Delivered Cheyenne 29/8/44; Patterson 10/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-M] Polebrook 7/10/44; battle damaged {36m} Dresden 14/2/45 with John Kirkland, crew OK; ran out of fuel, force landed France; Salvaged 20/2/45. MERRIE CHRISTIE.
Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-R] Polebrook 29/1/44; 510BS [TU-R]; {61m} Assigned war weary 21/2/45; caught fire, sal 18/5/45. SKY BALL.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Dow Fd 20/5/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-P] Polebrook 23/5/44; 509BS [RQ-L]; battle damaged Plauen 19/3/45 with ?; force landed continent, Sal; {72m} Returned to the USA Bradley 29/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. CHATTERBOX II.
Delivered Langley 23-Nov-39; Sebring 22-Jun-42; wrecked in base taxi accident at Hendricks with Clyde Rogers 25-Jan-43; Written off 9-Feb-43. Never used in combat, never served in UK.
Delivered Hunter 23/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45; HI-BLOWER.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 2/7/44; damaged on Magdeburg missions 5/8/44 with Dave Armstrong, Bombardier: Lon Livsey (Killed in Action), Navigator: Ross Cheney{Wounded in Action}; flak set off ammo in nose gun later; rest of crew OK; involved in taxi accident on base 1/9/44 and sal 3/9/44.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Z/G] Thorpe Abbotts 23/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Dick Beck, Walt Rosenberger, Pedro Martinez, Lavelie Giles, Dudley Ingraham, Harry Boyd, Dan McTaggart (7 Killed in Action); Dale Snow, Bob Carpenter (2 Prisoner of War); after bombs away was hit br ground rocket, crashed Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12047.
Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 8-Aug-37; transferred 19BG March Fd, Oct-40; re-ass MD, Wright Fd for test purposes 16-Sep-41; transferred Langley, force landed with Alf Hanlon 19-Apr-42; Amarillo 9-Oct-42; 63 flts; Written off 18-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 89]. This aircraft never saw combat and was never posted to the UK.
Delivered 2BG Langley 28/7/37; trans 19BG March 10/40; c/l 8/10/40 but repaired; Amarillo 19/11/42; 64 flts; WO 5/1/43.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/44; Kearney 20/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 20/6/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 5/4/45 with Bob Estes, Co-pilot: Frank Marchum, Navigator: Bill Lewis, Bombardier: Dale Giebelhaus {body later washed ashore}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Crawford, Radio Operator: Bernie Slavkin, Ball turret gunner: Lester Weber, Waist gunner: Lashbrook Cook,Tail gunner: Floyd Mitchell (9 Killed in Action); seen to be going down under control and not known what happened, crashed sea. Missing Air Crew Report 13849. MALFUNCTION JUNCTION.
Delivered Long Beach 18/7/43; Cheyenne 19/7/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 5/9/43; Missing in Action (75m) Villacoublay 11/8/44 with Alfred Aske, Navigator: Gordon Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Williams,Tail gunner: Stuart Allison (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Magargee, Waist gunner: Armando Consorto (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Barber, Radio Operator: Chas Nekvasil, Ball turret gunner: Norman Fernaays (3 evaded capture & Returned to Duty); flak hit #3 engine and crashed Villebon near Meudon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8074. HARPER’S FERRY aka ROYAL FLUSH.
Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-S) Bassingbourn 22/7/44 MUNCHIN’ KID; 323BS; {72m, inc two Rubbernecks} Returned to the USA Bradley 13/6/45; Sth Plains 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. STINKY.
Delivered 20BS/2BG Langley 14-Sep-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; Amarillo 19-Nov-42; 65 flts; Written off 15-Jan-43. [aircraft No. 52]. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 30/4/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Henry Jespersen, Co-pilot: Bob Atkins, Bombardier: Joe Savino, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Kostoulakos, Waist gunner: John Legg (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Burton Seeley, Radio Operator: Frank Gronkowski, Ball turret gunner: Frank Fischer, Waist gunner: Tom Kiriako,Tail gunner: John Durrenberger (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Berkenthin, eight miles W of Ratzeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5169. TIMES A-WASTIN’.
Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 14/3/44; Grenier 11/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-H] Thorpe Abbotts 19/4/44; Missing in Action St Lo, 25/7/44 with Larry Townsend, Co-pilot: Andy Burkhart, Navigator: Arnold Holmes, Bombardier: George Gardner, Radio Operator: Lou Glasser, Ball turret gunner: Chalmers Anderson, Waist gunner: Gordon Lane,Tail gunner: Earl Milam (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Kolar (EVD, joined US tank crew); flak KO’d #2, crashed coastal area of France. Missing Air Crew Report 7837. LADY LUCK.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/6/44; Missing in Action French A/fds 12/6/44 with John Ryan, Co-pilot: Joe Tobiczyk, Navigator: Hans Chorpenning, Bombardier: Carl McGinty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin Fenner, Ball turret gunner: Jim Healy, Waist gunner: Archie McFarland, Waist gunner: Harry Whipple,Tail gunner: Elmer Andersen (9 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: George Sherback (Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, the fire spreading and wing broke off, crashed sea nine miles off Dunkerque, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5625. PACK OF TROUBLE.
Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 30-Jun-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; Amarillo 13-Oct-42; 65 flts; Written off 18-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 82]. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.
Delivered SAAD 9/7/42; Lowry 26/7/42; Assigned 15PRS/3PRG Membury, UK 7/9/42; Steeple Morden 27/10/42; transferred 12AF Le Senia, Alg. 6/12/42; Algiers 25/12/42; Le Kroub 5/6/43; La Marsa 28/6/43; Grottaglie 4/10/43; Bari 28/12/43; Returned to the USA Keesler 6/1/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45. I GOT SPURS.
Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-S] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/44; Missing in Action Halberstadt 5/8/44 with Tony Gallagher, Co-pilot: Gordon Bowen, Navigator: Bill Edmondson, Bombardier: Ralph Ingalls, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Lucas, Radio Operator: Albert Prince, Ball turret gunner: Walt Wittendorf, Waist gunner: John Zaher,Tail gunner: Herman Hartmoor (9 Killed in Action); flak hit as bombs were released and ship disintegrated, crashed Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7878. SASSY LASSY.
Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/44; Kearney 7/6/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-L] Thorpe Abbotts 3/7/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 5/8/44 with Bert Scott, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Maltbie (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Elmore Harvey, Navigator: Edward J Konopack, Bombardier: Dan Sullivan, Radio Operator: Bealer Moore, Ball turret gunner: Dick Goff, Waist gunner: Jim Rakosnik,Tail gunner: John Eschbach (7 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed on afd near Gerwisch and Biederitz, NE of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7879.
Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 12/7/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-M] Sudbury 27/10/44; {7m} battle damaged Merseburg 30/11/44 with ?; force landed Melsbroek, Bel; Salvaged 21/12/44.
Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Dow Fd 6/5/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG Andrews Fd 9/5/43 WORRY WART; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 532BS/381BG Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action {1m} Hamburg (Heide) 25/7/43 with Capt Joe Alexander, Co-pilot: Bill Crowley, Navigator: Jack Wemmer, Bombardier: Harry Hellman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Nance, Radio Operator: George Orin, Ball turret gunner: Pete Garvan, Waist gunner: Jim Heist, Waist gunner: Walt Ferens,Tail gunner: George Johnsen (10 Prisoner of War); flak damage too serious to attempt UK return, crashed Sudmoor, near Aurich, E of Emden Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 131.
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/43; Tinker 27/4/43; New Castle 30/4/43; Presque Is 5/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-J] Ridgewell 15/6/43; Missing in Action 6m Cologne 4/3/44 with Dave Keyes, Co-pilot: Rich Seal, Navigator: Ralph Lynch, Bombardier: John Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Van Voorhis, Radio Operator: John Fair, Ball turret gunner: Theo Simone, Waist gunner: Henry Levandoski, Waist gunner: Dale Hillett,Tail gunner: Chas Davis (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, force landed La Bagarre, Clairmarais, three miles NE of St Omer, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2910. SPARE PARTS.
Delivered Denver 6/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Memphis 2/1/44; Drew Fd 4/1/44; Morrison 8/1/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 7/7/44 with Don Doran, Co-pilot: Maurice Davis, Navigator: Pat Gaughan, Bombardier: Jim Slaughter, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Shephard, Radio Operator: Bill Marcks, Ball turret gunner: Jim Howard, Waist gunner: Bob Moran, Waist gunner: Dan O’Connell,Tail gunner: Manny Remplakis (10POW?); enemy aircraft, crashed Vicany, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 6864. THE JOKER (painted on tail fin.)