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elivered Cheyenne 26/12/43; Savannah 17/1/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; loaned to 49BS/2BG Amendola, Missing in Action 19/3/44 with 97BG on familiarisation mission with Keith Chambers, Co-pilot: Melvin Wagner, Navigator: Harry Wolquitt[463BG], Bombardier: Fred Lawson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Babek, Radio Operator: Adam Sokolowski, Ball turret gunner: Albt Gricius, Waist gunner: Francis Delap, Waist gunner: Bob Bredesen,Tail gunner: Rich Goldsmith (10 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 42-31823 (463BG); ditched Adriatic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 3286.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Gore 22/6/43; Geiger 25/6/43; Gr Isle 29/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 29/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 342BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; weather aircraft from 15/7/44; burned out when washed by gasoline 30/7/44. WOLF PACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/1/43; Gt Falls 18/2/43; Walla Walla 5/4/43; McChord 8/7/43; Peterson 30/7/43; Moses Lake 10/8/43; Written off 22/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 10/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [G/Q] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 8/11/44 with Arnett Furr, Co-pilot: Sterling Book, Navigator: Joe Andrews, Bombardier: Leon Plagianos, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Brunsvold, Radio Operator: Dick Weaver, Ball turret gunner: Warren Rankin, Waist gunner: Glen Wisdom,Tail gunner: Leroy Wetzel (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 44-8418, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 10344. HALF ‘N HALF (ARF ‘N ARF)

Delivered Patterson 6/9/44; Hunter 25/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 5/10/44; battle damaged Euskirchen 10/1/45 with ? and crash landed continent; Salvaged. BAD TIME INC. II.

Delivered Denver 11/5/43; Bangor 15/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ed Wick, Co-pilot: Allen Lemley, Navigator: Bob Merriam, Bombardier: Frank Boyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clayton Junkin, Waist gunner: Chris Ivanoff, Waist gunner: Neil Riccardi (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Andy Fabiszewski, Ball turret gunner: Bill Shawley,Tail gunner: Rolland Allard (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Dettingen-an-der-Erms, seven miles NE of Reutlingen, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 3066. WOLF PACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/45; Hunter 24/1/45; Dow Fd 20/2/45; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-N] Snetterton 25/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Morrison 6/2/44; Savannah 14/2/44; slated 385BG Gt Ashfield as THUNDERMUG, but transferred 816BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action Vienna 16/7/44 with Bob O’Brien, Navigator: Bob Morlan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Kelly (3KIA, the latter died on forced march from POW camp); Co-pilot: Norene Ostgulen, Bombardier: Earl Jorgensen{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: Bob Winters, Ball turret gunner: Jim Frampton, Waist gunner: Bob Squires, Waist gunner: Ray Bryner,Tail gunner: Henry Wagner (7 Prisoner of War); flak caused wing fire and engine cowling blown off, crashed Goetzendorf, one chute seen. Missing Air Crew Report 6906. WINGED FURY.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Pyote 18/2/43; Dalhart 7/5/43; Tinker 5/8/43; Patterson 27/10/43; with Tony Namiotka force landed MacDill 5/12/43; MacDill 3/2/44; Brookley 24/8/44; MacDill 6/9/44; Recl Comp 13/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; 331BS/94BG [QE- ] Presque Is 8/4/43; Bassingbourn 4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/7/43 with Floyd Watts, Co-pilot: John Bieger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Buise, Radio Operator: Sam Potvin, Ball turret gunner: John Carpenter,Tail gunner: Joe Manos (6 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Burton Reppert, Waist gunner: Larry Phillips (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Alan Eastman, Bombardier: Dick Manning (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Gonesse, near Le Bourget, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 113.

Delivered Denver 12/2/44; 1SAG Langley 2/4/44; Morrison 29/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/5/44; transferred 775BS/463BG Celone; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

Delivered Dallas 17/7/44; Langley 13/8/44; Dow Fd 10/10/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG PFF Celone 17/10/44; Missing in Action Vienna 12/12/44 with Chester Wheeless, Navigator: Harley McAllister, Bombardier: Fred Simmons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Johnson, Radio Operator: Fred Viggiano, Ball turret gunner: Jack Irvin, Waist gunner: Edwin Gillman, Waist gunner: Richardson,Tail gunner: Don Bemus (9 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Opie Edwards (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Szolnok, near Bucharest; Missing Air Crew Report 10892.

Delivered Dorval 13/8/44; To RAF [KJ108]; No12 MU 3/9/44; Struck Off Charge 15/9/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-A] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 615BS [IY-A]; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Tom Davis, Co-pilot: Alan Newcomb, Navigator: Herb Corwin, Bombardier: Henry Kaczorowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Littrell, Radio Operator: Max Stedman, Ball turret gunner: Pete Kervan, Waist gunner: Jack Djmal,Tail gunner: Don Cloutier (9 Prisoner of War); flak set #1 afire, but escorted by five P-51s, crashed Burgsteinfurt, NW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9416. PAKAWALUP II.

Delivered Kearney 5/8/44; Grenier 11/8/44; 273 BU Lincoln 13/8/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 25/8/44; battle damaged {64m} Kolin 15/3/45 with John Collens, Co-pilot: Harry Maginnis, Navigator: Emilio Sanjaume, Bombardier: Rich Bradley{tog}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Coones, Radio Operator: bill Prescott, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bair, Waist gunner: Rich Shepard, Waist gunner: Rich Beauchamp,Tail gunner: Jesus Briseno (10 Returned to Duty); attacked by Me 262, #4 engine KO’d, but ship ret; Missing Air Crew Report 13000. Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/1/44; Savannah 24/1/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-K] Polebrook 29/2/44; Missing in Action {13m} Oranienburg 18/4/44 with Ed Apperson, Co-pilot: John Ledyard, Navigator: Bill Connors, Bombardier: Hal Marsh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Gaitskill, Radio Operator: Don Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Ray Bailey, Waist gunner: Larry Kuslach, Waist gunner: Bernie Mandella (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Chas Matthews (KIA-slipped out of chute harness); flak set fire to bomb bay and right wing, crew bailed and ship force landed Bergsdorf/Ausbau, NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4049.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/3/43; Pueblo 14/3/43; Presque Is 10/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {24m} Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Albt Jones, Navigator: Alf Dearborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Van Dyke, Radio Operator: Bill Brennan, Ball turret gunner: Carl Bekken, Waist gunner: Casimir Palvic, Waist gunner: Mike Morey,Tail gunner: Ray Brittner (8KIA-most through exposure); Co-pilot: Ken Vaughn, Bombardier: Chas Bronako (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched off Guernsey, Channel Is. Missing Air Crew Report 1982. SPEED BALL.

Delivered Tulsa 27/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 23/5/44 BUCKET OF BOLTS; transferred 326BS/92BG Podington 27/5/44 DEMOBILIZER; 327BS [UX-V]; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Max Cook, Radio Operator: Leroy Mohr (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Roger Willett, Navigator: Francis McDonough, Bombardier: Sal Crivelli, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Smith, Ball turret gunner: Bill Young, Waist gunner: Bill Miller,Tail gunner: Bob Hostutler (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Helbra, NW of Eisleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8880. DREMOBILIZER.

Delivered Lincoln 31/7/44; Dow Fd 17/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/8/44; Missing in Action Szony oil refinery 14/3/45 with Fred Reed, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Laverne Chambers,Tail gunner: Henry Bullis (3 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Bentley Moberg, Navigator: Aubry D. Poindexter, Radio Operator: Ed Wagner, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Lechner (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Harry Hollinger, Waist gunner: Jim Hamilton, Waist gunner: Max Wilder (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit #2, aircraft on fire; four chutes seen with one ablaze; aircraft exploded, crashed Tata, Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 12823.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Dalhart 15/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 31/8/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Ross McPhee, Co-pilot: Fred Nelson, Navigator: Martin Keker, Bombardier: Bernie Levine, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Scarlett, Radio Operator: Herb Shope, Ball turret gunner: Libero Bernagozzi, Waist gunner: Blon Pate, Waist gunner: Dave Shaw,Tail gunner: Jake Delemar (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crash landed in meadow, near Bonn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2344. SATCHA LASS aka ROSIE’S RIVETERS.

Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-Q] Bangor 10-Oct-42; Bassingbourn 11-Oct-42; Missing in Action (MIA) 14 missions over Hamm, Germany 4-Mar-43 The aircraft took a direct flak just after the target and exploded just minutes later. The aircraft crashed Buldern/Westphalen, near Munster, Germany; 8KIA 2POW Missing Air Crew Report 15596. STUPEN TAKIT.

Assigned 91BG/322BS [LG-P]at Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 29-Sep-42; 3m Despatched 18-Nov-42 to bomb the U-Boat pens at La Pallice, France. Upon return the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24453 (91BG) ‘Mipah – The Bearded Beauty’ ten miles southwest of Exter. 41-24453 landed safely at Yeovilton and was repaired and send back to 91BG. 41-24499 landed at RAF Station Turweston and was salvaged 26-Nov-1942. 11RTD

Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW- ] Westover 17-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; Missing in Action 13-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the railroad factories of Ateliers D’Hellemmes at Lille, France. Aircraft was sliced in two and the crew members were trapped in the tumbling sections but the survivors were either thrown clear or managed to scramble out. Arial Gunner Sgt. Thomas D. McMahon managed to evade capture until 24-Apr-43 when he was captured in Brussels, Belgium. 3KIA 7POW MACR 15502.

Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW- ] Westover 23-Aug-42; Thurleigh 30-Oct42; Missing in Action 13-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the railroad factories of Atclier D’ Hellemmes at Lille, France. Aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24471 “Four of a Kind” 306BG/369BS just north of the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 15634.