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Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/43; en route to UK aircraft force landed Clonakilty, N. Ireland 7/4/43 with Bill Thomas, Co-pilot: Jim Stapleton, Navigator: Bill Prochaska, Bombardier: Collis Hayes, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Thompson frost-bitten feet, Radio Operator: Carl Cameron, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rex Neely, Waist gunner: Guy Tice, Waist gunner: Arlie Arneson,Tail gunner: Bill Whitcombe (10 Returned to Duty); Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Alconbury 2/5/43; 1m (Ball turret gunner: J.R. Miller Wounded in Action), transferred 359BS/351BG [YB-N] Polebrook 17/6/43; suffered battle damage and sent to 2 BAD CCRC on return 10/11/43; Salvaged 18/6/45 13+m. T’AINT A BIRD.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Presque Is 21/5/43; Assigned 92BG Alconbury 13/6/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-Z] Alconbury 16/6/43; 1m, transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-H] Thorpe Abbotts 6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Art Becktoft, Co-pilot: Cliff Spencer, Navigator: Walt Nichols, Bombardier: Bob Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elmer Williams, Ball turret gunner: Chas Marengo, Waist gunner: Ed Hoffman, Waist gunner: Henry Popielarski,Tail gunner: Andy Stanley (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Floyd Lowe (Killed in Action): enemy aircraft caused heavy damage, crashed outskirts of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 953. WAR EAGLE.

Delivered March 5-Jun-41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Clark Field, PI 20-Oct-41; Del Monte-Batchelor 17-Dec-41 with Ford, Chiles, Carrithers, Burke, Uliano, Gilbraith, Groel, Shafer, Wright, Huston; to Samarinda, Borneo then Singosari, Java 30-Dec-41 with Bill Bohnaker; ground accident, overshot runway at Malang, Java 16-Jan-42 with Bill Bohnaker. Sal, the first B-17 lost in Java. Never served in UK

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 19/1/45; in landing accident aircraft crashed into tree on edge of base with Oscar Pierce 19/3/45; Salvaged 20/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/42; Hamilton 4/9/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Laverton, Aus 14/3/42; transferred 65BS & 64BS Torrens Creek, Aus 27/8/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; transferred 54TCW 11/43 then 57TCS/375TCS Port Moresby; on 4/5/44 with Robert Kennedy crash landed Tadji, near Aitape, NG, after supply drop attempt;. Salvaged 5/5/44.(nicknamed ??? (poss FLEE) BY HORSE

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Horham 3/5/44; 4m, transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 8/6/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bob Schomp, Co-pilot: Henry Preher, Navigator: Bob Culwell, Bombardier: Sylvester Dittbenner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edmund Radke, Radio Operator: John HunterWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Joe Rosolino, Waist gunner: Elmer Flood,Tail gunner: Art Malaney (9 Prisoner of War); flak set wing afire, ship exploded over Kleinebersdorf, SE of Stadtroda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7814. YANKEE (WAHINE) WINE.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-N] Grafton Underwood 29/6/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with John Buslee, Co-pilot: Dave Albrecht, Navigator: Bill Henson, Bombardier: Bob Stearns, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Len Bryant, Radio Operator: Seb Peluso, Ball turret gunner: George McMann,Tail gunner: Gerald Anderson (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: George Farrar (Prisoner of War); collided with 42‑31222 over target; both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes;, crashed Ostingersleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9753. LEAD BANANA.

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 17/10/43; Memphis 24/10/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-D] Grafton Underwood 546 [BK-D] 23/11/43; Missing in Action Magdeburg (Berlin) 28/9/44 with Jim Brodie, Co-pilot: Lloyd Vevle, ng-Byron Atkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Crumpton, Radio Operator: Don Dooley, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Hetu (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: George Hawkins, Waist gunner: Harry Liniger,Tail gunner: Wilf Miller (3 Prisoner of War); Collided with 43‑37822 over target; both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes observed; crashed near Erxleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9366. LAZY DAISY.

Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 14BS/19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; transferred Clark Field, PI 21BS/11BG with Rosey O’Donnell, Henry Dittman, Paul Tarbutton, John Carter, George Heard, Roger Stephens, John Clark, Lt Ernie Moore weather/officer, Lt Gordon Blake comm/off); to Batchelor, Aus 18-Dec-41 with Birrell Walsh, Edwin Broadhurst, Paul Tarbutton, John Carter, George Heard, Richardson, John Clark, Roger Stephens, Gauche, Wise; to Del Monte 6-Dec-41; to Samarinda, Borneo then Singosari, Java 30-Dec-41 with Birrell Walsh, Bob Meyer, Jay Horowitz, Ralph Howard, Henry Baier, Ben Kimmerle, Bill Williams, Howard Gilliland, Chas Smith; destroyed Malang, Java 28-Feb-42 during evacuation, but Japanese repaired it and flew it to Japan for affiliation duties. Never served in UK.

Assigned RAF [FA692] but transferred 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; transferred 342BS/97BG Maison Blanche 5/11/42; Used by Gen Mark Clark to Gibraltar 19/10/42; Returned to the USA Tinker 14/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge 22/11/44. BOOMERANG II.

Assigned originally to RAF [FA691], transferred 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; 341BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; bombed by Luftwaffe on base at Maison Blanche, Algeria 20/11/42 with Art Hughes, Bone, Peklenk, Cogdill, Cooper, Faith, Richardson, Hagan, Evans, Hinson (10 Killed in Action). HELLZAPOPPIN.

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-T] Horham 18/11/43; force landed Ghent, Bel. with H.C. Coffman 15/10/44; force landed A-70 Laon-Couvron, France with R.E. Chrystal (9 Returned to Duty) force landed B-53 Merville, Belg. 19/3/45 with E. Grant (9 Returned to Duty), then crash landed Troston AD, Sfk with Jim Phillpott later; (9 Returned to Duty). 98m, sal 16/4/45. A GOOD BET aka HARD TIME aka BLUES IN THE REICH.

Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 26BS, then 42BS/11BG Hickam 14-May41; severely damaged at Hickam Field, HI 7-Dec-41. Repaired. Carl Wuertele crash landed it at Kualoa Point, HI 5-Jul-42; Salvaged. (aircraft No. 61). Never served in UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/11/44; Hunter 7/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 603BS/398BG [N7-M] Nuthampstead 8/2/45; repaired Missing in Action with Lt Marchbanks 13/4/45, AOC 16/4/45 but not returned to group; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with Kurt Schwarzin, John Pilcher, Bob Kinney, Jack Oakman, Cyrus Parr, Arthur West, Clifton Rentfro, Bill Stone, Hugh Lamborn (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wittlich, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10324.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 25/1/44; transferred 613BS/401BG [IN-J] Deenethorpe 11/3/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 19/3/44, force landed continent; Salvaged 1 SAD Troston 22/4/44; mission to Weimar 24/8/44 with F. Carson, Co-pilot: M.E. Moe, Navigator: H.E. Lawless, Bombardier: W. Bucher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: R.B. McGehee, Ball turret gunner: J.J. Geraldi, Waist gunner: L. James,Tail gunner: H. Quist (8 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Bill Mathais (Killed in Action); HOMESICK ANGEL.

Delivered Albuquerque 7-Jun-41; Salt Lake City 17-Jul-41; with Ray Swensin force landed Kirtland, NM 14-Aug-41; Assigned 19BG Clark Fd, Philippines. 17-Oct41; strafed and destroyed at Clark Fd 8-Ded-41, possibly one of the three US B-17 aircraft restored by Japs. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 20/11/43; Wendover 15/12/43; Assigned 457BG in US but W/O 5/1/44.

Delivered Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 30/7/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 16/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 12/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action 31m Regensburg 25/2/44 with Chester Koch, Loy Allen, Ralph Nyren, Paul Parent, (?Watson?), Matt Sheils, Rudolph Wild, Dwight Kimberlin, Jim Montecallo (9? Prisoner of War); Warren Johnson (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Seebach; Missing Air Crew Report 2597.

Delivered 50RC/11BG; Strafed and destroyed Hickam Field on 7-Dec-41. Salvaged 8-Dec-441. (aircraft No. 80).

Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/42; Kirtland 31/1/43; Cheyenne 27/2/43; Pueblo 18/3/43; Presque Is 7/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-R] Polebrook 19/4/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 19/3/44; {21m} Returned to the USA Robins 1/6/44; Amarillo 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46. KAY L II.

Delivered Hunter 18/11/44; Grenier 1/12/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Q] Thurleigh 3/1/45; 92BG Podington 9/5/45; Green Project Salvaged 9AF Germany 25/7/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Hunter 14/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-B] Podington 21/9/44; Green Project mission to Port Lyautey, Morr 16/6/45, ret 17/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.