Assigned 368BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; with T.A. Jankowski force landed base, possibly damaging to other aircraft 41-24470 & 41-24494 26/8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; transferred to SBA trainer 11/4/43; Returned to the USA Seattle 2/6/44; Wright 27/6/44; Eglin 9/12/44; Ypsilanti 22/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Gr Island 21/12/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-G] Polebrook 25/2/44; {23m} Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Bill Condon, Co-pilot: Joe Kolceski, Navigator: Laddie Zindar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Junny Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Chas Jenkins, Waist gunner: Harry Norris, (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Edwin Onken, Radio Operator: Bill Morris,Tail gunner: John Jackson (3POW- all wia); enemy aircraft KOd #4, then lost #2, crashed Waldau, E of Berburg, 20 miles W of Dessau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5333. ROUND TRIP.
Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; Thurleigh 5/9/42; crash landed Cowbit, near Spalding, Lincs., UK on training flight 2/10/42, with Lt Bill Ely, Co-pilot: Edwin Patterson, Navigator: Bill Huhlman, Bombardier: Bob Cameron, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dudley Fuller, Waist gunner: Clinton Goller (6 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: Ray McAskill,Tail gunner: Bill Kellum (baled out 2 Returned to Duty), considered pilot error/structural failure. Written off.
Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Gr Isle 13/8/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-O] Thorpe Abbotts 25/8/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Herb Nash, Co-pilot: Bob Spears, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pat Neilon, Radio Operator: Tom Dilts,Tail gunner: Joe Bost (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Hart, Bombardier: Verne Hogsett, Ball turret gunner: Thad Kirkpatrick, Waist gunner: George Snyder, Waist gunner: Stan Nowakowski (5 Prisoner of War); severe flak damage, crashed near Oerdinghausen, nine miles W of Hoya, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 951.
Delivered Long Beach 19/3/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Presque Is 21/5/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-X] Ridgewell 26/5/43 with Capt Landon Hendricks, Capt John Hamilton, M/Sgt Marshall Peavey line chief, M/Sgt Rhea Rutherford radio, Lt Ernie Murray, Lt Gerald Platz HQ, Lt George Kelly HQ, S/Sgt Mike Duffy HQ, T/Sgt Gerald Reisen HQ; Missing in Action 19+m Bremen 20/12/43 with Dorman Lane, Co-pilot: John Johnston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Peanoske (3 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Everett Anderson, Bombardier: Dick Mitchell, Radio Operator: Alphonse Melchiorre, Ball turret gunner: Henry Cramer, Waist gunner: Bill Hrapsky, Waist gunner: Joe Fecko,Tail gunner: Frank McDonald (7 Killed in Action); coll with Me109, crashed Ganderksee, three miles W of Delmenhorst, near Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1723. (A/c shown in film shot in Hers To Hold, with Deanna Durbin). TINKERTOY.
Delivered Long Beach 27/10/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-D] Polebrook 30/1/44; {29m} Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Bob Probasco, Co-pilot: Steve Llewellyn, Navigator: Bill Bragg, Bombardier: Bruno Branch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Ulreich, Waist gunner: Ed Frankowski (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Arlie Moore, Ball turret gunner: Norman Ringstmeyer, Waist gunner: Ray Seaman,Tail gunner: Jim Singleton (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #2 and #3 along with oxygen, crashed three miles S of Alt-Leonnewitz Afd, near Falkenberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5328. PIN BALL.
Delivered ? ?; with Jim Dale force landed Berry Fd, Nashville, TN 15/8/42; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-P] Westover 16/8/42; Bassingbourn 30/9/42; Missing in Action on the aircraft’s 26th mission, to Stuttgart on 6 September 1943 with Pilot William R. Cox; Co-pilot: William R. James; Navigator: Edgar L. Richardson; Bombardier: James E. Harlow; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester B. Schlaich; Radio Operator: Kerrane A. Smallidge; Ball turret gunner: Henry A. Griswold Jr; Waist gunner: Paul DeMidio, Waist gunner: James H. Witter; Tail gunner: William B. McCrea (10 Returned to Duty); ditched Channel close to shore and all rescued by coast guard.
Delivered Denver 2/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 3/5/44; Missing in Action Munich 13/7/44 with Chas Harding, Co-pilot: Ben Wilson, Navigator: Tom Hunt, Bombardier: John Craven, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norbert Fike, Radio Operator: Tom Miles, Ball turret gunner: Norman Fuller, Waist gunner: Wesley Peck, Waist gunner: Lester Henderson (escaped later and ret UK),Tail gunner: Bob Buchanan (10INT); flak hit KO’d #3 after dropping bombs; force landed Payerne, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report 7502; repaired & ret group, the last to leave Switzerland for Burtonwood, UK; Salvaged 9AF Germany 2/1/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-F] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Hugh Holladay, Co-pilot: Howard Potts{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Joe Michaud{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nick Morrale{Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Roy Lynch, Radio Operator: Herlan Tarter, Ball turret gunner: Delbert Gadberry, Waist gunner: Nick Desanto,Tail gunner: Bob Duncan (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Crottendorf, S of Annaberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8821.
Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-S] Polebrook 29/1/44; {36m} Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Clyde McClelland, Co-pilot: Dick Francis, Navigator: John Duncan, Bombardier: George Kiely, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Poole, Radio Operator: Leon Kriesky, Ball turret gunner: Nathan Williams, Waist gunner: Junior Edwards (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Leroy Cruse (KIA- when in chute shot by civilian); enemy aircraft KOd #1 and #2 on return, then lost a third, crashed Mernes, five miles E of Bad Orb, 25 miles SW of Fulda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5334. BLACK MAGIC.
First flight from Boeing Fd with Eddie Alan 5/9/41; Delivered Wright Fd; Eglin 10/10/41; Assigned Langley 28/12/41; transferred Argentia, Nfd 8/1/42; with C.J. Cochrane crashed into snowbank at base 9/1/42 . Salvaged.
Delivered Denver 11/2/43; Presque Is 27/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 1/5/43; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-A1] Ridgewell 20/7/43; Missing in Action {1+m} Kassel 30/7/43 with Maj Bob Post (Sq CO), Co-pilot: Guerdon Humason, Navigator: LeRoy Hames, Bombardier: Bill Tsialas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Kithcart, Radio Operator: Albt Parker, Ball turret gunner: Frank Fabiano, Waist gunner: Harry Robbins,Tail gunner: Alf Casaly (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Walt Anderson (Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Deelen, between Appeldoorn & Zutfen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 129.
Delivered Cheyenne 10/2/43; Presque Is 28/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 1/5/43; transferred 533BS/381BG [VP- ] Ridgewell 21/7/43; Missing in Action 3+m Gilze Rijen 19/8/43 with Orlando Koenig535, Co-pilot: Joe Mangarpan, Navigator: Leon Spivey535, Bombardier: Ed O’Loughlin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo Perkins535, Waist gunner: Russ Chester (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Walt Buran535, Waist gunner: Wilbert Jones535, Radio Operator: Art Everett535,Tail gunner: Gene Sabourin (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft caused severe battle damaged and aircraft disintegrated, crashed Oud-Rozenberg, W of Rotterdam, Hol., taking four to their deaths. Missing Air Crew Report 662. MAN O’ WAR.
Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Dow Fd 30/4/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-P] Podington 24/5/45; battle damaged Merzhausen 24/12/44 with Harry Williams, crew OK?; force landed continent; Salvaged 10/1/45.
Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 7/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Baer Fd 27/5/43; Dow Fd 3/6/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Juist Is (convoy) 25/6/43 with Capt Oran Petrich, Co-pilot: Bluford Mullens, Navigator: Ed Jones, Bombardier: Stan Morrison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Brim, Radio Operator: Ed Zerblis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Rutherford, Waist gunner: Joe Bieu, Waist gunner: Pete Villabos,Tail gunner: Jim Strong (10 Killed in Action); fate unknown presumed ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 269.
Delivered Denver 2/4/43; Smoky Hill 27/4/43; Dow Field 19/5/43; Presque Is 20/5/43; Geiger 26/5/43; Presque Is 28/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-M] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Ed Stork, Co-pilot: John Minerich, Bombardier: Art Twitchell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Willey, Ball turret gunner: Paul Caveny, Waist gunner: Doug Brown, Waist gunner: Gordon Shields,Tail gunner: Ira Turner (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Gibbons, Radio Operator: Stefan Palmer (2 Killed in Action); flak set aircraft ablaze, crashed Amelsbeuren, three miles S of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1022. HORNY aka FOREVER YOURS II.
Delivered Long Beach 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-O] Ridgewell 22/1/44; mid-air coll with 42-97511 (381BG) peeling off over field on returning from Aschaffenberg 21/1/45, with Jim Smith, Co-pilot: Bill Dernberger, Navigator: Chas Soper, Bombardier: Bernie McCudden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Durban Jr, Radio Operator: Virgil Gray, Ball turret gunner: Don Wilson, Waist gunner: Ralph Campbell,Tail gunner: Walter Streich (9 Killed in Action); crashed in base area on approach. SCHNOZZLE.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/43; Albuquerque 15/12/43; Kearney 4/1/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-K] Ridgewell 22/2/44; mid air coll with 42-40011 returning from Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Val Crofts, Co-pilot: Nicholas Tauro, Navigator: Seymour Sobole, tog-Ed Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gildo Pannacione, Radio Operator: Morris Shapiro, Ball turret gunner: Allen Taylor, Waist gunner: John York,Tail gunner: Milton Swarts (9 Killed in Action); crashed near base; Salvaged 2 SAD Watton, Nfk. EGG HAID.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 13/9/44; 6m, Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44 with Arvil McCulley, Co-pilot: Jean Ericson, Navigator: Joe Kunze, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Sweeney, Radio Operator: Bob Owen, Ball turret gunner: Ray Peck, Waist gunner: Wilhelm Hussong,Tail gunner: Sam Jelsomeno (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bill Kehoe (Killed in Action); flak hit #1 and #2 engine, left wing ablaze, dropped out of formation, jettisoned bombs and lost height rapidly before becoming obscured from sight, crashed Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9471. STORMY WEATHER
Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 5/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Chas Webster, John Little, Grant Lakin, Sylvester Duke (4 Killed in Action); Virgil Whitt, Lowell Hendrickson, Morris Burkhart, Dick Meehan, Jim Anthony (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Osenhorst, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11361.
Delivered Albuquerque 11-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Clark Field, PI 17-Oct-41; hit by P-40 at Clark 10-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in UK.
Delivered Wright Field 19-Mar-41; with Ed Gavin force landed base 22-Jul-41; Geiger 19-Dec-41; Tucson 7-Feb-42; Sebring 20-Jun-42; Hobbs, NM, 7-Nov-42; Biggs 20-Nov-42; Assigned 953 TFTS Hobbs with Eugene Cox bellied in low on gas nine miles NE of Lebanon, ID 26-Mar-43; transferred 93 Advan Trng Gp Patterson 4-Apr-43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) May 45. Never used in combat, never served in UK.
Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Kearney 12/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-M] Polebrook 26/7/44; battle damaged {80m} Bremen 30/3/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 20/5/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-R] Thurleigh MISS PATRICIA 5/5/43; battle damaged St Nazaire 17/11/42 with Bill Williams, crash landed Exeter, repaired & transferred AFSC 27/6/43; 323BS/91BG [OR-R/X] Bassingbourn 25/9/43; {23m} Returned to the USA Tinker 13/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45. CHENNAULT’S PAPPY.