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elivered Cheyenne 26/12/43; Savannah 17/1/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; loaned to 49BS/2BG Amendola, Missing in Action 19/3/44 with 97BG on familiarisation mission with Keith Chambers, Co-pilot: Melvin Wagner, Navigator: Harry Wolquitt[463BG], Bombardier: Fred Lawson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Babek, Radio Operator: Adam Sokolowski, Ball turret gunner: Albt Gricius, Waist gunner: Francis Delap, Waist gunner: Bob Bredesen,Tail gunner: Rich Goldsmith (10 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 42-31823 (463BG); ditched Adriatic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 3286.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Gore 22/6/43; Geiger 25/6/43; Gr Isle 29/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 29/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 342BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; weather aircraft from 15/7/44; burned out when washed by gasoline 30/7/44. WOLF PACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/1/43; Gt Falls 18/2/43; Walla Walla 5/4/43; McChord 8/7/43; Peterson 30/7/43; Moses Lake 10/8/43; Written off 22/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 10/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [G/Q] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 8/11/44 with Arnett Furr, Co-pilot: Sterling Book, Navigator: Joe Andrews, Bombardier: Leon Plagianos, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Brunsvold, Radio Operator: Dick Weaver, Ball turret gunner: Warren Rankin, Waist gunner: Glen Wisdom,Tail gunner: Leroy Wetzel (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 44-8418, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 10344. HALF ‘N HALF (ARF ‘N ARF)

Delivered Patterson 6/9/44; Hunter 25/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 5/10/44; battle damaged Euskirchen 10/1/45 with ? and crash landed continent; Salvaged. BAD TIME INC. II.

Delivered Denver 11/5/43; Bangor 15/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ed Wick, Co-pilot: Allen Lemley, Navigator: Bob Merriam, Bombardier: Frank Boyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clayton Junkin, Waist gunner: Chris Ivanoff, Waist gunner: Neil Riccardi (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Andy Fabiszewski, Ball turret gunner: Bill Shawley,Tail gunner: Rolland Allard (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Dettingen-an-der-Erms, seven miles NE of Reutlingen, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 3066. WOLF PACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/45; Hunter 24/1/45; Dow Fd 20/2/45; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-N] Snetterton 25/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Morrison 6/2/44; Savannah 14/2/44; slated 385BG Gt Ashfield as THUNDERMUG, but transferred 816BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action Vienna 16/7/44 with Bob O’Brien, Navigator: Bob Morlan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Kelly (3KIA, the latter died on forced march from POW camp); Co-pilot: Norene Ostgulen, Bombardier: Earl Jorgensen{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: Bob Winters, Ball turret gunner: Jim Frampton, Waist gunner: Bob Squires, Waist gunner: Ray Bryner,Tail gunner: Henry Wagner (7 Prisoner of War); flak caused wing fire and engine cowling blown off, crashed Goetzendorf, one chute seen. Missing Air Crew Report 6906. WINGED FURY.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Pyote 18/2/43; Dalhart 7/5/43; Tinker 5/8/43; Patterson 27/10/43; with Tony Namiotka force landed MacDill 5/12/43; MacDill 3/2/44; Brookley 24/8/44; MacDill 6/9/44; Recl Comp 13/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; 331BS/94BG [QE- ] Presque Is 8/4/43; Bassingbourn 4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/7/43 with Floyd Watts, Co-pilot: John Bieger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Buise, Radio Operator: Sam Potvin, Ball turret gunner: John Carpenter,Tail gunner: Joe Manos (6 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Burton Reppert, Waist gunner: Larry Phillips (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Alan Eastman, Bombardier: Dick Manning (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Gonesse, near Le Bourget, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 113.

Delivered Denver 12/2/44; 1SAG Langley 2/4/44; Morrison 29/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/5/44; transferred 775BS/463BG Celone; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

Delivered Dallas 17/7/44; Langley 13/8/44; Dow Fd 10/10/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG PFF Celone 17/10/44; Missing in Action Vienna 12/12/44 with Chester Wheeless, Navigator: Harley McAllister, Bombardier: Fred Simmons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Johnson, Radio Operator: Fred Viggiano, Ball turret gunner: Jack Irvin, Waist gunner: Edwin Gillman, Waist gunner: Richardson,Tail gunner: Don Bemus (9 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Opie Edwards (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Szolnok, near Bucharest; Missing Air Crew Report 10892.

Delivered Dorval 13/8/44; To RAF [KJ108]; No12 MU 3/9/44; Struck Off Charge 15/9/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-A] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 615BS [IY-A]; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Tom Davis, Co-pilot: Alan Newcomb, Navigator: Herb Corwin, Bombardier: Henry Kaczorowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Littrell, Radio Operator: Max Stedman, Ball turret gunner: Pete Kervan, Waist gunner: Jack Djmal,Tail gunner: Don Cloutier (9 Prisoner of War); flak set #1 afire, but escorted by five P-51s, crashed Burgsteinfurt, NW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9416. PAKAWALUP II.

Delivered Kearney 5/8/44; Grenier 11/8/44; 273 BU Lincoln 13/8/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 25/8/44; battle damaged {64m} Kolin 15/3/45 with John Collens, Co-pilot: Harry Maginnis, Navigator: Emilio Sanjaume, Bombardier: Rich Bradley{tog}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Coones, Radio Operator: bill Prescott, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bair, Waist gunner: Rich Shepard, Waist gunner: Rich Beauchamp,Tail gunner: Jesus Briseno (10 Returned to Duty); attacked by Me 262, #4 engine KO’d, but ship ret; Missing Air Crew Report 13000. Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/1/44; Savannah 24/1/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-K] Polebrook 29/2/44; Missing in Action {13m} Oranienburg 18/4/44 with Ed Apperson, Co-pilot: John Ledyard, Navigator: Bill Connors, Bombardier: Hal Marsh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Gaitskill, Radio Operator: Don Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Ray Bailey, Waist gunner: Larry Kuslach, Waist gunner: Bernie Mandella (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Chas Matthews (KIA-slipped out of chute harness); flak set fire to bomb bay and right wing, crew bailed and ship force landed Bergsdorf/Ausbau, NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4049.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/3/43; Pueblo 14/3/43; Presque Is 10/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {24m} Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Albt Jones, Navigator: Alf Dearborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Van Dyke, Radio Operator: Bill Brennan, Ball turret gunner: Carl Bekken, Waist gunner: Casimir Palvic, Waist gunner: Mike Morey,Tail gunner: Ray Brittner (8KIA-most through exposure); Co-pilot: Ken Vaughn, Bombardier: Chas Bronako (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched off Guernsey, Channel Is. Missing Air Crew Report 1982. SPEED BALL.

Delivered Tulsa 27/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 23/5/44 BUCKET OF BOLTS; transferred 326BS/92BG Podington 27/5/44 DEMOBILIZER; 327BS [UX-V]; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Max Cook, Radio Operator: Leroy Mohr (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Roger Willett, Navigator: Francis McDonough, Bombardier: Sal Crivelli, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Smith, Ball turret gunner: Bill Young, Waist gunner: Bill Miller,Tail gunner: Bob Hostutler (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Helbra, NW of Eisleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8880. DREMOBILIZER.

Delivered Lincoln 31/7/44; Dow Fd 17/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/8/44; Missing in Action Szony oil refinery 14/3/45 with Fred Reed, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Laverne Chambers,Tail gunner: Henry Bullis (3 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Bentley Moberg, Navigator: Aubry D. Poindexter, Radio Operator: Ed Wagner, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Lechner (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Harry Hollinger, Waist gunner: Jim Hamilton, Waist gunner: Max Wilder (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit #2, aircraft on fire; four chutes seen with one ablaze; aircraft exploded, crashed Tata, Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 12823.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Dalhart 15/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 31/8/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Ross McPhee, Co-pilot: Fred Nelson, Navigator: Martin Keker, Bombardier: Bernie Levine, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Scarlett, Radio Operator: Herb Shope, Ball turret gunner: Libero Bernagozzi, Waist gunner: Blon Pate, Waist gunner: Dave Shaw,Tail gunner: Jake Delemar (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crash landed in meadow, near Bonn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2344. SATCHA LASS aka ROSIE’S RIVETERS.