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Delivered Long Beach 29/6/43; Palm Springs 1/7/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandria 30/7/43; with Oscar Bennett collided with 41-24621 over Gulf of Mexico 10/9/43. All 11 on each aircraft (Killed in Service); Written off 11/9/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-F] Ridgewell 19/5/44; Missing in Action {8m} Munich 16/7/44 with Jack MacGregor, Co-pilot: Jim Schomburg, Navigator: John Krc, Bombardier: Alex Stepanich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hodges, Radio Operator: John J. Smith, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Roedding, Waist gunner: John Marinace,Tail gunner: Les Alexander (9 Returned to Duty); ditched Nth Sea off Clacton, Ex, and all rescued by ASR; HAPPY BOTTOM.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 8/1/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 347 BU Key Fd 27/8/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 3/9/44; 3390 BU Dyersburg 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 10/8/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-G] Chelveston 6/9/43; force landed base 23/9/43 with Bob Lang; transferred to RAF [SR382]; 214 Sq BU-B Oulton, Sculthorpe, Nfk. 22/1/44. Missing in Action RCM mission 22/6/44 with J. Cassan, S. Bryant, G. Orr, N. Abbott, A. Sharpe (5 Killed in Action); W. Milne, J. Whatton, T. Sparks (3 Prisoner of War); D. Jennings (evaded capture); shot down by night fighter crashed De Aaldert, near Bergharen.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/43; Dow Fd 27/7/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-H] Chelveston 17/8/43; on return from Nantes 23/9/43 crashed on base after apparently completely lost control following slight mid-air collision with 42-30809 which returned OK, with Norman Drouin, Co-pilot: Walt Menzel, Navigator: Albt Feigelson, Bombardier: Bob Harden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Steinhardt, Radio Operator: Lou Goodman, Ball turret gunner: Frank Brooks, Waist gunner: Stan Westby, Waist gunner: Fred Ringle,Tail gunner: Earl Walsh (10 Killed in Service); Salvaged. POLLY ANN.

Assigned 419BS/301BG Westover 8/7/42; Chelveston 9/8/42; from Bovingdon to Burtonwood on exercise; landing gear failed & crash landed Newmarket 3/10/42; with Clement Bird, Co-pilot: Bob Elking, Navigator: Don Thwaites, Bombardier: Jim Guy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: E.A. Neumann, Radio Operator: RIch Koch, Ball turret gunner: Chas Foster, Waist gunner: Ken Higgins, Waist gunner: Art Steffans, passengers:- Capt W.P. Bireley, Lt F. Billings, (11 Returned to Duty); Salvaged. HITLER’S HEARSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 29/11/44; Dow Fd 7/12/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 2/1/45; landing accident at Gibraltar with Fred Hales 9/9/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/10/46.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; with Bob Lent force landed MacDill 5/6/44; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 22/8/45.

Delivered MacDill 17/3/42; W Palm Beach 30/3/42; Assigned 7BG Singosari, Java /42; then to Asanol, India with Maj M. Fennell; Written off 21/11/45. FENNEL vs ROMMEL.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 3/5/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Z] Horham 4/5/44; 22m, Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44 with Capt Bob Baber, Co-pilot: Jasper Kaylor, Navigator: Ray Dallas, Bombardier: Frank Sohm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oscar Walrod, Radio Operator: Bill Hill, obs-Capt Elmer Bockman mission pilot (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Don Phillips, Waist gunner: Barney Lipkin,Tail gunner: Walt Collyer (3 Prisoner of War); flak set left wing on fire, crashed Cesny-aux-Vignes, SE of Caen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7701. I’LL GET BY.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 301 BU Drew 22/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 326 BU MacDill; with Paul Pelot crashed 12 miles SE Sarasota Fd, Fl 25/6/44; W/O 27/6/44.

Delivered Sebring 19/3/42; Pyote 18/4/42; Hendricks 19/4/42; Written off 5/7/44.

Delivered Dallas 17/9/44; Hunter 26/9/44; Grenier 28/10/44; Assigned 493BG Debach 30/10/44; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-V] Thorpe Abbotts 1/11/44; in base taxi accident with Merlin Larson 29/6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 18/9/44; Hunter 5/10/44; Dow Fd 28/10/44; Assigned PFF 351BS/100BG [EP-C] Thorpe Abbotts 30/10/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 27/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-E] Horham 1/1/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with D.V. Tregoning, force landed B-53, Merville, Bel. then rep; 53m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. CAL’S RASCALS aka THE SPIRIT OF MARTINEZ.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Gr Island 16/4/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-Q] Bassingbourn 24/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Doug Harding, Co-pilot: Leon Hosack, Navigator: Watson Grant, Bombardier: Walt Donahue, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Frawley, Radio Operator: Hubert Peterson, Ball turret gunner: Sam Orazio, Waist gunner: Wallace Beyer, Waist gunner: Jerry Bernasconi,Tail gunner: Chas Tedesco (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ramstedt, 13 miles N of Magdeburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2900.

Delivered Sebring 21/3/42; 3017 BU Hobbs 11/10/42. Recl Comp 13/11/45

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Ephrata 16/7/43; Rapid City 1/10/43; with Jonathan Bullard force landed Ardmore 1/2/44; 224 BU Sioux City 15/2/44; with ? crash landed base 22/11/44; Written off 28/11/44; Recl Comp 6/12/44.