Delivered Denver 9/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Homestead 16/3/44; slated 398BG, Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 17/3/44; transferred 97BG Amendola 5/44; battle damaged Atzgerdorf, Aus 24/5/44 with ?; BTG Wasnuk shot out of turret, aircraft landed Foggia; Missing in Action Salzburg 17/11/44 with Arthur Lammers, Jarvis, Todd, Van Morris, Tunney, Krieger, Nordham, Bleber, Patterson, Lynch; Missing Air Crew Report 9877. RIGOR MORTIS II.
Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 15/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-G] Lavenham 18/7/44; Missing in Action Beilefeld, Ger 30/9/44 with Harry Oesch, Co-pilot: Wilburn Furr, Navigator: Henry Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milo Volavka, Radio Operator: Martin Stanley, Ball turret gunner: Hudie Graves, Waist gunner: Bill Focht,Tail gunner: Willard Green (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Viltold Zalneraitis (Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-38037 (487BG), crashed Leopoldshohe-Kentrup, E of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9423.
Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 13/7/44; Missing in Action Bielefeld 30/9/44 with Ray Jackson, Co-pilot: Theo Sherrill, Navigator: Ed Plevak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Laverne Nelson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rogers, Waist gunner: Bernie Ballard,Tail gunner: Ben Harcq (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: John Franke, Radio Operator: George Michael (2 Prisoner of War); propwash caused mid air coll with 43-38154 (487BG); crashed Bexterhagen, E of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9422.
Delivered Minneapolis 9/3/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii 5/5/42; retUS 3137 BU Hendricks 21/10/43; Written off 13/7/44; Recl Comp 20/3/46.
Delivered Long Beach 26/8/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-Q] Podington 25/12/43; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/2/44 with Harvey Jessen, Co-pilot: Dale Alexander, Navigator: Don Austin, Bombardier: Lynwood Argenbright, Radio Operator: Duane Bingham, Ball turret gunner: Fred Arrouquier, Waist gunner: Joe Pietruszewski,Tail gunner: Wilbur Brownlee (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Belk, Waist gunner: Bob Conrad (2 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #3, crash landed in field between Mudersbach & Altenkirchen, Ger, some 85 miles after crew had bailed out; Missing Air Crew Report 2756. SUZY Q.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Gr Isle 29/6/43; Dow Fd 18/7/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Oudna 3/9/43; transferred 419BS/301BG Oudan 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; {40m} Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 2/4/45; 4104 BU Rome 30/4/45; 4108 BU Newark 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 20/6/45.
Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-J] Presque 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; fire & severe battle damaged over Rotterdam shipyards 31/3/43 with Hugh Ashcraft, Co-pilot: Bill Lakey, Navigator: Bert Wells, Bombardier: Jim Moberley, Radio Operator: Doug Glover, Ball turret gunner: Ray Armstrong, Waist gunner: Jim Patterson, Waist gunner: Frank Corser,Tail gunner: Frank Hilsabeck (9 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Steve Gogoyla Killed in Service -killed when slipped out of his chute after nearing Tolleshunt Major, a couple of miles away; pilot eventually brought the ship staggering back to crash land in woods at Beacon Hill, near Wickham Bishops, Witham, Ex., UK.; sal 1/4/43. SOUTHERN COMFORT.
Delivered Minneapolis 11/3/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii 4/5/42; retUS Pocatello 28/11/42; Oklahoma City 12/12/42; Pyote 19/1/43; Lockbourn 26/2/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Dow Fd 9/4/44; Assigned 305BG Chelverston, then transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-J] Podington 13/11/44; secret mission (Green Project) 1/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/10/45. GRIN-N-BEARIT.
Delivered Hunter 10/11/44; Grenier 22/11/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 11/12/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.
Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 27/2/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Z] Polebrook 26/3/44; Missing in Action {21m} Brandenburg 6/8/44 with Bill Boyd, Co-pilot: Chester Snyder, Radio Operator: Max Thompson, Ball turret gunner: Malcolm Keanes (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Art Marsden, Bombardier: Don Wassner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Karnes, Waist gunner: Ed Handel,Tail gunner: Ed Gavin (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wust, E of Brandenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7584. SCREW BALL.
Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 6/5/42; transferred 5AF 22/5/42, but exploded on take off at Whenuapi, Auckland, NZ en route Laverton, near Melbourne, Aus 9/5/42 with Col. Rich Cobb, Co-pilot: Jim Bruce, Lt E. Hoffman, Chas Brunson, Hary Cohn, J. Lopez, John Clanton, Jim Herriotta, Curtis Childers plus two passengers Lt B. Hust (USN), Capt Jean Githerd (French Navy) (11 Killed in Service); Written off 31/10/44.
Delivered Hunter 3/1/45; Grenier 15/1/45; Assigned 749BS/457BG [O/A] Glatton 18/2/45; landed on continent three times; Returned to the USA Bradley 22/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. RATTLESNAKE DADDY.
Delivered Denver 27/11/43; Cheyenne 12/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; Memphis 29/12/43; Morrison 3/1/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Cerignola 14/1/44; Lucera 1/2/44; crashed base non-operational 12/8/44, Salvaged.
Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-J] Polebrook 11/10/44; 508BS [YB-X]; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 30/5/45; {56m} Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; Sth Plains 10/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. MARTHA.
Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 14/5/42; transferred 65BS/43BG then 54TCW in PNG before transferred 6SR Clark Fd, Phllipines. LULU.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N.I. 14/1/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-V] Bassingbourn 1/2/44; 77m Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Leroy Hare, Co-pilot: Bob Casey, Navigator: Theo Herrick, Bombardier: Roy Cook (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Harris, Radio Operator: Frank Holman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Oxby, Waist gunner: Floyd Callen,Tail gunner: George Hanson (5 Killed in Action); riddled by formation of enemy aircraft, tailplane broke away and ship crashed Gnotsch, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10144. MAN ‘O WAR II – HORSEPOWER LTD.
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 17/7/44; 839BS [R5-V]; Missing in Action Hamm 26/11/44 with Burr Davidson, Doug Brink, Willard Blanchard, Roy Denure, Clarry Becker, Bill Millard, Chas McBride, Milton Price, Joe Dory (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Osnabruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10758.
Delivered Denver 14/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; 301BG Lucera 15/5/44; 97BG Amendola /44; Salvaged 25/7/45.
Delivered Palm Beach 22/3/42; Assigned 44BS/40BG Howard, CZ 6/6/42; Puerto Rico 8/6/42; Guatemala City 4/9/42; SAD 11/12/42; Guatemala 8/2/43; landing accident with Winton Close at Beta, Guyana 20/2/43; Written off 15/10/43.
Delivered Denver 15/12/43; Phoenix 22/12/43; Tulsa 9/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 18/1/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 20/2/44; Missing in Action Budapest 27/6/44 with Frank East, Co-pilot: Dearle Sampson, Navigator: Jim Anderson, Bombardier: Roger Moran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Reuter, Radio Operator: John Erickson, Ball turret gunner: Cliff Buckley, Waist gunner: Tom Parrington, Waist gunner: Rich Lawrence,Tail gunner: Herb Richardson (10POW?); flak, crashed Budapest; Missing Air Crew Report 6414.
Delivered Denver 17/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Mitchell 1/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/2/44; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-D] Bassingbourn 27/2/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 5/45 for VIP’s; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46. EVENIN’ FOLKS! HOW Y’ALL?
Delivered Minneapolis 9/3/42; Assigned 30BS/19BG Hawaii 6/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG; crashed on take off Port Moresby and exploded 14/6/43 with James A. Pickard, Co-pilot: Capt Jack Ryan, Navigator: Capt Rich Zahm, Lt Francis Damron, John Meehan, Merrill Green, Dale Mitchell plus obs. 15th Weather Sq. (8 Killed in Action); W/O Salvaged. THE JERSEY SKEETER.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Hunter 22/2/44; Morrison 4/3/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 6/3/44; Missing in Action Turin 29/3/44 with Ed Wronkoski, Co-pilot: Francis Sanvito, Navigator: Rich Zeguin, Bombardier: Norman Stockstill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Floyd High, Radio Operator: Dan Weiss, Waist gunner: George Lawrence, Waist gunner: D.M. Genter,Tail gunner: Ernie Lipsett (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Maurice LaRouche (EVD, ret to base via Morocco); flak ko’d #1, 3 & 4, then attacked by Italian Fiat G-55s, crashed Bormida de Dego, It; eight chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 3514.