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Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Y] Molesworth 19/11/43; Missing in Action Hamm 22/4/44 with John Seddon, Bombardier: Walt Meldrich (2 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Chas Burks, Navigator: George Fitzpatrick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Rogers, Radio Operator: John Hess, Ball turret gunner: Don Maloney, Waist gunner: John Nemchick, Waist gunner: I.E. Holcomb,Tail gunner: Bill Mummery (8 Prisoner of War); mech fault #3 out which fell off and struck a farmhouse killing several civilians, crashed Ingelmuster, eight miles N of Kortrijk, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 4273. NERO.

Delivered Denver 21/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-N] Molesworth 9/9/43; transferred 365BS/305BG [XK-N] Chelveston 17/9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Harry Elliott, Co-pilot: Shelby Pitts, Navigator: Arnold Hunger, Bombardier: Bill Staub, Ball turret gunner: Ken Mahood, Waist gunner: Jim Stiles, Waist gunner: Ed Matte,Tail gunner: Larry Mize (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Mandell, Radio Operator: Ray Poirier (2 Killed in Action); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Winschoterdiep, Zuidbroek, Hol,, Missing Air Crew Report 1572.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Assigned 457BG [N] Glatton 27/1/44; battle damaged Augsburg 25/2/44 with Ed Repps, Co-pilot: Aaron Ayers, Navigator: Bob Jackson, Bombardier: George Stateman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Steve Billisits, Radio Operator: Francis Boyson, Ball turret gunner: Chas Mehring, Waist gunner: Irving Feldman, Waist gunner: John Harmke,Tail gunner: Ivan Browning (10 Returned to Duty); on return crash landed RAF Detling, near Headcorn, Kent; repaired & ret 29/2/44; force landed continent 10/9/44, Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/42; Assigned 63BS/43BG Charlesville, Aus 30/7/42; 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 Port Moresby 11/43; Written off 10/4/47, but scrapped at Clark Field, Phillipines 7/48. PANAMA HATTIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/44; Lincoln 3/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-H] Molesworth 24/9/44; Missing in Action Cologne 15/10/44 with Ed Gaines, Art Bergeron, Harrison Beder, Glenn Fragasso, Elmo Tisdale, Jim Heffran, Jim Shrader (7 Killed in Action); Lucien Lawson and Ray Tartaglia (2 Prisoner of Wars); Flak, crashed Cologne; Missing Air Crew Report 9472.

Delivered Boeing 7/10/43; Wright Fd Mat Com 19/10/43; Memphis 28/11/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-F] Molesworth 13/1/44; Missing in Action Weisbaden 15/8/44 with Sam Smithy, Co-pilot: Erny Boat, Navigator: Lansing Joralemon, Bombardier: Bob Klein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Fischer (5POW-all found in wreckage); Radio Operator: Archie Snoddy, Ball turret gunner: Roman Politylo, Waist gunner: Juan Bazo-Fontaneil,Tail gunner: Walt Bieranoski 4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Adenau, W of Koblenz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8169. HELEN HEAVEN.

Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Gr Island 27/12/43; Presque Is 29/1/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-P] Molesworth 15/2/44; Missing in Action Koblenz 11/10/44 with Ernie Price, Chas Thomas, Leon Patillo, Fred Creel, Bill Noel, Mike Postek, Ray Cole, John Reed, Paul Bilchak (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wesseling, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9563. PUGNACIOUS PETER.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-N] Molesworth 18/1/44. Missing in Action (46m) NW France A/Fds 22/6/44 with Pilot, Dale Fisher; Co-pilot, Carlos Johns; Navigator, Carl Felton; Bombardier, Carthel Gaskin; Flight engineer/top turret gunner, John King; Ball turret gunner: Bernie McKeever; Waist gunner, Vic Crandell; Tail gunner, Bob Cooper, 8 Killed in Action. Radio Operator, Bob Johnson, evaded capture. Flak hit in #3 followed by explosion, crashed Pont-a-Tressin, near Lille, France. Missing Air Crew Report 6541. OLD GLORY.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG [R5-A] Lavenham 8/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Lincoln 16/8/44; Dow Fd 31/8/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-F] Molesworth 2/9/44; battle damaged Cologne 10/11/44 with Walter J. Mayer; 9 RTD; force landed continent; Salvaged 28/11/44.

Delivered Tulsa 23/4/44; Hunter 5/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Y] Molesworth 28/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 13/9/44 with Lew Walker, Co-pilot: Joe Doyle, Waist gunner: Henry Mathis (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Carl Nielson, Bombardier: Don Beers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Sublett, Radio Operator: Albt Lunday, Ball turret gunner: Walt Hundley,Tail gunner: Art Reckert (6 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Gestocke, SW of Kassel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8822. LIBERTY RUN.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/42; Assigned 63BS/43BG Charlesville, Aus 31/7/42; Torrens Creek, Aus 27/8/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 11/5/43; Dobodura, NG 13/12/43; Nadzab, NG 12/3/44; last mission 17/10/43 then transferred 54TCW at Garbutt, Qld, then as staff transport/hack for 5AF HQ at Nadzab, NG when war weary. Written off Manila, Salvaged 13/9/45. LULU BELLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/45; Hunter 20/3/45; Grenier 30/3/45; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 10/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; Sth Plains 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/12/43; Oklahoma City 12/1/44; Birmingham 14/1/44; Savannah 16/1/44; Morrison 26/1/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 1/2/44; {14m} transferred 429BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action Parma 6/7/44 with Bill Runyan, Co-pilot: Ray Haug, Bombardier: Curtis Pfaff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Miller, Ball turret gunner: Louis Rodriguez, Ball turret gunner: Harry Goulet, Waist gunner: Chas Brouwer-Anchor,Tail gunner: Harry Smith (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill McIlhargie, Radio Operator: Paul Olexo[wia] (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ship exploded, three chutes seen, one burning, crashed Rovigo, It; Missing Air Crew Report 6376.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Grenier 1/5/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-L] Molesworth 6/6/44; on return from Metz 14/8/44 with Austin Caplinger, Co-pilot: Don Spruner, Navigator: Edwin Katz, Bombardier: Stan Bober, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Toth, Radio Operator: Phil Mittell, Ball turret gunner: Carroll Jacobs, Waist gunner: Andy Olds,Tail gunner: Theo Holden (9 Returned to Duty); brakes failed while taxying to dispersal, and hit a hangar knocking outer right wing panel off; Salvaged 15/8/44. LITTLE FLUSH.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/42; Assigned 63BS/43BG Charlesville, Aus. 21/8/42; Torrens Creek, Aus. 27/8/42; Iron Range, Aus. 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Missing in Action shot down when in Battle of Bismark Sea 3/3/43 with Woodrow W. Moore, the crew being strafed in their chutes. KA-PUHIO-WELA aka DOUBLE TROUBLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth 6/6/44; Missing in Action Creil, Fr., 23/7/44 with Bill Morgan, Co-pilot: John Parker, Navigator: Abe Wodinsky, Bombardier: Frank Destito, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theron Hayes, Radio Operator: Edwin Stemmie, Ball turret gunner: Jim Gross, Waist gunner: Stan Lloyd,Tail gunner: Jim Caperton (9 Returned to Duty); ran out of gas on return, ditched Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex, all rescued by ASR.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-E] Molesworth 16/8/44; Missing in Action Wesseling, Ger 11/10/44 with Truman Lord, Clifton Phillips, Art Ruiz, Bernie Winiger, Earl Hatfield, Armin Weiss (6 Killed in Action); Arvid Anderson, Bob Brown, Bill Ferguson (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wesseling, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9564. Salvaged 25/2/45.

Delivered Dallas 18/6/44; Langley 23/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-Z] Molesworth 26/8/44; Missing in Action Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Dick Duffield, Dick Cambron, Gene Shipp, Tom Wilson, Ray Levine, Don Christ, Phil Hensel, John Elliott, Ray White (9 Killed in Action); Jim Flemmons (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Rottweil, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11759.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 11/2/44; Presque Is 27/2/44; Assigned: 27 March 1944 – 8th AF / 1st AD / 41st CBW / 303rd BG / 359BS – (RAF Molesworth) Missing in Action: 21 January 1945 (Mid-air collision) Rottwel, Germany. 9 KIA, 1 POW (MACR 11760) Dick Tasker, Angelito Francis, Clyde Meadows, John McDonnell, Bill Toon, Bruce Hinnershots, Paul Kapczinski, Chas Van Ornum, Carl Hurlbutt (9 Killed in Action); Art Driver (Prisoner of War).