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Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; delivered by 25Ferry Sd/7Ferry Gp to Gowen Fd where it was damaged in landing with Tom Jenkins 25/2/43; Cheyenne 23/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-G] Alconbury 20/4/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 2m, transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-B1] Bassingbourn 16/6/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with Marshall Pilert, Co-pilot: Bernie Rauch, Navigator: Larry Conners, Bombardier: Ed Goetz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Carrier, Radio Operator: Gerard McKenna, Waist gunner: Tom Jackson, Waist gunner: Bill Bartholomew,Tail gunner: Harry Malas (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Warren Haynes (Killed in Action); flak, KO’d #4 then tail assembly, crashed near Heide airfield on German coast. Missing Air Crew Report 94.

Delivered Hunter 17/1/45; Grenier 30/1/45; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-E] Lavenham 12/4/45; in base landing accident with Garland Vanderventer 9/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Presque Is 3/2/44; Grenier 11/2/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 16/2/44; Missing in Action Misburg/Hamburg 31/12/44 with Paul Carroll, Co-pilot: Harry Winger, Navigator: George Klare, Bombardier: Cliff Averett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irvin Olson, Radio Operator: Lee Westman, Ball turret gunner: Larry Isola, Waist gunner: Otis Ross,Tail gunner: Fred Bracken (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Wesermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11365. MISS CHIEF.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/11/43; Presque Is 6/12/43; Nutts Corner, N.I. 27/12/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 22/12/43; 351BS [EP- ] ; sal battle damaged 25/4/44 with Jim Stout, Rest unknown;. WATICARE aka LADEN MAIDEN II.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/11/43; Syracuse 7/12/43; Presque Isle 15/12/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 28/12/43; Missing in Action Schwelswig A/Fd 3/3/44 with John Gossage, Co-pilot: Bert McNeil, Navigator: Ed Werner, Bombardier: Howard Ball, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Cooper, Radio Operator: Mike Polanick, Ball turret gunner: Tom Wooderson, Waist gunner: Don Sackrider, Waist gunner: Jim Gregg,Tail gunner: Art Congrove (10 Prisoner of War); damaged by wreckage from two colliding 100BG ships above, pilot headed for Sweden but crash landed at an airfield near Schelswig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3025. ONE MISSION LU LU (?TEN BATTY BOYS). (Sal by Luftwaffe and restored for KG 200).

Delivered Cheyenne 14/11/43; Kearney 8/12/43; Presque Is 9/12/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-B] Thorpe Abbotts 16/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44 with Stan Seaton, Co-pilot: Bill Clayton, Navigator: Chas Dewolfe, Bombardier: George Ofiesh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Hogan, Radio Operator: Joe Judd, Ball turret gunner: Bob Cook, Waist gunner: Loydell Malone, Waist gunner: Art Le Breque (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Leming Hull (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Rech/Ahrweiler, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3024. SEATON’S SAD SACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; New Castle 7/12/43; Presque Isle 11/12/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-P] Thorpe Abbotts 17/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Ed Handorf, Co-pilot: Fred Spence, Navigator: John Dewey, Bombardier: Norman Rasmussen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Ford, Radio Operator: Henry Verdeur, Ball turret gunner: Allen Horton, Waist gunner: John Gverovich (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: John Willsey,Tail gunner: Larry Fair{broke leg in landing} (2 Prisoner of War); an ME109 hit wing tanks, ship then exploded crashed Jardinghausen, E of Bassum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3023. KINDA RUFF.

Delivered Hunter 4/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 3/10/44; [?ditched Adriatic Sea with Dale Gold 18/12/44?]; severe battle damaged Maribor 1/4/45 with W.B. Cope; three engines out, landed Prakos, Yugo (crew ret in C-47); aircraft repaired and flew back to base; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 6/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 14/7/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 16/7/44; crash landed base with Havener 6/4/45; Salvaged 8/4/45.

Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 14/7/44; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/43; Salina 28/1/43; Kearney 4/2/43; Memphis 9/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; {80m} transferred 99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; 840BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 14/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 23/5/45. MEL’S MESS.

Delivered Lincoln 21/8/44; Grenier 13/9/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 17/9/44; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 18/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/7/45; Independence 15/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Dow Fd 21/3/45; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-G] Thorpe Abbotts 27/3/45 (last aircraft assgd to grp); Returned to the USA Morrison 25/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46. CANDY’S DANDY.

Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Rock Springs 26/11/43; Kearney 14/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Syracuse 19/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-J/N] Bassingbourn 21/1/44; 401BS [LL-M] 29/4/44; Missing in Action 25m Altenbeken 26/11/44 with Bob Flint, Co-pilot: Dave Bishop, Navigator: Bob Miller (3 Prisoner of War); tog-Dan Hiner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Cumings, Radio Operator: John Kendall, Ball turret gunner: Bartolomeo Zanotto, Waist gunner: Glenn Lynch,Tail gunner: Owen Monkman (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, exploded crashed Grossenging, near Cloppenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10836. THE WILD HARE.

Delivered Denver 28/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action {85m} Steyr 24/2/44 with Albert Byrne, Co-pilot: Ernie Davis[wia], Navigator: John Carney, Bombardier: Jay Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Adolph Severuk, Radio Operator: Everett Bauman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Arm, Waist gunner: Milan Walter, Waist gunner: John Stepp,Tail gunner: Leon Hyde (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Kaisergut, Austria?; four chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 2702. SKYWORM.

Delivered Kearney 12/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 23/8/44; Missing in Action Zeitz 31/3/45 with Art Larsen, Tom O’Neill, Dale Watterson, Chas Dineen, Ray Bazata, Joe Popson, Willard Bostrum, Marvin Barner (8 Killed in Action); John Kaiser (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Altenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13714.

Delivered Dallas 11/5/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG as PFF Sterparone 17/7/44; Missing in Action Maribor 1/4/45 with Sid Lochansky, Gilmore, Riback (3 Prisoner of War); Thomas, Miles, Wilson, Biddex, Scheel, Doland, Anema (7 Returned to Duty); flak, crashed Bihacue; Missing Air Crew Report 13472. SNOOPY III.

Delivered Hunter 15/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 7/1/45; hit by 43-39146 when parked at Chelveston 4/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45.

Delivered Denver 24/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; Missing in Action Steyr 24/2/44 with Frank Glass, Navigator: John Bascu, Bombardier: Gene Hayes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Garnett, Ball turret gunner: Rich Hancock, Waist gunner: Don Torpy, Waist gunner: Edmund Ward (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Russ Little, Radio Operator: Bob Rand,Tail gunner: Rex Cooper (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft attack plus rocket damage, crashed Fuehl, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report 2618.

Delivered Dallas 9/5/44; Langley 26/6/44; Dow Fd 16/7/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG PFF Amendola 21/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 14/10/44 with Victor Bieniek, Hope, Huxborn, Winters, Johnson, Lawrence, Smith, Ott, Grant; no gas, crashed Oldrichevic; Missing Air Crew Report 9592.

Delivered Dallas 12/5/44; Langley 26/6/44; Dow Fd 18/7/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG PFF Amendola 26/7/44; blew up on take off for Linz 8/1/45 with Saul Brokta; Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 11/5/44; Langley 28/6/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 97BG PFF Amendola 6/8/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 25/3/45; 4100 BU Patterson 29/3/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/43; Assigned 25Ferry Sqd/7Ferry Gp Gt Falls 31/1/43; taxi accident with Bob McCrorie, Smoky Hill, KS 15/2/43; Tinker 19/4/43; Memphis 7/5/43; Olmstead 16/5/43; Morrison 20/5/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG St Donat 28/5/43; Oudna 6/8/43; {27m} transferred 20BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/2/43; 347BS/99BG Tortorella 28/3/44 {2m}; 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 13/4/45; Rome 24/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 3/7/45.

Delivered Dallas 28/6/44; Cheyenne 24/9/44; Hunter 3/10/44; Dow Fd 16/10/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG PFF Sterparone 3/11/44; Missing in Action night mission to Salzburg 7/12/44 with Ernie Cooper, Sharbutt, Avallone, Swan, Bentley, Freese, Stone, McMurrain, Steel, Turner (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Fernhattal/Untertauern, Austria; Missing Air Crew Report 10218