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Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/43; Columbus 23/1/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 5/2/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with Paul Gerstenharber, Co-pilot: Roy Maggard, Navigator: Bill Metz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Lopez, Radio Operator: Albt Maxbauer, Ball turret gunner: Pete Zedalis, Waist gunner: John Johnson, Waist gunner: Jesse Taylor,Tail gunner: Don Lank (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Jim Strong (Killed in Action); flak, crashed & exploded two miles W of Reken, near Wesendorf, SE of Borken, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3543.

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 11/4/44; Morrison 27/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/5/44; 346BS/99BG Tortorella 22/5/44; {54m} to depot 2/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-V] Podington 7/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Horace Potter, Co-pilot: Bill Biely, Navigator: Marion Brewer, Bombardier: Marshall Bates, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Hoover (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Morton Wolf, Ball turret gunner: Ray Magierski, Waist gunner: John Gordon,Tail gunner: Art Cromwell (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Luttchendorf, E of Lutherstadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8890. LITTLE LAMZEY DIVEY.

Delivered Tulsa 16/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-U] Podington 17/7/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 13/9/44 with Elvin Hendrickson, Co-pilot: Joe Bacun, Navigator: Carl Murray, Bombardier: Walt Prebis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Mackey,Tail gunner: Glade Sickels (6 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Bill Post (Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bob Shackleford, Waist gunner: Frank Wisilosky (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft caused battle damage but it limped home to RAF Woodbridge, Sfk, UK, an ELG; Missing Air Crew Report 8881. SKY MONSTER.

Delivered Dallas 14/5/44; Langley 26/6/44; Dow Fd 17/7/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG PFF Amendola 23/7/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/12/45.

Delivered Ogden 22/2/42; slated RAF but transferred 98BS/11BG Hawaii 24/5/42; also 7BG, painted blue all over; Missing in Action when hit by ship flak on bomb run over Guadalcanal 29/9/42 with Frank T. Waskowicz, Co-pilot: Clarry Marthey, Navigator: Art Platt, Bombardier: Joe Todd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: David Dixon, as-eng-J.W. Childers, Radio Operator: J.W. Joslin, Waist gunner: Nenry Nosalik,Tail gunner: Bob Thomas (9 Killed in Action); explosion blew off wing and crashed into sea. Missing Air Crew Report 16104. THE BLUE GOOSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Cerignola 30/12/43; Missing in Action {13m} Villaorba, It. 30/1/44 with Joe Perkins, Thigpen, Reynolds, Tracy, Oldroyd, Richardson, Weed, Gresham, Browning, Murphy, (fate ?); flak, crashed Udine; Missing Air Crew Report 2062.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Hunter 25/8/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/9/44; loaned 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell, {34m}; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 25/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 16/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 390BG Framlingham 8/7/44; transferred 839BS/487BG [R5-H] Lavenham 9/7/44; force landed Melsbroek, Bel 19/12/44; Salvaged 3/1/45.

Delivered Lowry 8/5/42; Hamilton 28/5/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii 13/7/42; transferred 64BS/43BG, then 65BS; severe battle damaged on recon mission to Bismark Arch. 17/5/43 with Capt William Crawford Jr.; salvaged and repaired before retUS Hamilton 22/7/44; Tinker 14/9/44; Recl Comp 9/2/45. LOOSE GOOSE.

Delivered Dallas 24/6/44; Hunter 28/7/44; Dow Fd 17/8/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 28/8/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/3/45 with Rich Rapelyea, Co-pilot: Allie Melson, Navigator: Chas Parrish, Radio Operator: Fred Bryant, Ball turret gunner: Don Wagaman, Waist gunner: Glen Bailey, Waist gunner: Don Roberts,Tail gunner: Herb Jacobs (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Marvin Steinford (killed by groundfire on descent); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Rowe (2 Killed in Action); flak hit, #2 feathered, crashed Gyor, Hung; Missing Air Crew Report 13372.

Delivered Hunter 23/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 4/12/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/3/45 with Bob Tappen, Co-pilot: Hyacinth Thimmesch, Navigator: Leon Gesicki, Bombardier: Sgt Walter Sura[tog], Radio Operator: Bob Reardon, Ball turret gunner: Jim Ash, Waist gunner: Bill Kralich, Waist gunner: Jim Carter,Tail gunner: Jim Shrout (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irving Chary (Killed in Action); flak and attacked by two Me 262 jets, crashed Zossen; Missing Air Crew Report 13374.

Delivered Lincoln 15/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 8/11/44; Missing in Action Vienna 21/2/45 with Eugene Bull, Co-pilot: Harry Frazer, Navigator: John Specker{Wounded in Action}, (3 evaded capture); Bombardier: Bob Krejza, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lewis Fifield, Radio Operator: Jesse Killian, Ball turret gunner: Bill Martin, Waist gunner: Clyde Freestone{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: John Gilleece{Wounded in Action} (6 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Ted Bunnell (KIA – actually died in German hospital); flak ko’d #4, crashed near Gyor, Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 12099.

Delivered Lowry 26/2/42; Hamilton 7/6/42; with Bruce Gibson Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii; transferred 65BS/43BG; took part in Midway battle; ditched close to Lae 16/1/43 with Harris Lean, Co-pilot: Albert Fair, Navigator: Ruby Johnston, Bombardier: Alf Retzhy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Wells, Radio Operator: Minor Smith, Waist gunner: Wendell Revers, Waist gunner: Claude Robinson,Tail gunner: Russell Owens (9RTD?); TUGBOAT ANNIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/1/45; Hunter 17/1/45; Grenier 1/2/45; Assigned 49BS/2BG PFF Amendola 6/2/45; Missing in Action Vienna 16/3/45 with Col Richard Waugh, Co-pilot: Major Ernie Blanton, Navigator: Bernie Stark, Bombardier: Joe Swift, m/op-Albert Pierard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Taylor, Radio Operator: Edwin Wade, Waist gunner: Tony Calabrese{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Francis Abbott, tg/obs-Lt Chas Freeman (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Sasd, near Pecs, Hungary, crew safe; Missing Air Crew Report 13260.

Delivered Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 16/8/44; Missing on practice operation 2/11/44 with George Reilly, Co-pilot: Arvin Hildebrand, Navigator: Richard Glattly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben English, Radio Operator: Melvin Talley. Simply disappeared; Missing Air Crew Report 9683.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-M] Podington 23/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with John Langfeldt, Waist gunner: Dan Sullivan,Tail gunner: Ken Biedinger (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Guy Wallace, Navigator: Walt Heldorfer, Bombardier: Oscar Rogers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Broderick, Radio Operator: Dale Howard, Ball turret gunner: Ken Neff, Waist gunner: Albert Monti (7 evaded capture); flak KOd two engines and electrics, ship bellied in Sailly-Saillisel, 17 miles NW of Cambrai, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4261.

Delivered MacDill 24/2/42; Cheyenne 23/5/42; Pocatello 6/11/42; 19BG Pyote 11/1/43; 1497 AF Gp Lockbourn 25/2/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/11/45.

Delivered Douglas (Vega) as XB-38 with Allison V-1710 liquid cooled four-engine product assigned for USAAF to Lockheed-Vega to study four V-1710-89 V-12 liquid-cooled engines to contrast standard air-cooled Wright Cyclones along with other modifications. It first flew 19-May-43, but crash landed Tipton, Cal. 16-Jun-43 due to engine fire and one passenger killed. Salvaged. Never served in the UK

Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 28/6/43 SHE’S MY GAL; 28/7/43 with E.L. Lemke force landed Gt Ashfield AFB, Sfk,; 6/9/43 with Max Crowder force landed Chipping Norton; 12m, Missing in Action Saarlautern 4/10/43 with Max Crowder, Co-pilot: Edgar Taylor, Navigator: Paul Terrell, Bombardier: Bill Savage, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Lewis, Radio Operator: Duke Rosenburg, Ball turret gunner: Andres Torres, Waist gunner: Theo Mayer, wo-Melvin Hibbert,Tail gunner: Arlie Arneson (10 Prisoner of War); flak, ditched 5 miles off Bayeux, France; Missing Air Crew Report 744 & 1455. FIGHT’N -‘N – BIT’N.

Delivered Lincoln 20/10/44; Grenier 27/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 8/11/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with John Pierik, Co-pilot: Bob Steele, Navigator: Harry Taylor, Bombardier: John Yatsco (4 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Benjamin, Radio Operator: Ray Levesque, Ball turret gunner: Vernon Burger, Waist gunner: Tony Zevenbergen, Waist gunner: Chas Redford,Tail gunner: Wilbur Jaffke (6POW, all strafed while descending but not hit); flak damage, but on way down the ship was attacked by Russian Air Force P-39s, crashed near Salzbrun, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 13245.

Delivered MacDill 6/2/42; West Palm Beach 22/2/42; Assigned 395BS/40BG Rio Hato, Panama 27/3/42; Guatemala 2/4/42; SAAD 13/6/42; Guatemala 24/6/42; SAAD 2/11/42; Guatemala 1/12/42; Rio Hato Panama 19/3/43; landing accident with John Seeley 10/4/43; Written off 2/10/43.

Delivered Hunter 15/1/45; Dow Fd 1/2/45; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 25/2/45; {0m} transferred 483BG Sterparone 4/45; 99BG Tortorella 20/9/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.