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Destroyed on ground on 25/04/1942.

Delivered Tulsa 3/4/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/45; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 3/5/44; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 4/5/44; taxi acc with 43-37686 21/6/44, with Dale McEwen, Co-pilot: Chas Gutekunst, Navigator: Alex Maruchess, Bombardier: Derry Irons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Hubiak, Radio Operator: Jay Emrick, Ball turret gunner: Dale Strausbaugh, Waist gunner: Rynaldo Bussino, Waist gunner: Edwin Tyrell,Tail gunner: Vince Andra (10RTD, three slight injuries); Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/43; Salina 23/1/43; Kearney 26/2/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Navarin 4/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action Porto Civitanova 24/1/44 with Chas Watkins, Co-pilot: Ernie Blanton, Navigator: Erwin Rubenstein, Bombardier: John Hazlett{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Geiger, Radio Operator: L.E. Perkins, Ball turret gunner: Jack Bristol, Waist gunner: Clyde Bridges, Waist gunner: Edwin Eubanks,Tail gunner: Vivian Brody{Wounded in Action} (10 Returned to Duty), ditched mile off Bari, crew rescued by two small Italian boats.

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Dow Fd 26/11/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 27/11/44; transferred 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Rougham 28/11/44; crashed on take off in heavy snow for Hohenbudberg 28/1/45 with Wilmar Weiss, Bombardier: Leon Rondeau, crew chief-Ralph Peeples, Waist gunner: Henry Olierdessen, Waist gunner: Junior Hollenbeck (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Weber, Radio Operator: Paul Pidgeon,Tail gunner: Wayne Ward Wounded in Action (4 Returned to Duty); as aircraft hit railroad near Thurston, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 10/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 25/11/44; Dow Fd 12/12/44; Assigned as PFF 351BS/100BG [EP-X] Thorpe Abbotts 15/12/44; transferred 570BS/390BG [DI-R] Framlingham 17/12/44; back to 100BG 5/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 19/10/45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 3/4/44; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-T] Thorpe Abbotts 4/4/44, then 350BS [LN-S]; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; {75m} Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) KIngman 18/12/45. LADY GERALDINE.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-F] Podington 3/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Dick Boye, Co-pilot: Len Wood, Navigator: Francis Eagan, Bombardier: Gene Tracey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Burleson, Radio Operator: Lou Modafferi, Ball turret gunner: Ron Elliott, Waist gunner: Carl Holland,Tail gunner: Rudy Froelich (9 Killed in Action); flak hit and last seen over water, crashed Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 8274.

Delivered Strategic Arms Depot 4-Jan-41; Assigned 11BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; destroyed on ground by Japanese attack 7-Dec-41. Never served in UK.

Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 23BS/5BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; destroyed by Japanese attack 7-Dec-41. Salvaged. (aircraft No.20). Never served in the UK.

Delivered Albuquerque 5-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Clarke Field, Philippines 17-Oct-41 with Jack Adams, Bill Railing, Harry Schreiber, John Fleming, Tom Crumley, Albt Hopkins, Bill McCool, Jim Reed, Ed Alsen; destroyed when crashed on take off Del Monte, Philippines. with Jack Adams 12-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Hickham Field, HI 14-May-41; Assigned 14BS/19BG Clark Field 21-Oct-41 with Eugene Ewbank, Ken Kreps, Mel McKensie, Ray Furnald, Rufus Nichols, Howard Pack, Lloyd Worth, Homer Hammond, Henry Korzzak; damaged by P-40 on base 9-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 16/6/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 17/6/43; with R.C. Cozens force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43; Missing in Action (18m) Munster 10/10/43 with Bill Buckley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Sluder, Radio Operator: Ralph Piner, Ball turret gunner: Harry Balmer, Waist gunner: Leo Baron (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Fred Kennie, Navigator: Bob Barto, Bombardier: Edison Janney, Waist gunner: Don Reinhart (4 Prisoner of War),Tail gunner: Ed Burlingham (Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft blew off complete tail, crashed Bertling House, Sinningen, 13 miles N of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 942. PATSY ANN III.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 27/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; transferred 349BG [XR-P]; battle damaged Merseburg with Bob Chamberlin 29/7/44; Salvaged 8/8/44. VARGA VENUS.

Delivered Denver 12/6/43; Hobbs 17/7/43; 93BG Pyote with Fred Rowan taxi accident on base 9/10/43; 271 BU Kearney 15/9/43; 4136 BU Tinker 23/9/43; Kearney 12/10/43; 268 BU Peterson 1/12/43; 273 BU Lincoln 11/1/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 22/12/44; Grenier 4/1/45; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-C] Nuthampstead 7/2/45; damaged when undercarriage collapsed in strong cross wind on return from practice mission with Bill Heathcote 26/2/45; Salvaged 28/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 834BS/486BG [2S-A] Sudbury 8/7/44; {76m} Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. HOCK SHOP.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 31/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 18/6/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; weath aircraft 9/7/44; Returned to the USA Sth Plains 4/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 27/6/45.

Assigned 341BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; 327BS/92BG Alconbury 29/6/42 LITTLE JOHN; 11CCRC Bovingdon /8/42; on courier trip to N/Africa 23/12/43; Written off & sal 2/6/45. LADY BE GOOD.

Delivered Lincoln 3/12/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-C] Nuthampstead 17/1/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with Watkins, crew all bailed (? Returned to Duty); crash landed 12 miles SE of Monf, Fr., Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr..

Delivered RAF [AN534] as part of Lend-Lease via Gander to 90 Squardon [WP-E] Polebrook 4-Apr-41; crashed on test flight take-off at Polebrook 28-Jul-41 with H. Brook, R. Bradley, R. Henderson, R. Muir, R. Smith, P. Pugh (6 Killed in Action); suffered severe turbulence with damage starboard wing and crashed Wilbarston, near Corby, Northamptonshire. UK 28-Jul-41. Salvaged.