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Assigned 414BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; transferred 92BG Bovingdon 24/8/42; crash landed Agricultural College, Athenry, Ireland, near Galway Bay, 15/1/43 ex N/Africa after taking part in 1st Prov Grp of Gen Brereton in Eritrea (as No 8.). En route Portreath, Cornwall with Tom Hulings, Co-pilot: Jim McLaughlin, Navigator: Clyde Collins, Radio Operator: Larry Dennis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Parish,Tail gunner: Sgt Tucker plus passengers:-Generals Barnes, Palmer, Brooke, Col Sexton, Major Hormelnwere, Capt Rawlings, Sgts Pippin, Herrie, Planchard, Bery, Tocer and Bollard (18 Returned to Duty). Aircraft was dismantled and returned to USAAF base at Langford Lodge. Salvaged. STINKY, aka TENNESSEE BELLE.

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 13/10/44; battle damaged by debris from another aircraft 31/1/45 with ?; Salvaged 2/2/45.

Delivered Dallas 11/5/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 13/7/44; transferred 832BS/486BG [4N-A] Sudbury 14/7/44; flak damage 10/1/45 with Dean Eakin (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dan Casey (brought ship home safely in heavy snow storm), Navigator: Joe Grabow, Bombardier: Jim Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wendell Holmes, Radio Operator: Fay Daniel, Ball turret gunner: Tharon Eicher, Waist gunner: Clint Kimbrow, Waist gunner: Joe Harris,Tail gunner: Sloan Gibson (9 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Langley 1-Dec-39; force landed Kelly Field, Texas, with Leroy Rainey 25-Mar-42, Sioux Falls 21-Jul-43. Written off 9-Aug-43. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Sold from USAF to Brazilian AF {5404} to 1st & 2nd Sqds of 60BG at Recife, crashed 1959

Delivered Gt Falls 1/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/44; with Ed Dudock force landed base 8/4/44; 222 BU Ardmore 13/6/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Gr Island 1/2/44; Grenier 23/2/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-H] Framlingham 23/2/44 RICK-O-SHAY IV then PURDY BABY; taxi accident on base with Harry Robison 16/3/45; 101m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.MISS CUE aka SISTER KATE.

Delivered Hamilton 21-Nov-39; with A.R. Lind force landed Harmon Fld Newfoundland 31-Mar-42; Hendricks with Dick Gilder force landed base 7-Dec-42; Denver 17-Jul-43; Written off 16-May-44. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/8/44; Patterson 10/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-M] Polebrook 7/10/44; battle damaged {36m} Dresden 14/2/45 with John Kirkland, crew OK; ran out of fuel, force landed France; Salvaged 20/2/45. MERRIE CHRISTIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-R] Polebrook 29/1/44; 510BS [TU-R]; {61m} Assigned war weary 21/2/45; caught fire, sal 18/5/45. SKY BALL.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Dow Fd 20/5/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-P] Polebrook 23/5/44; 509BS [RQ-L]; battle damaged Plauen 19/3/45 with ?; force landed continent, Sal; {72m} Returned to the USA Bradley 29/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. CHATTERBOX II.

Delivered Langley 23-Nov-39; Sebring 22-Jun-42; wrecked in base taxi accident at Hendricks with Clyde Rogers 25-Jan-43; Written off 9-Feb-43. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Hunter 23/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45; HI-BLOWER.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 2/7/44; damaged on Magdeburg missions 5/8/44 with Dave Armstrong, Bombardier: Lon Livsey (Killed in Action), Navigator: Ross Cheney{Wounded in Action}; flak set off ammo in nose gun later; rest of crew OK; involved in taxi accident on base 1/9/44 and sal 3/9/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Z/G] Thorpe Abbotts 23/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Dick Beck, Walt Rosenberger, Pedro Martinez, Lavelie Giles, Dudley Ingraham, Harry Boyd, Dan McTaggart (7 Killed in Action); Dale Snow, Bob Carpenter (2 Prisoner of War); after bombs away was hit br ground rocket, crashed Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12047.

Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 8-Aug-37; transferred 19BG March Fd, Oct-40; re-ass MD, Wright Fd for test purposes 16-Sep-41; transferred Langley, force landed with Alf Hanlon 19-Apr-42; Amarillo 9-Oct-42; 63 flts; Written off 18-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 89]. This aircraft never saw combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered 2BG Langley 28/7/37; trans 19BG March 10/40; c/l 8/10/40 but repaired; Amarillo 19/11/42; 64 flts; WO 5/1/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/44; Kearney 20/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 20/6/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 5/4/45 with Bob Estes, Co-pilot: Frank Marchum, Navigator: Bill Lewis, Bombardier: Dale Giebelhaus {body later washed ashore}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Crawford, Radio Operator: Bernie Slavkin, Ball turret gunner: Lester Weber, Waist gunner: Lashbrook Cook,Tail gunner: Floyd Mitchell (9 Killed in Action); seen to be going down under control and not known what happened, crashed sea. Missing Air Crew Report 13849. MALFUNCTION JUNCTION.

Delivered Long Beach 18/7/43; Cheyenne 19/7/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 5/9/43; Missing in Action (75m) Villacoublay 11/8/44 with Alfred Aske, Navigator: Gordon Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Williams,Tail gunner: Stuart Allison (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Magargee, Waist gunner: Armando Consorto (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Barber, Radio Operator: Chas Nekvasil, Ball turret gunner: Norman Fernaays (3 evaded capture & Returned to Duty); flak hit #3 engine and crashed Villebon near Meudon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8074. HARPER’S FERRY aka ROYAL FLUSH.

Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-S) Bassingbourn 22/7/44 MUNCHIN’ KID; 323BS; {72m, inc two Rubbernecks} Returned to the USA Bradley 13/6/45; Sth Plains 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. STINKY.