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Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-F] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Hugh Holladay, Co-pilot: Howard Potts{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Joe Michaud{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nick Morrale{Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Roy Lynch, Radio Operator: Herlan Tarter, Ball turret gunner: Delbert Gadberry, Waist gunner: Nick Desanto,Tail gunner: Bob Duncan (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Crottendorf, S of Annaberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8821.

Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-S] Polebrook 29/1/44; {36m} Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Clyde McClelland, Co-pilot: Dick Francis, Navigator: John Duncan, Bombardier: George Kiely, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Poole, Radio Operator: Leon Kriesky, Ball turret gunner: Nathan Williams, Waist gunner: Junior Edwards (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Leroy Cruse (KIA- when in chute shot by civilian); enemy aircraft KOd #1 and #2 on return, then lost a third, crashed Mernes, five miles E of Bad Orb, 25 miles SW of Fulda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5334. BLACK MAGIC.

First flight from Boeing Fd with Eddie Alan 5/9/41; Delivered Wright Fd; Eglin 10/10/41; Assigned Langley 28/12/41; transferred Argentia, Nfd 8/1/42; with C.J. Cochrane crashed into snowbank at base 9/1/42 . Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 11/2/43; Presque Is 27/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 1/5/43; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-A1] Ridgewell 20/7/43; Missing in Action {1+m} Kassel 30/7/43 with Maj Bob Post (Sq CO), Co-pilot: Guerdon Humason, Navigator: LeRoy Hames, Bombardier: Bill Tsialas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Kithcart, Radio Operator: Albt Parker, Ball turret gunner: Frank Fabiano, Waist gunner: Harry Robbins,Tail gunner: Alf Casaly (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Walt Anderson (Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Deelen, between Appeldoorn & Zutfen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 129.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/2/43; Presque Is 28/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 1/5/43; transferred 533BS/381BG [VP- ] Ridgewell 21/7/43; Missing in Action 3+m Gilze Rijen 19/8/43 with Orlando Koenig535, Co-pilot: Joe Mangarpan, Navigator: Leon Spivey535, Bombardier: Ed O’Loughlin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo Perkins535, Waist gunner: Russ Chester (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Walt Buran535, Waist gunner: Wilbert Jones535, Radio Operator: Art Everett535,Tail gunner: Gene Sabourin (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft caused severe battle damaged and aircraft disintegrated, crashed Oud-Rozenberg, W of Rotterdam, Hol., taking four to their deaths. Missing Air Crew Report 662. MAN O’ WAR.

Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Dow Fd 30/4/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-P] Podington 24/5/45; battle damaged Merzhausen 24/12/44 with Harry Williams, crew OK?; force landed continent; Salvaged 10/1/45.

Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 7/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Baer Fd 27/5/43; Dow Fd 3/6/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Juist Is (convoy) 25/6/43 with Capt Oran Petrich, Co-pilot: Bluford Mullens, Navigator: Ed Jones, Bombardier: Stan Morrison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Brim, Radio Operator: Ed Zerblis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Rutherford, Waist gunner: Joe Bieu, Waist gunner: Pete Villabos,Tail gunner: Jim Strong (10 Killed in Action); fate unknown presumed ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 269.

Delivered Denver 2/4/43; Smoky Hill 27/4/43; Dow Field 19/5/43; Presque Is 20/5/43; Geiger 26/5/43; Presque Is 28/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-M] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Ed Stork, Co-pilot: John Minerich, Bombardier: Art Twitchell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Willey, Ball turret gunner: Paul Caveny, Waist gunner: Doug Brown, Waist gunner: Gordon Shields,Tail gunner: Ira Turner (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Gibbons, Radio Operator: Stefan Palmer (2 Killed in Action); flak set aircraft ablaze, crashed Amelsbeuren, three miles S of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1022. HORNY aka FOREVER YOURS II.

Delivered Long Beach 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-O] Ridgewell 22/1/44; mid-air coll with 42-97511 (381BG) peeling off over field on returning from Aschaffenberg 21/1/45, with Jim Smith, Co-pilot: Bill Dernberger, Navigator: Chas Soper, Bombardier: Bernie McCudden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Durban Jr, Radio Operator: Virgil Gray, Ball turret gunner: Don Wilson, Waist gunner: Ralph Campbell,Tail gunner: Walter Streich (9 Killed in Action); crashed in base area on approach. SCHNOZZLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/43; Albuquerque 15/12/43; Kearney 4/1/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-K] Ridgewell 22/2/44; mid air coll with 42-40011 returning from Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Val Crofts, Co-pilot: Nicholas Tauro, Navigator: Seymour Sobole, tog-Ed Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gildo Pannacione, Radio Operator: Morris Shapiro, Ball turret gunner: Allen Taylor, Waist gunner: John York,Tail gunner: Milton Swarts (9 Killed in Action); crashed near base; Salvaged 2 SAD Watton, Nfk. EGG HAID.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 13/9/44; 6m, Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44 with Arvil McCulley, Co-pilot: Jean Ericson, Navigator: Joe Kunze, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Sweeney, Radio Operator: Bob Owen, Ball turret gunner: Ray Peck, Waist gunner: Wilhelm Hussong,Tail gunner: Sam Jelsomeno (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bill Kehoe (Killed in Action); flak hit #1 and #2 engine, left wing ablaze, dropped out of formation, jettisoned bombs and lost height rapidly before becoming obscured from sight, crashed Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9471. STORMY WEATHER

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 5/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Chas Webster, John Little, Grant Lakin, Sylvester Duke (4 Killed in Action); Virgil Whitt, Lowell Hendrickson, Morris Burkhart, Dick Meehan, Jim Anthony (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Osenhorst, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11361.

Delivered Albuquerque 11-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Clark Field, PI 17-Oct-41; hit by P-40 at Clark 10-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in UK.

Delivered Wright Field 19-Mar-41; with Ed Gavin force landed base 22-Jul-41; Geiger 19-Dec-41; Tucson 7-Feb-42; Sebring 20-Jun-42; Hobbs, NM, 7-Nov-42; Biggs 20-Nov-42; Assigned 953 TFTS Hobbs with Eugene Cox bellied in low on gas nine miles NE of Lebanon, ID 26-Mar-43; transferred 93 Advan Trng Gp Patterson 4-Apr-43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) May 45. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Kearney 12/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-M] Polebrook 26/7/44; battle damaged {80m} Bremen 30/3/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 20/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-R] Thurleigh MISS PATRICIA 5/5/43; battle damaged St Nazaire 17/11/42 with Bill Williams, crash landed Exeter, repaired & transferred AFSC 27/6/43; 323BS/91BG [OR-R/X] Bassingbourn 25/9/43; {23m} Returned to the USA Tinker 13/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45. CHENNAULT’S PAPPY.

Delivered Tulsa 21/10/42; Assigned 416BS/99BG Sioux City 24/11/42; force landed base with John Thistlewood 6/12/42; Gowen 30/4/43; Wendover 5/5/43; Casper 9/6/43; Smoky Hill 14/6/43; Sioux City 15/7/43; Tinker 5/8/43; Patterson 30/1/44; Lockbourn 28/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 15/10/45.

Delivered Tulsa 25/10/42; Boise 29/11/42; Written off 14/4/43.

Assigned 30BS/19BG Pyote 6/1/43; Syracuse 9/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 12/11/42; Tulsa 24/12/42; Pueblo 27/1/43; Amarillo 8/2/43; Orlando 4/4/43; Geiger 3/5/43; Ephrata 1/8/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/2/46.