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Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 14BS/19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; transferred Clark Field, PI 21BS/11BG with Rosey O’Donnell, Henry Dittman, Paul Tarbutton, John Carter, George Heard, Roger Stephens, John Clark, Lt Ernie Moore weather/officer, Lt Gordon Blake comm/off); to Batchelor, Aus 18-Dec-41 with Birrell Walsh, Edwin Broadhurst, Paul Tarbutton, John Carter, George Heard, Richardson, John Clark, Roger Stephens, Gauche, Wise; to Del Monte 6-Dec-41; to Samarinda, Borneo then Singosari, Java 30-Dec-41 with Birrell Walsh, Bob Meyer, Jay Horowitz, Ralph Howard, Henry Baier, Ben Kimmerle, Bill Williams, Howard Gilliland, Chas Smith; destroyed Malang, Java 28-Feb-42 during evacuation, but Japanese repaired it and flew it to Japan for affiliation duties. Never served in UK.

Assigned RAF [FA692] but transferred 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; transferred 342BS/97BG Maison Blanche 5/11/42; Used by Gen Mark Clark to Gibraltar 19/10/42; Returned to the USA Tinker 14/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge 22/11/44. BOOMERANG II.

Assigned originally to RAF [FA691], transferred 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; 341BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; bombed by Luftwaffe on base at Maison Blanche, Algeria 20/11/42 with Art Hughes, Bone, Peklenk, Cogdill, Cooper, Faith, Richardson, Hagan, Evans, Hinson (10 Killed in Action). HELLZAPOPPIN.

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-T] Horham 18/11/43; force landed Ghent, Bel. with H.C. Coffman 15/10/44; force landed A-70 Laon-Couvron, France with R.E. Chrystal (9 Returned to Duty) force landed B-53 Merville, Belg. 19/3/45 with E. Grant (9 Returned to Duty), then crash landed Troston AD, Sfk with Jim Phillpott later; (9 Returned to Duty). 98m, sal 16/4/45. A GOOD BET aka HARD TIME aka BLUES IN THE REICH.

Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 26BS, then 42BS/11BG Hickam 14-May41; severely damaged at Hickam Field, HI 7-Dec-41. Repaired. Carl Wuertele crash landed it at Kualoa Point, HI 5-Jul-42; Salvaged. (aircraft No. 61). Never served in UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/11/44; Hunter 7/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 603BS/398BG [N7-M] Nuthampstead 8/2/45; repaired Missing in Action with Lt Marchbanks 13/4/45, AOC 16/4/45 but not returned to group; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with Kurt Schwarzin, John Pilcher, Bob Kinney, Jack Oakman, Cyrus Parr, Arthur West, Clifton Rentfro, Bill Stone, Hugh Lamborn (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wittlich, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10324.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 25/1/44; transferred 613BS/401BG [IN-J] Deenethorpe 11/3/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 19/3/44, force landed continent; Salvaged 1 SAD Troston 22/4/44; mission to Weimar 24/8/44 with F. Carson, Co-pilot: M.E. Moe, Navigator: H.E. Lawless, Bombardier: W. Bucher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: R.B. McGehee, Ball turret gunner: J.J. Geraldi, Waist gunner: L. James,Tail gunner: H. Quist (8 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Bill Mathais (Killed in Action); HOMESICK ANGEL.

Delivered Albuquerque 7-Jun-41; Salt Lake City 17-Jul-41; with Ray Swensin force landed Kirtland, NM 14-Aug-41; Assigned 19BG Clark Fd, Philippines. 17-Oct41; strafed and destroyed at Clark Fd 8-Ded-41, possibly one of the three US B-17 aircraft restored by Japs. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 20/11/43; Wendover 15/12/43; Assigned 457BG in US but W/O 5/1/44.

Delivered Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 30/7/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 16/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 12/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action 31m Regensburg 25/2/44 with Chester Koch, Loy Allen, Ralph Nyren, Paul Parent, (?Watson?), Matt Sheils, Rudolph Wild, Dwight Kimberlin, Jim Montecallo (9? Prisoner of War); Warren Johnson (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Seebach; Missing Air Crew Report 2597.

Delivered 50RC/11BG; Strafed and destroyed Hickam Field on 7-Dec-41. Salvaged 8-Dec-441. (aircraft No. 80).

Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/42; Kirtland 31/1/43; Cheyenne 27/2/43; Pueblo 18/3/43; Presque Is 7/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-R] Polebrook 19/4/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 19/3/44; {21m} Returned to the USA Robins 1/6/44; Amarillo 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46. KAY L II.

Delivered Hunter 18/11/44; Grenier 1/12/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Q] Thurleigh 3/1/45; 92BG Podington 9/5/45; Green Project Salvaged 9AF Germany 25/7/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Hunter 14/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-B] Podington 21/9/44; Green Project mission to Port Lyautey, Morr 16/6/45, ret 17/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

Delivered Langley 14-Nov-41; Assigned 38RS/19BG [aircraft 38], Hickam Field; suffered heavy damage on arrival at Pearl Harbor, 7-Dec-41 with Capt Ray Swenson, Lt Ernie Reid, Lt Homer Taylor, Avn Cdt G.C. Beale, M/Sgt Leroy Pouncey, Sgt Earl Williams, Cpl Mac Lucas, Pvt Bert Lee, Lt Bill Schick. Attempted to land Bellows Field, Japanese gunfire ignited flare box on board, fuselage then buckled and broke in half; a passenger flight surgeon, Lt Schick, was Killed in Action by strafing fire as he ran from ship. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 28/3/43; Presque Is 5/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-B] Polebrook 11/7/43; then 509BS [RQ-B]; {16m) 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 31/3/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 3/7/44; Homestead 8/7/44; Patterson 22/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45. DOTTIE J.

Delivered Denver 28/1/43; Memphis 9/3/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG Morrison 12/4/43; {2m} Salvaged 30/4/44.

Delivered March Field then to Manila 17-Oct-41; Assigned 19BG Clarke Field, Philippine ; damaged in attack on Davao 25-Dec-41 with Alvin Mueller; returned to Batchelor, Aus. 18-Dec-41 with Alvin Mueller, Co-pilot: Frank Kurtz, Navigator: George Markovich, Bombardier: Bill Weiss, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Shellito, Radio Operator: E. Olson, Ball turret gunner: Jack Anderson, Waist gunner: Frank Harvey, Waist gunner: Henna,Tail gunner: Long; was repaired and used as transport (wing tips were a foot higher than others following damage in a dive); transferred 64TCS/317TCG, crashed Bakers Creek, Mackay, Queensland, Aus. PAMELA aka MISS E. M. F. (MISS EVERY MORNING FIX’N )