Delivered Denver 5/2/43; Jackson 17/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin 9/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {55m} transferred 353BS/301BG Oudna 13/11/43; {9m+} Missing in Action Piraeus 11/1/44, with Bob Goen, Sudol, Hicks, Fassett, Fowler, Pittoni, Mattkey, Kemmler, Steerman (9 Killed in Action); Raley (evaded capture); crashed Patrai, Greece. Missing Air Crew Report 1832. SKIPPY.
Delivered Dallas 3/5/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 839BS’487BG [R5-L] Lavenham 2/8/44; on training flight 30/8/44 with Don Stone, Co-pilot: Don Duyser, Navigator: Irving Koenigsberg, Bombardier: Ned Whitmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orlando Morgan, Radio Operator: Albt Mirands, Ball turret gunner: Ira Murphy, Waist gunner: Roy Hon (8 Returned to Duty); aircraft made normal landing but u/c collapsed; Salvaged 31/8/44.
Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-S] Bangor 5-Oct-42; Molesworth 25-Oct-42; 52m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11-Jan- 44 with Tom Simmons, Co-pilot: Fred Reichel, Navigator: Bill Clyatt, Bombardier: Dick Vaughan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Elliott, Radio Operator: Joe Bennett, Ball turret gunner: Dante Dipietra, Waist gunner: Bob Livingstondied Stalag 17B, Krems 27/3/44, Waist gunner: Bob Stewart,Tail gunner: Wesley Hasty (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft severely damaged ship, crew bailed, but it flew on and crashed in woods at Oberhaus, between Bad Lauterberg & Braunlage, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1923. S FOR SUGAR.
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Slated 388BG, transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 3/2/44; 14m, Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Delmar Miles, Co-pilot: George Ralph, Navigator: John Evan Lloyd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Dengle, Radio Operator: Norbert C Wolfe, Ball turret gunner: Joe Williams, Waist gunner: Gordon Loud, Waist gunner: Clarence Feest,Tail gunner: Ollie Frisco (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Oliver Andres (KIA-chute failed); enemy aircraft attack set ship afire, crashed Kritzenow, three miles SE of Rostock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3802.
Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 17/10/44; Missing in Action Parchim, Ger 7/4/45 with Bob Bares, Jim Westbrook, Bob Sonnenberg, George Shantz, Sam Hinstead, Vernon Hofmann, Andy Strable, Dave Becker, Jesse Rorie, Bob Pedersen {rcm} (10 Killed in Action); rammed by enemy aircraft & hit by debris from aircraft above; crashed Steinhuden Meeres, Ger. PAULA SUE.
Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 21/3/44; Grenier 10/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Y/P] Molesworth 30/4/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Robert W. Krohn; Paul B. Kindig; Louis M. Christen; Henry T. O’Sullivan; Norman O. Peterson; Malcom L. McKenzie; John Minoff; Arthur A. Marozas; force landed near Warsaw, Poland; Salvaged 28/3/45. MISS LACE.
Delivered Long Beach 17/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 26/10/43; sal 9AF Germany 19/9/45.
Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 2/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Chelveston 3/12/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Wayne Keysar, Co-pilot: Lyle Black, Navigator: Wayne Corpening, Bombardier: Emanuel Koszalka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Farley, Radio Operator: Walt Rumple, Ball turret gunner: Enrique Gonzales, Waist gunner: Marvin Greenwood, Waist gunner: Ed Fernandez,Tail gunner: Ed Hesse (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bermbach, near Idstein/Taunus, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2866.
Delivered Long Beach 18/9/43; Scott 9/10/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Chelveston 11/10/43; transferred 406NLS [JJ-G] 23/5/44, then 858BS 24/6/44; sal 11/12/44. DALEY’S MALE.
Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned PFF 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 6/11/44; {25m} Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45.
Delivered Denver 2/3/44; Kearney 9/4/44; Grenier 21/4/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-B] Kimbolton 5/5/44; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-Q] Molesworth 12/5/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Jim Hahn, Bombardier: Jack Benford, Radio Operator: John Conkling(chute failed), Ball turret gunner: Andy Darbrowski, Waist gunner: Bob Proctor(chute failed),Tail gunner: Hans Howald (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Fulks, Navigator: Chas Olson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Kalasky (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #4, then right wing alight, crashed Halchten, SE of Wolfenbuttel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9412.
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-R] Polebrook 19/4/43; Missing in Action 1m Wilhelmshaven 15/5/43 with Joe Meli, Co-pilot: Bob Cooper, Navigator: Jack Howell, Bombardier: Howard Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dewey Bishop, Radio Operator: Melvin Hugo, Ball turret gunner: Louis Hilscher, Waist gunner: Stanford Henry, Waist gunner: Chas Summers,Tail gunner: Bern Guenzig (10 Killed in Action); flak damage and attack by Bf 109G from above, 5/6 chutes were seen, then ditched North Sea about 40 miles NE of Borkum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 15581. SPARE BALL.
Delivered Dallas 18/9/44; Hunter 16/10/44; Dow Fd 27/10/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/10/44 RAPID CITY SPOOK; Returned to the USA Morrison 27/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/11/45. FALSE COURAGE.
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 28/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-P] Snetterton 1/7/43 CHINOOK; Missing in Action Quackenbruck 8/4/44 with Myrle Stinnett, Co-pilot: Carl Glassman (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Ed Merrill, Bombardier: Jim Hutchinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Pollio, Radio Operator: Dave Schwantee, Ball turret gunner: Orville Smith, Waist gunner: Harry Wilson, Waist gunner: Strother Rankin,Tail gunner: John Kozikowski (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Azewijn-Ulft, E of Arnhem, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 3649. LADY MILLICENT.
Delivered Denver 12/7/43; Scribner 30/7/43; Kearney 3/8/43; Scott Fd 14/8/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-L] Framlingham 25/8/43 RED HEAD; Lt Jim Baker (nav) killed by prop after aircraft stopped because of flat tyre 27/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin (15m) 8/5/44 with Jim Son, Co-pilot: Ed Cahill, Navigator: John Dryden, Bombardier: Roswell Spoor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dominic DeFillippis, Radio Operator: Jack Keck, Ball turret gunner: Earl Mayer, Waist gunner: Harry Blackmer, Waist gunner: Lloyd Barnes,Tail gunner: Howard Thomas (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ship spun in, crew unable to bale; crashed two miles S of Ostenholz, 25 miles N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4582. HAP’S HAZARD aka RED HEAD.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 6/2/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 31/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6.43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Missing in Action {53m} Terni 14/10/43 with Bob McCarty, Co-pilot: Fred Borgard, Navigator: Rich Warner, Bombardier: Leon Elero, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Wallace, Radio Operator: Herman Benster, Ball turret gunner: Bill Cuba, Waist gunner: Steve Szabo, Waist gunner: Joe Fales,Tail gunner: Lloyd Hileman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft ko’d #3, then ship exploded soon after, four chutes landed in water. Missing Air Crew Report 968. SUGARPUSS.
Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-T] Denver 12/8/42; Thurleigh 18/11/42; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-O] Grafton Underwood 22/8/43; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Bruce Sundlun (evaded capture), Bombardier: George Hayes, Ball turret gunner: Harry Cologne, Waist gunner: Mike Cappelletti, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder,Tail gunner: Frank Lekas (5 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Andy Boles, Navigator: Reino Jylkka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Ramsey, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Snellengem, six miles S of Bruges, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 1334. DAMN YANKEE.
Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Presque Is 7/1/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-E] Podington 23/3/44; trans; sal 9th AF on Continent 31/10/45. MARY B.
Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Cleveland 26/12/43; Presque Is 30/12/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-L] Podington 27/1/44; Damaged on the 6 March 1944 mission to bomb the ball-bearing plant at Erkner, in the outskirts of Berlin. Walsh crew. Battle damaged on mission to Kaiserlautern. 30/12/44 with Joe Van Stratton, Ed Porter, John Cowan, Chas Chambers, Tom Standish, Art Estrada, Harry Barner, Wilf Bedard, Bill White ; Koblenz Bullay Rail bridge, aborted due to engine failure. Decided to land at an RAF base at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire. One engine out and poor visibility, overshot the runway and started another circuit in the traffic pattern. A second engines prop wind milling, the plane was pulled up to clear a hill and stalled. The aircraft crashed 2 miles north of Kirkby and burned. (9 Killed in Action). Salvaged. BELLE OF LIBERTY.
Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-F] Podington 4/6/44; Missing in Action Kassel 22/9/44 with Maurice Sample (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ralph Peters, Navigator: Gene McReady, Bombardier: Tony Kulikowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Reierson, Radio Operator: John Kisgen, Ball turret gunner: Perwin Knutson, Waist gunner: Joe Cullen,Tail gunner: Harry Rueschman (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Kell, SE of Trier, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9371. BABY BUTTON.
Delivered Tulsa 3/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-E] Podington 2/6/44; battle damaged Hagenau 14/8/44 with Capt Walt Kirkbride, Co-pilot: Joe Mertes,n-John Matthews, Bombardier: John Kozomra (?); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Winters, Radio Operator: Clem Lighty, Ball turret gunner: Art Wilson, Waist gunner: Dale Bosworth,Tail gunner: Bill Morgan (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed base after brakes failed hitting a nissen hut; Salvaged 16/8/44. SATAN’S LADY.
Delivered Denver 1/7/43; Moses Lake 21/7/43; 327 BU Drew 4/5/44; 4124 BU Altus 2/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 1/8/45.
Delivered Kearney 22/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 8/7/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/3/45 with Tom Tubman, Co-pilot: Alva Stein, Navigator: Rich Proctor, Bombardier: June Herman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Hammel, Radio Operator: Gordon Brown, Ball turret gunner: Madeen Ludwig, Waist gunner: Jim Swartz, Waist gunner: Maynard Coates,Tail gunner: Bob Power; shot down by jet enemy aircraft, crashed Luckenwalde; Missing Air Crew Report 13278. BETTY LOU.
Delivered Dallas 12/7/44; Langley 7/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Dow Field 18/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [XR-B] Thorpe Abbotts as PFF 20/9/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 3/3/45 with Jack Thrasher, Cecil Baker, Lt Willis McGuire (3 Killed in Action); Chas Bayha, Gerald Rimmel, Harry Bott, Tom Browning, Albt Egsieker, Ray Muffley (6 Prisoner of War); hit by jet enemy aircraft which caught fire and snapped off after explosion, crashed Dettum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12892.