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Delivered Ogden 1/3/42; Cheyenne 28/3/42; RCAF Dorval 8/5/42; Gander-Prestwick 20/5/42 with Bob Coffman, to RAF [FK197]; Assigned Scottish Aviation for trial installation of special LRASV MkII radar and additional dorsal aerials, not used on anti-sub ops 18/7/42; 251 Sq (AD-E) Reykjavik, Iceland 3/5/45; Struck Off Charge 21/6/47.

Delivered Dallas 1/7/44; Langley 28/7/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 28/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Grenier 5/2/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 9/3/44; transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; {82m} Salvaged 30/11/45.

Delivered Denver 11/2/43; with Gilley Brand force landed Pyote 19/7/43; 19BG Pyote 19/12/43; 505BG Harvard 2/6/44; 3033 BU Stockton 7/9/44; 244 BU Harvard 16/9/44; 224 Sioux City 16/10/44; with Tom Batcha force landed base 22/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 22/5/45.

Delivered Tulsa 18/6/43; Alexandria 11/7/43; with Warren Virter crash landed base 17/10/43; Written off 18/11/43.

Delivered Dallas 5/7/44; Langley 24/7/44; Grenier 23/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG PFF fitted with tail warning radar, Amendola 11/11/44; battle damaged Blechhammer 13/11/44 with Sterling Trump; bellied in Lake Lesina, near Foggia. Salvaged.

Delivered Ogden 23/1/42; Cheyenne 2/3/42; Wayne Co. 5/4/42; RCAF Dorval 8/4/42; Goose Bay to Rejkjavik 9/4/42; to Prestwick 25/6/42 with Dillon Teel RAF [FK186]; never fitted with early ASV; 220 Sq (ZZ-S) Ballykelly 23/7/42; 206 Sq (VX-X) Bebecula 12/8/43; Azores 2/44; 220 Sq (ZZ-S) Lagens, Azores 19/3/44; Struck Off Charge 13/6/45.

Delivered Dallas 24/6/44; Langley 24/7/44; Presque Is 15/8/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 22/8/44; transferred PFF 848BS/490BG Eye 25/8/44; landing accident on base with Don Littlejohn 22/4/45; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-S] Thorpe Abbotts 1945; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 22/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-G] Thorpe Abbotts 11/9/44; Salvaged 4/11/44.

Delivered Dallas 6/7/44; Langley 30/7/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 483BG PFF Sterparone 26/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Denver 4/2/44; 1SAG Langley 7/3/44; Dow Fd 24/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 25/4/44; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 26/5/44; 350BS/100BG [LN-F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; re-ass 108 BU Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 27/5/48.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Dyersburg 5/3/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 23/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 25/6/42 with Bob Leeward to RAF [FK209]; 59 Sq (PJ-J) Thorney Is, 31/12/42; missing on patrol from Chivenor 23/3/43 with Rich Weatherhead, Co-pilot: Bob Phillips, Willard Zapfe, George Cojocar, Bill Arnold, Clarry Copping, Rich Montgomery, Frank Spino (8 Killed in Action);

Delivered Dallas 5/7/44; Langley 28/7/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG PFF Amendola 15/9/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Pilot Andrew F. Crane; Co-pilot: Paul M. Honke (2POW both strafed on way down); Navigator: George W. Betchley; Bombardier: James S. Barnett; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Donald A. Dorman; Radio Operator: Daniel P. Dunkerley, m/op Donald F. Maine; Right Waist gunner: Robert A. Keuchel; Left Waist gunner: Rae G. DeMatteis; Tail gunner: Stephen J. Fatur (8 Killed in Action); flak, two engines out, crashed Linz; Missing Air Crew Report 13248.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/45; Hunter 1/2/45; Grenier 27/2/45; Assigned as SH aircraft 602BS/398BG [K8-L] Nuthampstead 29/2/45; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/45; Hunter 1/2/45; with ? force landed Grenier 15/2/45; Assigned 8AF 27/2/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/45; Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 25/2/45; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 30/3/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 6/7/44; Langley 1/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG PFF Amendola 13/11/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 13/11/44 with Ike Pederson, Co-pilot: Scott Draper, Navigator: Arthur Worth, Bombardier: Ray Tulwalski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Miller, Radio Operator: Carmine Noce, m/op-Byron Martin(serious injury when ditching), Waist gunner: Jim Goodrich, Waist gunner: Theo Scott and Cpl George Barrett, of Yank magazine (10 Returned to Duty); no gas, ditched crew rescued by Italian fishing boats.

Delivered Denver 4/5/44; Dorval 16/5/44; Assigned RAF [HB796]; 214 Sq BU-T RCM Oulton, Nfk. 9/44, fitted with H2S radome in place of chin turret, plus Airborne Grocer aerial on tail and Airborne Cigar aerial amidships; Missing in Action window patrol/bomber support mission 9/2/45.

Delivered Chanute 7/6/44; 3502 BU Chanute 15/6/44; 4141 BU Pyote 14/4/47; Recl Comp 22/12/48.