Dutch coasts (coded WIPE); crash landed with Walt Sutherland at Vils, Austria 16/7/45. Salvaged 9AF Germany 20/2/47.
Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-O] Presque Is 22/9/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/9/42; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-Y] Grafton Underwood 14/10/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 7/1/44 with Walter Ernest Garner, Co-pilot: Philip Bern, Bombardier: James Daigle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russell Hawk, Radio Operator: William Edmiston, Ball turret gunner: Edward Radon, Waist gunner: Charles Hays,Tail gunner: Jack Anderson (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Guy Canale, Waist gunner: Charles Hannah (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Port-le-Grand, four miles NW of Abbeville, France. Missing Air Crew Report 1608. WHAT’S COOKING DOC?
Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-S] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 19/9/43; detailed Bremen 13/11/43 but recalled with Ralph Connell, Co-pilot: Albt Doman, Navigator: Larry Angthius, Bombardier: Claud Gober, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey Wick, Ball turret gunner: Ellsworth Calder, Waist gunner: Ken Barr, Waist gunner: Bill McCully,Tail gunner: Bob Bryant (9 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Alan Purdy (Returned to Duty). crashed RAF Wargrave, Berks., UK. SUNRISE SERENADER.
Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-G] Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 29-Sep-42; Despatched on 23-Nov-1942 to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. The Group was unable to bomb because of 10/10 cloud cover and headed back to Bassingbourn. The aircraft was attached three different times by enemy aircraft, but managed to return to England. However the field at Bassingbourn was fogged in, so the pilot attempted an emergency landing at Watford but struck a pylon and crashed field near Black Boy pub, Leavesden, UK, killing two of the crew outright. Three others died of their injuries later.
Delivered Tulsa 16/5/44; Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 3/7/44; Grenier 28/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 2/8/44; 837BS [4F-J]; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-H] Sudbury 10/44; {5m} 94BG Rougham 29/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/42; Hamilton 6/9/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 14/9/42; then 65BS; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; Returned to the USA 16/9/43; with John Fint to 5335 (?) Patterson Fd, Ohio 12/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45. DOUBLE TROUBLE. (?MIA 3/3/453 in Battle of Bismark Sea?).
Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/42; Hamilton 11/9/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG New Caledonia 19/9/42; Returned to the USA Hamilton 12/9/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/9/45.
Delivered Long Beach 20/1/43; Denver 7/2/43; with John Wedding damaged at Smoky Hill 6/4/43, repaired; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-U] Dow Fd 15/4/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-B] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; transferred 367BG/306BG [GY-Y/T] Thurleigh 23/8/43; Cheddington 29/2/44; retUS Homestead 26/6/44; Tinker 26/6/44; transferred Clarke, Phillipines FEA 15/6/45; sal 15/1/48. GOODTIME CHOLLY aka KATHLEEN aka LOMA LEE.
Delivered Dallas 14/5/44; Langley 29/6/45; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG [R5-W] Lavenham 30/10/44; transferred 94BG Rougham 29/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/44; Lincoln 11/8/44; Grenier 21/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 23/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Bu Sth Plains 2/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 18/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 6/2/46. NO GUM CHUM.
Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/44; Hunter 8/8/44; Grenier 30/8/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 2/9/44; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 2/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/11/45. “HEAVEN SENT.”
Delivered Denver 19/11/43; Spokane 22/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; with Rich Hogg force landed base 14/12/43; Prestwick 16/1/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG (EP-X] Thorpe Abbotts 17/1/44; Salvaged 31/5/45 with 100+ missions. QUITTIN’ TIME.
Delivered Lincoln 29/12/44; Dow Fd 10/1/45; Assigned 8AF 24/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Romulus 22/8/45; Independence 8/10/45; 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-D] Snetterton 21/6/44; Salvaged 7/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.
Assigned 366BS/305BG Syracuse 14/9/42; with Lyle M. Adams, en route Grafton Underwood, crashed on take off Gander, Newfoundland 25/10/42 with Lyle Adams {inj}, Co-pilot: Capt W.Sault, Navigator: A.Mercer, Bombardier: W.Ewing, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J.Nelson, Radio Operator: D.Staffee, Ball turret gunner: R.Circle, Waist gunner: C.Fisher,Tail gunner: J.Clarke, passLt H.S. McMurray {inj}. (10 Returned to Duty), clipped pillbox on t/o and bellied in on next runway. Salvaged.
Assigned 422BS/305BG Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 414BS/97BG Polebrook 4/11/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui. 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Missing in Action Bizerte 26/12/42 with Claude Lawrence. A/c damaged by explosion of 41-24413, crash landed no man’s land, two bailed, Foster rescued by British Army, but Cockrell POW. Rest landed with plane including Lawrence, Locker, Vandergriff 3WIA, all eventually returning to duty.
Delivered Lincoln 17/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-R] Lavenham 27/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/1/46.
Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-T] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; Missing in Action 22/6/43 with John Hall, Navigator: Walter Allen, Bombardier: Jim Mause, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jasper Doster, Ball turret gunner: Bob Gunson, Waist gunner: Chris Morris (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Arnold Grose, Radio Operator: Leroy Kanetzky, Waist gunner: Willard ParkerRIP 23/7/43,Tail gunner: Dennis Jackson (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Slijk-Ewijk on River Waal, near Valburg, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 16205. CHERRY.
Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bangor 2/9/42; Bassingbourn 1/10/42; Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with John Wilson, Waist gunner: Walt Bohaczyk, Ball turret gunner: Gil Andrews, Waist gunner: Cliff Cadle,Tail gunner: Bob Ade; (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Art Bushnell, Navigator: Bob Barton, Bombardier: Harry Romm, Radio Operator: Howard Barney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Thompson (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & intense flak barrage and dropped back. Crashed near Bruchhausen, 30km south-south-east of Bremen, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 15520. HELLSAPOPPIN (?).