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Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Nashville 20/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Homestead 15/3/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 18/3/44; Missing in Action {41m} Blechhammer 7/7/44 with Ira Corpening, Co-pilot: John Kellogg, Navigator: Bill Devoe, Bombardier: Bob Gallup, Radio Operator: Virgil Stuart, Ball turret gunner: Shields Stultz, Waist gunner: Paul Brau, Waist gunner: Bill Leszczynski (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norton Skinner,Tail gunner: Sam Strode (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Japlonika, near Bratislava, Hung;(Senica, It?.) Missing Air Crew Report 6568.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Gr Island 27/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-P] Podington 27/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Bob Rasmussen, Co-pilot: Trinidad Rios, Navigator: Irving Berman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gilman Rude, Radio Operator: Pete Antonio, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hoh, Waist gunner: Pink Higgins, Waist gunner: Harry Neuman,Tail gunner: Bill McKay (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Joe Palatas (KIA-died of wounds in hospital next day); enemy aircraft, crashed Buchholz, six miles SW of Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3673.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS then 28BS/19BG Hawaii 5/5/42; damaged by flak, ditched 50 yards offshore south Buna followed by explosion 14/9/42 with Gilbert E. Erb*, Navigator: John Twilley* (wia), Bombardier: Rich Tennant, Assigned Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sherland Pixley, (4 bailed Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Chas Watson, ;ettg-Francis Hewitt, Radio Operator: Rich Howell,Tail gunner: Rich Tennant (4 Killed in Action); Ed Schneider,Tail gunner: Billy May (2 Prisoner of War); two bailed* and made it to shore, four bailed, two made POW and two picked up by natives and taken to Aussies, +wg remains were found and later recovered. Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-H] Lavenham 14/7/44; battle damaged Cottbus 15/2/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 5 SAD 18/2/45.

Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-T] Podington 5/2/44; Missing in Action Misburg 9/9/44 with Joe Navarra, Co-pilot: Ray Weis, Navigator: Stadley Straus, Bombardier: Bob McNeary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Sprowls, Radio Operator: Angelo Galatis; Ball turret gunner: Merl Brown Stitt, Waist gunner: Ed Madigan, Tail gunner: Noah Tuttle (9 evaded capture via French Underground & ret UK); force landed France; Salvaged 29/11/44. READY TEDDY II.

Delivered Tulsa 3/3/44; Rapid City 12/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-T] Nuthampstead 22/4/44, flown over from USA by group CO Col Hunter; (51m) Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Paul Rich, Co-pilot: Don McKorkindale, Navigator: Bob Stuart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clib Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Ault, Waist gunner: Walt Miller,Tail gunner: Milton Passmore (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Earl Kearney, Radio Operator: Bob Rasmussen (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Hilburghausen, NE of Gotha, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11213. WITKA TANKA TON.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 26BS/11BG; transferred 30BS/19BG Hawaii 21/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG 13/7/42; damaged over Rabual 7/8/42, landed at Batumata Point, Port Moresby; force landed base 3/6/43 with J.E. Housler; repaired then re-ass 55TCW/375TCG as an armed transport, Dobodura, PNG 11/43; in Aug 44 Assigned to Gen Robt Eichelberger as MISS EM (after his wife); Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 4/6/45. SPAWN OF HELL.

Delivered Denver 4/3/43; Patterson 8/4/43; Eglin Fd 16/4/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Alconbury 23/5/43; force landed base with friendly fire damage with Lopez Mantou 9/6/43; then transferred 326BG [JW-D]; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Hans Johnson, Co-pilot: Don Weir, Navigator: Bob Doolan, Bombardier: Harry Broyles, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Dickson, Radio Operator: Herb Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Carlos Guiterrez, Waist gunner: Herb Jackson, Waist gunner: Rudi Antala,Tail gunner: John Treon (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Haltern, near Sevenum, six miles W of Venlo, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 374.

Delivered Hunter 20/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 3/7/44; hit by RAF aircraft in parking accident 5/11/44; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 22/7/44; 401BS [LL-H]; {18+m} also used on Carpet Jamming duties; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. HEY DADDY.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned Hickam field, Hawaii 5th BG 31st sq. 41-2661 named the SNAFU; force landed in a pineapple field wheels up on 5/6/42 on return from Midway Island after two bombing missions with the 1st Lt. Bob Andrews crew; transferred 5AF 21/7/42; Written off 31/10/44. While in transit to the 5th AF reassigned to the 11th BG 42 sq. 13th AF. Later the 431st sq. Andrews killed in unauthorized B17 flight 12/31/42 Espreto Santo with Capt. Jake Levy who died in crash 1/31/42, with Andrews passing 1/1/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; with Dexter Farnsworth force landed base 9/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/4/44; no ops, transferred 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 30/4/44; non operation taxi accident with ground crew 18/4/45; Salvaged 20/4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/5/44; no ops, transferred 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham 29/4/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe (4m) 27/5/44 with John Schoenig, Co-pilot: Mel Van Houten, Navigator: John Schnee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas McKalip, Radio Operator: Clint Davison (5 Killed in Action); Bombardier: John Czmerda, Ball turret gunner: Tom Lewis, Waist gunner: Hyman Green, Waist gunner: Ralph Metcalf,Tail gunner: Alvin Sparks (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Cauchie d’Ecques, six miles S of St Omer, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5255.

Delivered Denver 17/12/43; Kearney 2/1/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV- ] Podington 11/2/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 24/2/44; 360BS/303BG [PU-E] Molesworth 13/3/44; {104m} transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 22/5/45; to RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.. IDALIZA.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Salt Lake City 13/5/42; Assigned 28BS/19BG Hawaii 26/5/42; shot down near Rabaul, New Britain 9/8/42; Salvaged 22/4/45. MUFFINS.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/4; Rapid City 3/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 20/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-N] Thurleigh 26/4/44; 92BG Podington 9/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/10/45. HOW SOON?

Delivered Long Beach 19/10/43; Gr Island 2/11/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-X] Podington 27/12/43; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Jim Smith, crew ?; crash landed near Paris, Fr., sal 14/11/44; crew later returned to base.

Delivered Denver 19/1/44; Dallas 4/2/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 10/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44; transferred 429BS/2BG Amendola 31/3/44; (?cr 8/4/44?); Salvaged 14/1/46. MAMMY YOKUM.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 30BS/19BG Hawaii 22/5/42; transferred 28BS/43BG Fort Hood, Port Moresby 13/7/42; then 11BG; scrapped at Port Moresby, Written off 31/10/44. TOJO’S JINX aka FRANK BUCK. (?Scrapped at Torrens Creek/Mareeba, Aus. 27/8/43?)

Delivered Lincoln 1/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-V] Podington 1/2/45; Green Project, Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46. V-DAY.

Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-E/C] New Castle 13/10/42; Bassingbourn 23/11/42; involved in landing accident at base on 1/8/43 with Dave Gladhart; on return from Stuttgart 38m 6/9/43 with Bill Pegram, Co-pilot: Bill Martin, Navigator: Bob Cosgrove, Bombardier: Norman Eatinger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lawrence W. Murray Sr., Radio Operator: Hans Wobst, Ball turret gunner: ? , Waist gunner: Fred Hutchinson, Waist gunner: Belvin Peters,Tail gunner: Gordon Noel (10RTD?); crash landed Pett Level, near Hastings, SX, UK, out of gas, crew OK, aircraft Salvaged. Completed 25m 17/5/43 and contender with Memphis Belle, Jersey Bounce and Delta Rebel II, for US war bond tour. CONNECTICUT YANKEE.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/2/44; no ops, transferred 96BG Snetterton 22/4/44; then 358BS/303BG [VK-H] Molesworth 6/5/44; {102m} crash landed Snetterton with Bill Hackett 24/12/44 – landing gear was not extended and airplane made a belly landing; Salvaged 2 SAD. THE FLOOSE (IT FLIES).

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 9/5/42; transferred 13AF; retUS after 10/42; Written off 15/6/44.

Delivered Tulsa 4/3/44; Rapid City 13/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 1/5/44; no ops, transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-J] Chelveston 3/5/44; Salvaged 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 4/7/44 after electrical problems; 388BG Knettishall 5/44; Salvaged 14/7/44.