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Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 7/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-Q] Snetterton 19/9/44; following a training flight Pilot: Len Kramer coll w/43-38930 on runway, and burnt out 27/12/44, but other aircraft w/Ed Onisko was repaired; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 7/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned: 850BS/490BG Eye 19/9/44; MIA Plauen, Germany. 21/3/45 Pilot: Herman Bailard, Gilbert Brown, George Kumm, Jim Huddy, Albt Jenkins, Jim Price, Henry Bennett, Alf Cole (8KIA); Gilbert Wright (POW); jet Enemy aircraft, crashed Elsterwerda, Ger. MACR 13557.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned: 366BS/305BG Chelveston 7/12/44; Pilot: George Boller crash-landed Papworth, near Cambridge 4/4/45; Salvaged. 5/4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Dow Fd 10/9/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 13/9/44; battle damaged Cologne 15/10/44 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 31/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Ass 860BS/493BG Debach 11/9/44; c/t/o for Nurnberg 20/2/45 w/Fred Stindt (8KIA 2RTD), cr River Deben at Ramsholt, Skf., UK; ettg-Jewel Haynes was rescued by fisherman Arthur Hunt and resident David Ramsey, when the unconscious Haynes was floating by and taken to village pub for satisfactory treatment, before RTD. Sal. LITTLE DAVEY II

Delivered Cheyenne 17/8/44; Lincoln 6/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; slated Soxo; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/8/44; Lincoln 26/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 9AF HQ Sunninghill Park, Berks, UK 19/9/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 26/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/8/44; Gt Falls 21/8/44; Wright Fd 31/8/44; ATS Wright 12/10/44; 4000 BU Wright 20/4/45; 4100 BU Newark 16/5/45; 4000 BU Wright 12/6/46; Recl Comp 2/8/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 25/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 652REC/25BG Watton 18/9/44; taxi accident with Virgil Junic at Lagens, Azores 16/12/44; Salvaged 23/12/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 18/8/44; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 19/9/44; MIA Hamburg 17/1/45 Pilot: Ed Halik, Co-Pilot: Harlan Adams, Navigator: Arthur Smith, Bombardier: Fred Case, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Cerjait, Radio Operator: Ernie Fey, Ball Turret Gunner: Ralph Harfield, Waist Gunner: Ken Wyandt, Tail Gunner: Dick Hirsch (9POW); flak, crashed Sittensen, Germany. MACR 11795.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; slated 34BG, transferred 554 BU Memphis (Aberdeen Proving Ground) 12/3/45; Ret 14/3/46. QUIVERING QUEENIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/8/44; Kearney 19/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 4/10/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 28/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/8/44; Lincoln 19/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 11/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Hunter 19/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 17/9/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 14/7/44; 4185 BU Independence 15/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 19/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 19/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 773BS/463BS Celone 12/9/44; Missing in Action Vienna 13/10/44 with E.J. Kirby, Co-pilot: Bill Hicks, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Austin, Radio Operator: Ervin Levine, Waist gunner: Allison King,Tail gunner: Chas Creathe (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Brooks, Bombardier: Albert Littell, Ball turret gunner: Neal Wallace, Waist gunner: Bob Duck (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Aspern; Missing Air Crew Report 9054.

Delivered Long Beach 7/8/43; Colorado Springs 11/8/43; 351 Sub Dep Pyote 9/11/43; 2136 BU Tinker 24/6/44; 235 BU Biggs 27/7/44; Written off 13/12/44; Recl Comp 17/1/45.

Delivered Long Beach 11/8/43; Denver 15/8/43; 28BG Pyote 2/10/43; 19BG Pyote 9/11/43; 235 BU Biggs 27/8/44; 4202 BU Syracuse 3/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 10/8/43; Denver 12/8/43; 221 BU Alexandria 17/1/45; 329 BU Alexandria 1/3/45; 327 BU Drew 1/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 10/8/43; Denver 15/8/43; Assigned (F-9B) Min Mapping Asia 1/4/44; Salvaged Cairo (Ache) 8/9/45.