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After-Action Report

B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 12 January 1944

Mission Number: 2

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle/TEC from 5 Zone

Target: Pisa, Italy 
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	2	0	0		RFD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	2	0	0		RFD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	2	0	0		RFD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	2	0	0		RFD	1
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	2	0	0		RFD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	2	0	0		RFD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	2	0	0		RFD	1
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	2	0	0		RFD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	2	0	0		RFD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	2	1.66	1,66		RFD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	8	5	1	1
Me-109	9	3	3	0
Me-110	2	0	0	1
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	19	8	4	2

Claims:
- Sgt. D. Lindberg: 1 Me-109 claimed . 1/3 credit awarded
- Sgt. D. Lindberg: 1 Me-109 claimed . full credit awarded
- Sgt. D. Lindberg: 1 Fw-190 claimed . 1/3 credit awarded
- Sgt. R. Furtado: 2 Me-109 claimed . no credits awarded

Damage: —

Peckham Points: 0 pts - overnight maintenance 

Casualties: —

Awards: —



AAR (flown with TFT)

Foggia Airbase: Despite poor weather we had a good take-off and assembly.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 4 Outbound: Radio message received by Flat Foot Floogie that had to abort the mission due to heavy damages received from GAF fighters. 

Zone 5 Outbound: Moved to vacant TEC position.

Zone 6 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by 2 Jerrys waves while approaching Tuscany coasts. First wave was ineffective, 2 Fw-190 were driven off by escort, the last one moved away with no hits.
Second wave were more aggressive: 1 Fw-190 and 1 Me-109 were driven off by our little friends, a Fw-190 went down after some hits from tail guns (passing shot) set engine on fire. Last Fw-190 was damaged (left wings aleiron and flaps) and escaped after almost grazing our left wing.
Flak of medium intensity without causing damage.

As we approached the IP, Navigator Burch noticed that the bombardier 2nd Lt. Miller was lying unconscious at his station. Burch took the bombardier's position while S/Sgt McLane took Miller to the Radio compartment rendering him aid.

Despite the situation and Burch very little experience, the bomb drop occurred correctly and with a very good result: luck or a newly discovered talent?

Moving away from the target, Flak was non existent. We were attacked by two waves but 3 Jerrys found the P38s in their course while a Me-109 moved away without hitting us and taking damage and a Me-110 escaped when our hits damaged its right wing.

Zone 6 Inbound: 2 Me-109s and a single Fw-190 attacked us. The Fw-190 was engaged by the escort fighters, while a Me-109 hid in the clouds after missing us, and the last Me-109 was shot down by the joint shots from the tail guns and ball turret


Zone 5 Inbound: 2nd Lt. Miller recovered and wanted to return to his post.


Zone 4-3 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 2 Inbound: Attacked by 3 Me-109 and 1 Fw-190: Fw-190 was driven off and 1 Me-109 walked away after no shots from us damaged him and without hitting us. Last 2 Me-109 were shot down by our machine guns, no parachutes were seen coming out of the two planes that crashed to the ground.

Foggia Airbase: Landed safely. 2nd Lt Miller was taken to the hospital for checks after he fell ill on board, the doctor said it should be nothing to worry about and that he would definitely return to base the next day

We were attacked by many enemy fighters but without taking any damage, this was due to the expertise of the escort fighters but also due to the low accuracy and courage of the enemy fighters. Probably the Luftwaffe is sending new recruits into combat (the dice brought out many "green pilots")



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Victor Harlow, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24D: Kicking Horse B-24D-10-CO-42-40219
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 12 January 1944

Mission Number: 2

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Pisa, Italy 
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: Off Target - 10%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	2	0	0		RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	2	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	2	0	0		RTD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	2	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	2	0	0		RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	2	0	0	PH	LW	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	2	1.33	1.33		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	2	0	0		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	2	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Bolden	2	1	1		RTD	1

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	14	6	2	5
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	3	1	2	0
G-55	1	0	0	1
Ju-88	2	2	0	0
Total	20	9	4	6

Claims:
- Sgt. M. Bolden: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt. M Whalen: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-110 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt. M Whalen: 1 Me-110 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded

Damage: 
- Right Wing no effect: 10
- Navigator Heat out: 10
- Right tailplane: 25
- Superf. x6: 6
- LW x1: 2

Peckham Points: 53pts - overnight maintenance 

Casualties:
- S/Sgt Paul Stewart: LW - forearm cut - RTD

Awards:
- Purple Heart: S/Sgt Paul Stewart


AAR (flown with TFT)

Foggia Airbase: Good take-off and assembly.

Zone 2 Outbound: Top turret power failure prompt repaired by Eng. T/Sgt Burkey.

Zone 3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound: Attacked by two waves of FW-190. In the first wave there was 1 fighter damaged and escaped into the clouds, 2 intercepted by the escort while the last fighter, although damaged, scored a few hits irreparably damaging the Navigator's heat compartment system. The same fighter made a second pass, but without taking further damage and without hitting us, it moved away.
In the second wave two Fw-190s attacked us from 12 o'clock but 1 was intercepted as it approached and the other caused no damage and continued on its course to hunt for more bombers. Instead, the two tail Fw-190s were shot down by hits from tail guns and the Ball turret.

Zone 5 Outbound: Navigator moved to Radio room to avoid frostbyte.

Zone 6 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Upon entering the target zone, the ship was rocked by a nearby explosion that caused no damage; it was probably a German bomb dropped from above. We were then attacked by 3 Me-110s that did not have much luck, as one was immediately intercepted by a P38 while the other two were shot down by our shots.

The medium flak caused some damage with no effect to the right wing.

Although the navigator tried to manage the course from the radio room, the bomb drop was not accurate.
Turning the bow toward the base, we did not observe flak; we were attacked by two Ju-88s that were taken over by escort fighters.

Zone 6 Inbound: Attacked by 4 Fw-190s: two were damaged and abandoned the attack, one was intercepted while the fourth avoided our shots and came close causing much damage to the ship. On its second pass it was damaged and interrupted the attack by moving away.

Zone 5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: We were attacked by two Fw-190s, but they were intercepted by the escort. A Fiat G55 "Centauro" of the Italian ANR (National Republican Air Force) although damaged by our shots, tried to approach us but missed us and continued its course disappearing into the clouds.

Zone 3 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 2 Inbound: The Navigator returned to his station as soon as we descended to 10,000 ft.

Foggia Airbase: Landed safely. S/Sgt Paul Stewart was medicated trackside and discharged immediately afterwards. Today we had our baptism of fire! This war will still be long and difficult.


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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 15 January 1944

Mission Number: 3

Mission of this bomber: 3

Formation: Low
Position: Tail End Charlie until 4th incoming zone

Target: Perugia, Italy 
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: Off Target - 10%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	3	0	0		RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	3	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	3	0	0		RTD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	3	.33	.33		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	3	0	0		RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	3	0	0	PH	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	3	0	1.33		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	3	1	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	3	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Bolden	3	0	1	PH	LW	1

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 3 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	8	0	1	3
Me-109	5	2	2	1
Me-110	0	0	0	0
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	13	2	3	4

Claims:
- Sgt. M Whalen: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt. G. Buck: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt. B. Mullins: 1 Fw-190 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded

Damage: 
- Bomb Controls inop: 10
- Pilot Compartment O2 inop:30
- Ball turret Heat system inop: 10
- Superf. x10: 10
- LW x1: 2

Peckham Points: 62pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- Sgt M. Bolden: LW - thigh cut - RTD

Awards:
- Purple Heart: Sgt M. Bolden


AAR (flown with TFT)

Foggia Airbase: Hard take-off and assembly due to poor weather

Zone 2-4 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): After the calm of previous zones, in the target zne the Jerrys raged against us:
- first wave formed up by 3 Me-109: he escort engaged the one at 12H while the other two, at 6 o'clock Low and 9 o'clock Level were shot down by our gunners; No German pilots were seen abandoning the planes.


- second wave formed up by a pair of Fw-190 and a Me-109: first Fw-190 approaching us from 10.30H o'clock was shot down when its right wing was shattered by our shots. The Me-109 was seriously damaged and moved away after removing some paint from the nacelle. Last Fw-190 was missed and he positioned himself favorably (probably he was an Ace) to unload some shots that caused us a lot of damage and wounded the tail gunner Sgt Bolden who warned us on the intercom that it was nothing serious and could maintain his position. The enemy hits the O2 system of the Pilot compartment, the Heat system of the Ball turret and knocked out the Bomb Controls. The same Fw-190 made a second pass, avoided our shots but after missing us continued its trajectory in search of other bombers.


- third wave formed up by 4 Fw-190: 3  of them left without having caused us damage and having suffered light. Fourth a/c after avoiding our shots he hit us with some bullets that fortunately caused only a few holes in the ship. Returned to make a second pass but escaped by taking a deep dive after we damaged him.

Observed light and ineffective Flak over the target. Our bomb run was completely Off Target due to inoperative bombs controls.

Flight Engineer T/Sgt Burkey calculated that with current O2 in pilot compartment tank we could safely return to base, even without descending to a lower altitude.

No Flak during egress from the zone even if 3 Jerrys were on our path: a lone Me-109 was intercepted, 2 Fw-190 moved away with light damages on both of us.

Zone 4 Inbound: Even though we had enough O2, we decided to descend to 9,000 feet to keep Sgt. Whalen healthy inside the Ball turret, which had the heat system completely out of order. In addition, the numerous blows suffered and the holes allowed the entry of cold area from the outside, which could also be dangerous for the rest of the crew.
We communicated our intention by radio and demanded that another bomber take up our position.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Foggia Airbase: Landed safely. Sgt Bolden was treated directly on board the airstrip, the wound was superficial and hospitalization was not necessary.


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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 15 January 1944

Mission Number: 3

Mission of this bomber: 3

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Perugia, Italy 
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	3	0	0		RFD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	3	0	0		RFD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	3	0	0		RFD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	3	0	0		RFD	1
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	3	0	0		RFD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	3	0	0		RFD	1
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	3	0	0		RFD	1
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	3	0	0		RFD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	3	0	0		RFD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	3	0	1,66		RFD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 3 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	1	0	2
Me-109	2	2	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	5	3	0	2

Claims: --

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0 pts - overnight maintenance 

Casualties: --

Awards: --



AAR (flown with TFT)

Foggia Airbase: Take off and assembly were hard in mud and poor weather. The cold wind coming from the Balkans, whipped the air considerably lowering the outside temperature.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: Spotted a lone Me-109 engaged by escort fighters.

Zone 4 Outbound: Still a lone Me-109, but our angels took care of it.

Zone 5 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by 3 Fw-190: 1 of them was driven off by P47s, remaining Jerrys walked away after being damaged by our machine guns and causing us no damage.

Light and ineffective Flak observed during target approach. Bombs dropped on the target.

No Flak on egress. German bombs dropped from above shook our ship but caused no damage. No Jerrys interested in us.

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Foggia Airbase: Landed safely despite the mud on the runway made it difficult to control the ship.


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Victor Harlow, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24D: Kicking Horse B-24D-10-CO-42-40219
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 20 January 1944

Mission Number: 4

Mission of this bomber: 4

Formation: High
Position: Lead

Target: Istres/Le Tube, France
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	4	0	0		RFD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	4	0	0		RFD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	4	0	0		RFD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	4	0	0		RFD	2
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	4	1	1		RFD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	4	0	0		RFD	1
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	4	0	0		RFD	2
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	4	0	0		RFD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	4	0	0		RFD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	4	0	1,66		RFD	2

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 4 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	1	0	2
Me-109	5	3	1	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	1	0	0	1
Total	10	4	1	3

Claims:
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 Me109 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Engine Extinguisher system inoperable: 20  ( I have considered system no effect 5pts x nr. 4 Engines)
- Engine #2 Turbo-supercharger failure: 5

Peckham Points: 25 pts - overnight maintenance 

Casualties: --

Awards: --


AAR (flown with TFT)

We were excited about the first long mission and the position of Lead Bomber. We had so much tension and stress accumulated during the last few days and missions called back that we couldn't wait to take off.

Giulia Airbase: Despite the poor weather we managed to take off without difficulty and wait for the assembly of the whole squadron.

Zone 2 Outbound: The warning lights in the cockpit reported an anomaly to the engine fire extinguishers; a check by the S/Sgt McLane confirmed the failure and non-repairability of the entire system. We continued the mission hoping for the custody of our escort and luck.

Zone 3-11 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Engine #2 turbo-supercharger failure reported while entering target zone. Attacked by 4 Me-109: three of them were driven off by friendly fighters, last one managed to approach but performed an evasive maneuver and disappeared into the clouds after his shots missed us.
Flak over the target was moderate but no damage were reported. Bomb dropped with a sufficient result.
No Flak reported while turning to homebase. 
We were attacked by 5 Jerrys, only 1 was intercepted and driven away. Two were damaged and escaped, causing us no damages, one walked away after his shots were inaccurate. A 12 Lv o'clock Me-109 was shot down by the S/Sgt McLane.

Some German rockets were lobbed into formation but caused no damage to the ship.


Zone 11-3 Inbound: Nothing to report. Thanks to the decrease in weight due to the bomb drop and fuel consumption, we were able to stay in formation despite the turbo-supercharger failure of engine #2.

Zone 2 Inbound: A Ju-88 tried to cause trouble and prevent us from returning to base, but after being heavily damaged on the right wing preferred to leave the sky.


Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. It was a long mission that required all our attention and tense nerves throughout the trip. Tonight we will celebrate at the pub together with the crew to release the tension a little.

I asked the Ground Crew Chief to thoroughly check the engine systems, as they were a matter of great concern to us during this mission.

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Victor Harlow, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24D: Kicking Horse B-24D-10-CO-42-40219
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 20 January 1944

Mission Number: 4

Mission of this bomber: 4

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Istres/Le Tube, France
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	4	0	0		RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	4	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	4	0	0		RTD	2
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	4	0	.33		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	4	1	1		RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	4	0	0	PH	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	4	0	1.33		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	4	0	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	4	0	0		RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Bolden	4	0	1	PH	RTD	1

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 4 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	3	0	2
Me-109	1	0	1	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	6	3	1	2

Claims:
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0pts - ordinary maintenance

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly into poor weather were ok.

Zone 2 Outbound: Rockets lobbed into formation cause no damage to our ship.

Zone 3 Outbound: A lone Me-109 encountered and was shot down by the top turret that tore the fuselage and killed the pilot.

Zone 4-11 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Enemy bombs dropped from above into formation but no damage were reported by our ship.
Attacked by a Fw-190 who was driven off by RAF guys.
In a subsequent wave, 2 Fw-190s were damaged and moved away while the third was engaged in a dogfight with an escort fighter.

of moderate intensity the Flak did not cause us any damage. 
The approach to the target and the dropping of the bombs took place without problems and from the first impressions it seems to have been a good result.

No Flak on egress from target zon; a lone attacking Fw-190 was driven off by RAF fighters.

Zone 11-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. Tonight it's time to relax!

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

The Butcher's Daughter (B-17F-10BO-41-24484)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. S. Livingston

Mission Date: 20 January 1944

Mission Number: 4

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Istres/Le Tube, France
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Scott Livingston	1	0	0		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Frank Wall	1	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Barney Healey	1	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Rod Towsley	1	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Wilbur Porter	1	0	0		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Alan Gipson	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jason Ash	1	1	0		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Lowell Price	1	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Virgil Goodman	1	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Bret Ackerman	1	0	0		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	3	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	2	1	1	0
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	5	4	1	0

Claims:
- Sgt J. Ash: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt B. Ackerman: 1 Me-110 claimed - no credit awarded

Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2
- Engine #2 inop: 25 

Peckham Points: 27pts - RTD on 22 January 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly into poor weather were ok.

Zone 2 Outbound: Attacked by a couple of Me-100. The one attacking from below, in vertical climb, was driven off by our fighters. Second one went down when its left wing was teared off by ball gunner shots.

Zone 3 Outbound: A lone Fw-190 from 12H was driven off.

Zone 4-11 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): A Fw-190 engaged us while approaching the target but was driven off. Moderate Flak cause some superficial damage. 
We aligned and leveled with the target and dropped our load.
No Flak after bombing. One Fw-190 and one Ju-88 were driven off and a third Ju-88 was heavily damaged and preferred to withdraw.

Zone 11-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: Engine #2 stopped after loss of power, it was impossible to restart.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Scott Livingston, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

[Keltos]

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B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 26 January 1944

Mission Number: 5

Mission of this bomber: 5

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Udine - Italy
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	5	0	0	AM	RFD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	5	0	0	AM	RFD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	5	0	0	AM	RFD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	5	0	0	AM	RFD	2
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	5	.5	1.5	AM	RFD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	5	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	5	.5	.5	AM	RFD	2
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	5	1	1	AM	RFD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	5	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	5	.5	2.16	AM	RFD	2

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 5 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	4	0	0
Me-109	7	2	2	3
Me-110	3	1	0	2
Re-2005	1	0	0	0
C-205	1	0	1	0
Total	16	7	3	5

Claims:
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 Me109 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt M. Flint - 1 Me109 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt D. Lindberg - 1 Me109 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt R. Furtado - 1 C-205 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 C-205 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage: 
- Left Rudder x1: 10
- Left Wing no effect: 10

Peckham Points: 20pts - overnight repairing 

Casualties: --

Awards: 
- AM: all crewmen


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: After rainy and muddy days finally the sun appeared. Take off and assembly were regular.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: Attacked by a Fw-190 from 12H and a Me-109 from 9Lv: first one was intercepted by escort while Me-109 was shot down by gunners, the enemy plane engine caught fire and enveloped the entire plane.
After the first wave 2 Me-110 approached and while one was intercepted and driven off by the escort, the other was damaged and preferred to move away with a tight turn.

Zone 4 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Outbound: 3 Me-109s hunted us down. The plane at 10.30H was intercepted and engaged in a dog-fight with a P38; the second Me-109 after having slightly damaged the left rudder, was shot down by the shots of the Tail gunner (passing shot), the third Me-109 also damaged, interrupted the attack moving away.

Zone 6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: 3 Me-109s attacked us. While one was engaged by the escort and another damaged withdrew, the third managed to avoid our shots and hit the left wing with no effect. On the next passing we managed to damage him so much that he was forced to look for other targets. 
This was followed by the attack of a Me-110 in vertical climb and a Re-2005 of the Italian Air Force. We caused light damage to the German plane while the Italian aircraft passed without damage and continued its course to another squadron.


Zone 8 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by 2 Fw-190, both driven off by P38s. Flak intensity was moderate and cause no damage, this allowed us to align and stabilize and make a good bomb drop.

Flak on egress was non-existent. The Jerrys were not interested in us and we were not attacked

Zone 7 Inbound: ! Fw-190 and an italian Macchi C-205 "Veltro". Germa plane was intercepted by P38s while C-205 was destroyed by combined fire of Ball and Top turrets. This italian fighter seemed to be very well armed and very handy.
Some German rockets were lobbed into formation but caused no damage to the ship.

Zone 6-2 Inbound: Nothing to report. Thanks to the decrease in weight due to the bomb drop and fuel consumption, we were able to stay in formation despite the turbo-supercharger failure of engine #2.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Victor Harlow, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24D: Kicking Horse B-24D-10-CO-42-40219
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 26 January 1944

Mission Number: 5

Mission of this bomber: 5

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Udine, Italy
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	5	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	5	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	5	.5	.5	AM	RTD	2
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	5	0	.33	AM	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	5	.5	1.5	AM	RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	5	0	0	AM / PH	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	5	0	1.33	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	5	0	1	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	5	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Bolden	5	2	3	AM / PH+	LW	1

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 5 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	9	3	3	1
Me-109	2	1	1	0
Me-110	4	2	1	1
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	15	6	5	2

Claims:
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-109 claimed - half credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt. M. Mallard: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt M. Bolden: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt M. Bolden: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial Dam. x6: 6
- Flaps instr. inop: 10
- LW x1: 2

Peckham Points: 18pts - ordinary maintenance

Casualties:
- Sgt M. Bolden: superficial leg cut - RTD

Awards:
- AM: all crewmen
- PH: Sgt M. Bolden

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were ok.

Zone 4-7 Outbound: Nothing to report

Zone 8 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by a couple of Me-110 while entering target zone. P38s took care of 1 the other Me-110 was destroyed by tail gunner shots. While approaching the target Flak was of medium intensity and caused no damage and we succeeded in put a good percentage of bombs in the right area.
No flak in egress segment but the Jerrys were very angry with us, because they attacked us with many a/c in 3 waves.

First 2 Me-109s, one intercepted by the escort and one shot down by the T/Sgt Burkey, then a Fw-190 also shot down by the nose gun shots.
We were then attacked by 3 Fw-190s, one intercepted and the other two shot down by our machine gunners.

Then again 3 Fw-190: the escort managed to intercept one, the second at 12Lv was damaged and abandoned the attack without hitting us. The third avoided our shots and caused us some superficial damage to the first pass, in the second pass caused us other superficial damage and slightly wounded Sgt Bolden in the leg.


Zone 7 Inbound:  2 Fw-190s attacked us: one was intercepted and the second moved away without hitting us.

Zone 6-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: 2 Me-110s attacked us: one was intercepted and the second moved away when our shots damaged its right wing.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

Sgt Bolden do not needs hospital and he's ready to duty.

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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Call House Madam (B-17F-40BO-42-5198)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. R. Downey

Mission Date: 26 January 1944

Mission Number: 5

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Udine, Italy
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Roy Downey	1	0	0		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Joseph Goodman	1	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Rodger Dorfmann	1	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Russ Hanley	1	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Victor Mendoza	1	1.5	1.5		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt David Bauver	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt George Adkins	1	.33	.33		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Timothy Richmond	1	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Walter Heath	1	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt David Sutter	1	.33	.33		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	8	3	3	2
Me-109	2	0	0	0
Me-110	3	1	2	0
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	13	4	5	2

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. R. Hanley: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt V. Mendoza: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- S/Sgt V. Mendoza: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt G. Adkins: 1 Me-110 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- Sgt D. Sutter: 1 Me-110 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0pts - RTD on 27 January 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were ok.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: Four Fw-190 against us. Escort fighters driven off one of them. We managed to shut down Jerry from 1.30Lv and 9H. Last one from 3Lo went away as soon as he saw what was happened to its friends.

Zone 8 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys against us, just some rockets exploded near us but no damage reported. Medium flak caused no damage. Bomb run was good
No flak in egress but this time Jerrys focused on us. A wave of 4 Fw-190: 2 of them damaged and 1 destroyed, last one intercepted by P38s.

Zone 7 Inbound: A Fw-190 and 2 Me-109 intercepted us while on Adriatic sea. The Fw-190 was driven off by our little angels and both Me-109 walked away after an exchange of shots that caused no damage to us or them.

Zone 6-3 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 2 Inbound: 3 Me-110: we managed to shut down two of them while the one from 12Lv was driven off by P38s.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Roy Downey, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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Yankee Diddler (B-24D-20-CO-41-24175)
Spare assigned to the 78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. W. Hopkins

Mission Date: 26 January 1944

Mission Number: 5

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Udine, Italy
Target Type:  Airdrome

Bomb Run: On Target - 54%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. William Hopkins	1	0	0		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Stanley Heath	1	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Dewey Spencer	1	1	1		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Jonathan "Swaffy" Swofford	1	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Jason Glasser	1	.83	.83		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Robert "Sparky" McAndrews	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Donovan Webber	1	0	0		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Rodney Lazenby	2	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Lester Rose	2	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Julian Graves	1	.33	.33		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	11	4	2	3
Me-109	3	1	1	0
Me-410	1	0	1	0
G-55	1	1	0	0
Ju-88	2	2	0	0
Total	18	8	4	3

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. D. Spencer: 1 Me-410 claimed - full credit awarded
- S/Sgt J. Glasser: 1 Fw-190 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- S/Sgt J. Glasser: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt J. Graves: 1 Me-109 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded


Damage: 
- Left Wing root x1: 25
- Superf. x1: 2

Peckham Points: 27pts - RTD on 28 January 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Easy take-off and assembly in good weather.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: Two Fw-190 and one Me-410 on our route. Fw-190 from 12Lev was driven off by escort while second Fw-190 e Me-410 were easily shut down by our gunners.

Zone 4-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: 3 Fw-190 attacked us. One of them was intercepted by the P38s while the other two preferred to move away after being damaged.

Zone 8 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): A Fw-190 and 2 Me-109 attacked us entering target zone: a Me-109 was shut down by tail gun and others moved away and preferred to search other bombers to attack.
Rockets and bomb dropped from above the formation smashed the air around us but without damage.
Medium flak approaching the target caused some superficial damage to the nose section and a shot to the left wing root.
Bomb drops was on target with a good percentage of bombs on it.
No flag after bombing.
(rolled random event: Bad Luftwaffe Communication)
Attached by a pair of Ju-88 and a lone Me-109 but our escort took care of all of them.

Zone 7 Inbound: 3 Fw-190: first one was intercepted by a P38, one moved away after damage received and last one was shot down by S/Sgt Glasser.

Zone 6 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Inbound: Some enemy fighters preferred to diverge and attack other bombers in formation.

Zone 4 Inbound: Attacked by a Fw-190 and an italian fighter G-55 "Centauro" that was driven off. The Fw-190 moved away without damage.

Zone 2 Inbound: A lone Fw-190 from 12Lev attacked us by little angels occupied it in dog-fight.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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William Hopkins 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 29 January 1944

Mission Number: 6

Mission of this bomber: 6

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Ferrara, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	6	0	0	AM	RTD	2
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	6	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	6	0	.5	AM	RTD	2
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	6	0	.33	AM	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	6	2	3.5	AM	RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	6	0	0	AM / PH	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	6	2.5	3.83	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	6	0	1	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	6	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Bolden	6	0	3	AM / PH++	SW-DOW	1

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 6 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	3	0	0
Me-109	3	2	1	0
Me-110	4	0	4	0
Re-2005	1	1	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	11	6	5	0

Claims:
- Sgt M. Whalen: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt M. Whalen: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt M. Whalen: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey: 1 Me-110 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial Dam. x2: 2
- SW x1: 5

Peckham Points: 7pts - ordinary maintenance

Casualties:
- Sgt M. Bolden: shrapnel lodged in skull - DOW after surgery

Awards:
- AM: all crewmen
- PH: Sgt M. Bolden (posthumous)

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were ok despite terrible weather around the base.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: Attacked by 3 Fw-190 all driven off by P38s.

Zone 4-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys while approaching the target, medium flak caused no damage. Bomb run was ok.
Light flak after bombing with no effects.
Attacked by a Me-109 and an italian Re-2005 but both were driven off.

Zone 6 Inbound:  2 Me-110s attacked us: one was suddenly destroyed by Sgt Whalen's ball turret guns; second one was damaged and caused some superficial damage to us. On second pass the Me-110 was destroyed by Top turret's shots.
Some rockets exploded near us: shrapnels reached the tail gunner who was seriously wounded in the head. Promptly rescued by S/Sgt Stewart who gave first aid and transported him to the radio room placing him in a safe position and sedating him with morphine.
2nd Lt. Mallard took tail gunner position.
A Me-109 from 10.30H was destroyed by top turret shots.
Light P38s escort observed.

Zone 5 Inbound: Attacked by a Me-109 that was driven off by P-38sNothing to report. After this a pair of Me-110s intercepted us and attacked us. While the one attacking from VC was destroyed by the shots of the Ball turret, the second Me-110 was missed and scratched the paint of the ship with its shots. On the second pass, however, he had no escape and was shot down.

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Red flares launched to have ambulance. Landed safely and Sgt. Bolden, unconscious was transported to hospital.
Unfortunately some hours later we were adviced that Sgt Bolden died after surgery to remove shrapnels from his skull.
No moods to have beers tonight.

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 29 January 1944

Mission Number: 6

Mission of this bomber: 6

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Ferrara - Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard
Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	6	0	0	AM	RFD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	6	0	0	AM	RFD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	6	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	6	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	6	0	1.5	AM	RFD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	6	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	6	0	.5	AM	RFD	3
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	6	0	1	AM	RFD	1
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	6	0	0	AM	RFD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	6	0	2.16	AM	RFD	2

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 6 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	7	3	2	0
Me-109	1	0	1	0
Me-110	2	2	0	2
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	1	0	0	0
Total	11	5	3	2

Claims:
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 Me109 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt R. Furtado - 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded


Damage: 
- Superficial x2: 4
- Left Wing root: 25
- Bomb controls inop: 10
- Ailerons controls inop: 10
- Hydraulic pump inop: 10

Peckham Points: 59pts - overnight repairing 

Casualties: --

Awards: --


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly were regular.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound: Attacked by 2 Fw-190: first one was intercepted by escort while the second went away after some ineffective shots.

Zone 5 Outbound: Attacked by a pair of Me-110 bith driven off by escort.

Zone 6 Outbound: 3 Fw-190s pounced on us, the first to approach was intercepted and escaped followed by 2 P38s. The second to approach was shot down while the last one managed to overcome our barrage and hit us causing heavy damage, especially to the bomb release controls. On the second pass, however, we returned the favor by hitting him at the engine and knocking him down.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys was interested in us allowing us to get closer to the target. The barrier of the flak, of medium intensity, caused only some superficial damage.

The bombardier 2nd Lt Miller moved into the bomb bay and operated the release controls observing the other bombers; despite this, he managed to achieve a satisfactory result.

After the bombing, the flak resumed covering the sky with black clouds. Some shrapnel reached the bomb bay causing leakage of fluid from the hydraulic system. Fortunately, no enemy fighters seemed to be interested in us.


Zone 6 Inbound: 1 Me-109 and 1 ANR C-205 set course for us. The German fighter was shot down, while the Italian one avoided our shots but failed to cause us damage and continued to other targets. 

Zone 5 Inbound: Attacked by a pair of Fw-190: one escaped undamaged while the second was intercepted by an escort fighter.

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report. 

Giulia Airbase: The landing was difficult due to damage to the controls and ailerons, but we managed to touch the ground without damage.



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Victor Harlow, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24D: Kicking Horse B-24D-10-CO-42-40219
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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A Bit o' Honey (B-17F-20BO-41-24530)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Scott Livingston

Mission Date: 29 January 1944

Mission Number: 6

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Ferrara, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Scott Livingston	3	n/a	n/a		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jason Medoff	3	n/a	n/a		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Dewey Spencer	2	0	1		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Rod Towsley	2	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Victor Mendoza	2	1.5	3		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Theo Morris	3	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jason Ash	2	0	1		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Ralph Taylor	5	0	1	AM	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Jay Piper	3	.5	.5		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Charles Travis	1	0	0		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	2	1	1
Me-109	2	2	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
C-205	2	2	0	0
Ju-88	2	1	1	0
Total	11	7	2	1

Claims:
- S/Sgt V. Mendoza: 1 Ju-88 claimed - full credit awarded
- S/Sgt V. Mendoza: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt J. Piper: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage:
- Superficial x1: 1
- Bomb bay no effect: 5

Peckham Points: 6pts - RTD on 31 January 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: 
- Air Medal: Sgt Ralph Taylor

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were ok.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound: An italian ANR C-205 was driven off by escort while a Fw-190 in VD missed us and went away.

Zone 5 Outbound: Some rockets entered the formation and exploded near us but no damage were reported.

Zone 6 Outbound: Another italian C-205 and a Fw-190 were driven off by 1st FG guys. A second wave, formed by a Fw-190 and a Me-109 with ANR insigna were blocked by P38s.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys against us but flak was of medium intensity and caused some holes and fortunately some shrapnels exploded into bomb bay had no effect. We had the chance to approach and prepare the bomb run with no stress. Good drop!
No GAF on egress and flak was light and ineffective.

Zone 6 Inbound: Attacked by a couple of Ju-88; while the first one was driven off the second was hit and exploded. After these we were attacked by 2 Fw-190: one was damaged and escaped while the second one was hit to the engine and went down.

Zone 5 Inbound: A lone Me-109 from 12Lev was intercepted by 82nd FG a/c. 

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Scott Livingston, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 7 February 1944

Mission Number: 7

Mission of this bomber: 7

Formation: Lead bomber
Position: Middle

Target: Pontassieve, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	7	0	0	AM	RTD	2
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	7	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	7	0	.5	AM	RTD	2
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	7	0	.33	AM	RTD	1
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	7	0	3.5	AM	RTD	1
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	7	0	0	AM / PH	RTD	1
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	7	0	3.83	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	7	0	1	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	7	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Mark Withley	1	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 7 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	2	2	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0

Claims: --

Damage: 
- Engine #3 oil leak: 10

Peckham Points: 10pts - ordinary maintenance

Casualties: --

Awards: --


AAR (flown with TFT)

Today we are the Lead bomber and it is a great honour but a great responsability too! 
S/Sgt Withley joined our crew directly from US after Sgt Bolden died after last mission.

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were ok despite mud and rain.

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report. No enemy aircrafts spotted.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys while approaching the target and light flak caused no damage. Bomb run was good, around 50% of our load on target.
Light and inaccurate flak after bombing with no effects.
Attacked by a couple of Fw-190s but both were engaged by escort.

Zone 5-3 Inbound:  No GAF on our route.

Zone 2 Inbound: On Adriatic sea engine #3 oil pressure gauge indicated the loss of pressure and we observed a thin trail of oil coming out of the engine.
I decided to turn off the engine immediately to avoid a fire and because we were at short distance from the base.

Giulia Airbase: With three engines running and despite the fog and mud on the runway, we managed to land without damage. This was a "milk run" mission for us.


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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24D-10-CO-42-40219 – “Kicking Horse”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. V. Harlow

Mission Date: 7 February 1944

Mission Number: 7

Mission of this bomber: 7

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Pontassieve - Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard
Bomb Run: DNB


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Victor Harlow	6	0	0	AM	KIA	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Elmer Gibson	6	0	0	AM	POW	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Homer Miller	6	0	0	AM	POW	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Norman Burch	6	0	0	AM	POW	1
Engineer	S/Sgt Arthur McLane	6	.5	2	AM	POW	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Tony Stevens	6	0	0	AM	POW	1
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Ramon Furtado	6	0	.5	AM	POW	3
Port WG	Sgt Milton Flint	6	0	1	AM	POW	1
Starboard WG	Sgt Dean Stoddart	6	0	0	AM	KIA	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dale Lindberg	6	0	2.16	AM	POW	2

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 7 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	3	1	1	1
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	3	1	1	1

Claims:
- S/Sgt A. McLane - 1 Me109 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage: bomber destroyed

Peckham Points: infinite

Casualties: 
- 1st Lt. V. Harlow: KIA - accident occurred after bail out
- Sgt D. Stoddart: KIA - head shot

Awards: 
- PH posthumous: 1st Lt. V. Harlow
- PH posthumous: Sgt D. Stoddart


AAR (flown with TFT)

Witnesses reported that the "Kicking Horse" was seen on fire (probably wing tanks fire) in the target area. Observed 9 parachutes abandoning the ship.


*** International Red Cross Report ***

8 crew members of an American bomber, shot down over the skies of Tuscany, Italy, were arrested and interned in Germany at a POW Camp (we do not know at the moment what it is).


The 8 captured members are in good health, while 1 of them was found dead, with multiple fractures, with the parachute still worn.


In the wreckage of the crashed plane were found the charred remains of another man, who had probably died earlier on board.



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[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Screwball Express (B-17F-40BO-42-5175)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. J. Devine

Mission Date: 7 February 1944

Mission Number: 7

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Pontassieve, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. John Devine	1	0	0		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. William Potter	3	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Harvey Dent	2	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Stanley Paige	4	0	1		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Victor Mendoza	3	0	3		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Claude "Frenchy" Galloway	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim Schwartz	1	0	0		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Henry Lyons	2	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Lowell Price	2	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt James "Crazy" Cravey	1	.0	0		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	2	1	0
Me-109	1	1	0	0
Me-410	0	0	0	0
G-55	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	4	3	1	0

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. S. Paige: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt J. Schwartz: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt H. Lyons: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded


Damage: 
- Fuel transfer pump inop: 10
- Radio inop: 10

Peckham Points: 20pts - repairing overnight - RTD on 9 February 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off in poor weather. Fuel transfer pump failure experienced during assembly. Manual fuel transfer completed by S/Sgt Mendoza: fuel ws enough for both outbound and inbound leg, decided to do not abort the mission.

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): A Fw-190 and an italian ANR Me-109 were driven off by our escort. Light flak on target was ineffective.
Bomb run on target with approx 20% of bombs on target.
Light flak after bombing caused no damage and no Jerrys on us.

Zone 5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: Attacked by a couple of Fw-190: one was driven off but the second one was hit and destroyed by shots of our gunners.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report

Giulia Airbase: A short-circuit knocked out the radio when we were approaching the runway but we landed safely


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John Devine 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 11 February 1944

Mission Number: 8

Mission of this bomber: 8

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Toulon, France
Target Type:  Harbor Facilities

Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	8	0	0	AM	RTD	2
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	8	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	8	0	.5	AM / PH	LW	2
Navigator	2nd Lt. Bruce Mullins	8	0	.33	AM / PH	KIA	1
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	8	1	4.5	AM	RTD	2
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	8	0	0	AM / PH	RTD	2
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	8	0	3.83	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	8	0	1	AM	RTD	1
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	8	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Mark Withley	2	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 8 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	1	0	2
Me-109	7	3	1	3
Me-210	2	2	0	0
C-205	2	2	0	0
Ju-88	1	1	0	0
Total	15	9	1	5

Claims:
- T/Sgt Tim Burkey - 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial x3: 3
- Rudder no effect: 10
- Fuel pump transfer: 5
- Light Wound x1: 2
- KIA x1: 10

Peckham Points: 30pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- 2nd Lt. M. Mallard: LW torn pectoral muscle - 1 week in hospital - RTD on 19 February 1944
- 2nd Lt. B. Mullins: KIA shattered scapula

Awards:
- PH posthumous: 2nd Lt. B. Mullins
- PH: 2nd Lt. M. Mallard


AAR (flown with TFT)

Entering the crew quarters everyone was staring at me, trying to understand from my face what news I had during the debriefing and therefore how hard the next mission could be.

"Guys! Today we are going to have a very long tour! We're going to France! But we won't go for the baguettes, Bordeaux wine and beautiful French girls! We're going to visit the port of Toulon to bring some of our gifts to the Kriegsmarine! So nerves, I'm counting on you!"


Giulia Airbase: More mud and rain here in Giulia, we thought we would find the heat and the sun here in Italy, but the cold winds of the Balkans are not our friends. Take-off and assembly were ok even if difficult.

Zone 2 Outbound: A Ju-88 and an ANR C-205 were driven off by escort

Zone 3 Outbound: Attacked by a couple of Me-109. One was badly damaged and preferred to abandon the fight; the other one was driven off by guys from 325th.

Zone 4-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: Attacked by a wave formed by a Fw190 damaged, preferred to fly away and an italian C-205 driven off by RAF escort.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by Jerrys as soon as we entered target zone: 2 Me-109 and a single Me-210, all of them driven off by excellent RAF guys.
Medium flak over the target caused only minor superficial damage at radio room.
We succeeded to align and stabilize with the target. Bombs load launched with approx 30% on target.
Again medium flak but no damage reported.
We were attacked by 2 Fw-190s, one was intercepted by the escort while the second moved away after being damaged by tail guns. An ANR Me-109 was heavily damaged and pulled away after a wide turn.

The Jerrys seemed particularly angry: we were attacked by a Me-210 but it didn't get too close thanks to a British fighter, a Me-109 was heavily damaged by our shots and preferred to abandon the attack, while a third Me-109, attacking us from vertical climb, avoided our shots by managing to place at least three volleys that caused damage to the rudder and the fuel transfer pump, Fortunately to no effect. A volley penetrated the nose compartment, slightly wounding Lieutenant Mallard in the chest and Lieutenant Mullins more severely, who began to lose a lot of blood from his left shoulder.

The German fighter made a turn and returned to the attack and although damaged, hit the right wing causing only a few holes.

He seemed to have the devil in his body, for although his plane seemed to have lost some of its stability, he returned to the attack but this time was destroyed by the precise shots of the T/Sgt Burkey at Top Turret. We didn't see the pilot leave the plane.


Zone 10 Inbound:  German bombs dropped from above caused no damage. Lt. Mullins moved to radio room. He was given first aid but his health condition appeared very serious. Without the help of navigator, I tried to maintain eye contact with the rest of the formation as much as possible.


Zone 9-7 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Inbound: 2nd Lt. Mullins died.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: When we came in sight of the airbase, we threw the flares to ask for the help of an ambulance. The landing was quite soft despite the gray weather, gray like our souls due to the loss of a crew member. The doctor could do nothing but confirm Mullins' death, while Mallard, although not serious, was taken to the hospital.

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24J-25-CF-42-99887 – “Morning Express”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. R. Winfield

Mission Date: 11 February 1944

Mission Number: 8

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Toulon - France
Target Type:  Harbor Facilities
Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Richard Winfield	1	0	0		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. David Ogden	1	0	0		RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Thomas Banks	1	0	0		RTD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Mark Bennett	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Walter Miller	1	1	1		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Jimmy Bolanos	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Randy Green	1	1.5	1.5		RTD	1
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Shane Kogan	1	0	0	PH	KIA	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Scott Mc Intyre	1	1	1		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Abel Hutt	1	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Stanley Jackson (Average Joe) - 1 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	1	0	1	0
Me-109	7	1	2	2
Me-110	2	1	1	0
Re-2005	1	1	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	11	3	4	2

Claims:
- S/Sgt R. Green - 1 Me110 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt R. Green - 1 Fw190 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt S. Mc Intyre - 1 Fw190 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt S. Mc Intyre - 1 Me109 claimed - full credit awarded
- S/Sgt J. Bolanos - 1 Me110 claimed - half credit awarded
- T/Sgt W. Miller - 1 Me109 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial x7: 14
- Left wing root x1: 25
- Ailerons instruments inop: 10
- Nose Turret Heat no effect: 5
- KIA x1: 10

Peckham Points: 64pts - overnight repairing

Casualties: 
- S/Sgt Shane Kogan: KIA - head shot

Awards: 
- PH posthumous: S/Sgt Shane Kogan



AAR (flown with TFT)

For a new aircraft, a newly trained crew, the baptism of fire would have been a very long mission.

Giulia Airbase: Rain and high wind was the welcome to my new crew. Despite this and the #1 engine that after a loss of rpms then recovered efficiency, we took off and joined the squadron.

Zone 2 Outbound: A Me-109 was driven off by escort.

Zone 3-10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): As soon as entered in target area some german rockets lobbed into formation but no damage reported. A pair of Me-110s approached: one was intercepted and removed by the escort, the second, although damaged, managed to hit us causing some superficial or no damage. On his second attack, however, he was shot down.

Medium flak over the target cause superficial damage but some shrapnels in waist compartment caused our left waist gunner death for a mortal shot to the head.
Bomb run was smooth and we put around 50% of our load on the target.
No GAF nor flak on target egress.

Zone 10 Inbound: Anomaly detected in the ailerons instrumentation. Explosions caused by German bombs dropped from above shook the ship but caused no damage. 
Attacked by an italian Re-2005, driven off by spitfires, and a Fw-190 that even if damaged hit us caused some holes and a shot to left wing root; on its return it was shut down by our gunners.

Zone 9-4 Inbound: Nothing to report.
In the wreckage of the crashed plane were found the charred remains of another man, who had probably died earlier on board.

Zone 3 Inbound: 3 Me-109 faced us: two of them were shut down while third one moved away.

Zone 2 Inbound: A Me-109 attacked us by vertical dive: we missed it as it missed us and disappeared into the clouds. Two more Me-109 moved away after been damaged by our shots.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.


Richard Winfield, 1st Lt, USAAF,

Commanding B24J: Morning Express B-24J-25-CF-42-99887

78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24J-25-CF-42-99887 – “Morning Express”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. R. Winfield

Mission Date: 15 February 1944

Mission Number: 9

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Verona - Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard
Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Richard Winfield	2	0	0		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. David Ogden	2	0	0		RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Thomas Banks	2	0	0		RTD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Mark Bennett	2	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Walter Miller	2	0	1		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Jimmy Bolanos	2	0	.5		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Randy Green	2	0	1.5		RTD	1
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Richard Hansen	1	0	0		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Scott Mc Intyre	2	0	1		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Abel Hutt	2	1	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Stanley Jackson (Average Joe) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	3	0	1
Me-109	2	2	0	0
Me-210	1	0	1	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	1	0	0	0
Total	9	5	1	1

Claims:
- Sgt A. Hutt - 1 Me210 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage: 
- Right waist gun inop: 10

Peckham Points: 10pts - overnight repairing

Casualties: --

Awards: --


AAR (flown with TFT)

2nd Lt. Leblanc just joined us from US as navigator. This was his first debriefing and mission; no time to think we must take off!

Giulia Airbase: Finally famous italian sun shined on runway. Take off and assembly were smooth and occured without accidents.

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound: Light coastal flak observed but no damage reported.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): As soon as entered in target zone we were attacked from 5 Fw-190 and a lone Me-210 in two waves. 3 Fw-190 were driven off by escort while 2 remaining moved away after light damages. Jammed right waist gun.
Some rockets lobbed into formation but fortunately no damage reported.
Medium flak over the target but we were too high to be reached by shots.
Bomb run went ok and we dropped a good percentage of bombs over the target.
Light flak after bombing, no damage to the ship and no Jerrys attacked us.

Zone 6 Inbound: Light coastal flak just south of Chioggia: it seemed to be not so skilled and prepared and caused no damage.

Zone 5 Inbound: 2 Me-109 and 1 italian C-205 attacked us: german fighters were driven off by escort while italian moved to others bombers after unsuccessful shots exchange.
In the wreckage of the crashed plane were found the charred remains of another man, who had probably died earlier on board.

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.


Richard Winfield, 1st Lt, USAAF,
Commanding B24J: Morning Express B-24J-25-CF-42-99887
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 15 February 1944

Mission Number: 9

Mission of this bomber: 9

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Verona, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	9	0	0	AM	RTD	2
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	9	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	7	0	.0	AM	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	9	.5	5	AM / DFC	RTD	2
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	9	0	0	AM / PH	RTD	2
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	9	0	3.83	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	9	0	1	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Harvey McGinty	9	0	0	AM	RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Mark Withley	3	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner (Average Joe) - 9 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	3	0	0
Me-109	6	6	0	0
Me-210	1	1	0	0
C-205	1	0	0	1
Me-110	3	1	1	1
Total	14	11	1	2

Claims:
- T/Sgt Tim Burkey - 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial x1: 1
- O2 System outage: 101 (considering all O2 compartments out)

Peckham Points: 101pts - 2 days repairing time - RTD on 17 February 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- DFC for becoming an Ace - T/Sgt Tim Burkey


AAR (flown with TFT)

2nd Lt. Leblanc joined our crew from US


Giulia Airbase: bright sunshine allowed for a comfortable takeoff and a smooth assembly.

Zone 2-4 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Outbound: A couple of Me-109 and a single Me-210 were driven off by our escort.

Zone 6 Outbound: Coastal flak welcomed us as soon as we entered North Italy from Adriatic sea; no damage reported. A Fw-190 and an italian ANR Me-109 attacked us, both were driven off by 325th FG guys.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by three Me-109 but our P-47s were quick and precise in intervening and got them away from us.
Medium Flak over the target caused some holes in the nacelle without serious consequences.
I passed ship control to 2nd Lt Dirigo that accomplished a very good bombs drop.
Light Flak after bombing but no damage were reported.
Our escort driven off a lone Fw-190. 
A second wave of Me-110 attacked us: one was driven off, another one was damaged and preferred to move away while the last one was shut down by T/Sgt Burkey.

Zone 6 Inbound: Coastal flak tried to prevent us from returning to base, but the shots were inaccurate and caused us no damage.

Zone 5-3 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 2 Inbound: A general O2 system outage was reported. We already were below 10.000 so no further problems were reported

Giulia Airbase: Safe landing

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 17 February 1944

Mission Number: 10

Mission of this bomber: 10

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: North of Anzio Beachhead, Italy
Target Type:  German Supply Dumps

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	10	0	0	AM+	RTD	2
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	10	0	0	AM+	RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	8	0	.0	AM	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	2	1	1		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	10	0	5	AM+ / DFC	RTD	2
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	10	0	0	AM+ / PH	RTD	2
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	10	0	3.83	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	10	0	1	AM+	RTD	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	10	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Mark Withley	4	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner promoted to T/Sgt (the Dedicated) - 10 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	6	1	3	1
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Total	6	1	3	1

Claims:
- 2nd Lt R. Dirigo - 1 Fw-190-110 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt E. Leblanc- 1 Fw-190-110 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt M. Withley - 1 Fw-190-110 claimed - no credit awarded

Damage: 
- Superficial x3: 3
- Pilot & Copilot Heat system out: 10

Peckham Points: 13pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM OLC (10 missions): 1st Lt. Simmons, 2nd Lt Taylor, T/Sgt Burkey, S/Sgt Stewart, Sgt Whalen, Sgt Buck, Sgt McGinty

Promotions:
- Sgt Harvey McGinty: promoted to S/Sgt


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Good weather. Smooth take off and assembly

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): An Fw-190 suddenly came out covered by the sun but did not hit us and moved away as quickly as it had arrived.
A second wave formed up by 5 Fw-190 attacked us. One was driven off by escort while three of them were shut down by our gunners. The fifth Jerry was damaged but managed to place shots at our ship, knocking out the Pilot Compartment heat system and a few holes in the bodywork. On his second pass he was heavily damaged and preferred to move away.
As we approached the target, the Flak was heavy and accurate: the sky filled with black clouds and our ship was shaken and jolted but not damaged. However, this did not allow for accurate bomb drops.
Still heavy flak as we tacked to take the return course but no damage reported nor GAF against us.

Zone 2 Inbound: Descended to 8000 feet to avoid frostbite; no flak or enemy aircraft detected.

Giulia Airbase: Safe landing

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 22 February 1944

Mission Number: 11

Mission of this bomber: 11

Formation: High
Position: Lead

Target: Regensburg, Germany
Target Type:  Prufening Aircraft Factory

Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	11	0	0	AM+	RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jerry Taylor	11	0	0	AM+/ PH	SW-IH	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew Mallard	9	0	.0	AM / PH	KIA	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	3	.5	1.5		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	11	1	6	AM+ / DFC	RTD	2
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	11	0	0	AM+ / PH+	LW	2
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	11	0	3.83	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	11	1	2	AM+	RTD	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	11	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	S/Sgt Mark Withley	5	0	0	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgr Richard Weiner promoted to T/Sgt (the Dedicated) - 11 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	17	5	3	7
Me-109	7	4	2	0
Me-210/Me-410	4	3	0	0
C-205	1	0	0	1
Ju-88	2	1	0	0
Total	31	13	5	8

Claims:
- 2nd Lt E. Leblanc- 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey - 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- T/Sgt T. Burkey - 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt G. Buck - 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt G. Buck - 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt M. Whalen - 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt H. McGinty - 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded


Damage: 
- Superficial x12: 12
- Navigator & Bombardier Heat systems out: 20
- Rubber Rafts damaged: 10
- KIA x1: 10
- SW x1: 5
- LW x1: 2

Peckham Points: 59pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- 2nd Lt M. Mallard KIA - head shot
- 2nd Lt. J. Taylor SW-IH after surgery: inflamed intestines
- S/Sgt P. Stewart LW: abdomen cut 2 days in hospital (RTD on 25 February 1944)

Awards:
- AM: S/Sgt Mark Withley
- PH: 2nd Lt. J. Taylor, S/Sgt P. Stewart
- PH posthumous: 2nd Lt M. Mallard

Promotions:--



AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Good weather. Take off and assembly were ok

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: Attacked by a first wave composed by 2 Me-109 and 1 Me-210; all were driven off by escort fighters. A second wave formed up by 3 Fw-190: 2 of them were driven off by escort while last one was damaged and preferred to go away.

Zone 8 Outbound: 2 Fw-190 and 1 ANR Me-109 attacked us. Fw-190 at 12H was destroyed while others planes were driven off.

Zone 9 Outbound: I was impressed by the beautiful landscape of the snow-capped Alps. Despite the war, there is still something that manages to excite.

Zone 10 Outbound: A Me-109 attacked us at 12 level and caused us some superficial damage and our shots dameged his right wing, on his second round he was destroyed by our Left Waist gunner. A Me-109 at 1.30Lev was driven off while a Me-109 from 12H moved away causing no damage.
A second wave of 2 Fw-190 was managed by our gunners: on of them was heavily damaged and preferred to escape while the second one was destroyed.

Zone 11 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): German bombs dropped from above exploded as soon as we netered target zone, we had some "rock&roll" but no damage reported. 
A lone Ju-88 from 6H avoided our shots and hit us causing some minor damage but bombardier 2nd Lt Mallard wass KIA with a direct head shot, while 2nd Lt Taylor suffered a SW to the abdomen. On the second pass there was no damage on either side

2nd Lt. Leblanc moved the body of the bombardier to its position taking the place at the N/E bombsight, while the S/Sgt Stewart gave first aid to the wounded co-pilot and carried him to the radio room: he was covered and injected with a dose of morphine, fortunately the bleeding seemed to stop. 
As we approached the target, the Flak became violent and precise, but no shrapnels reached us. The navigator 2nd Lt Leblanc executed the bomb dropping with mastery, obtaining a sufficient result.

Flak again, this time light and no damage were reported.
As we moved away from the target, we were attacked by 4 Fw-190s: two of them were intercepted by the escort fighters, one was shot down while the fourth avoided our shots and damaged the heat system of the nose compartment, on its second pass it was damaged and preferred to move away. Suddenly a lone Ju-88 attacked us but our escort kept a good watch and intercepted him.
Navigator moved to radio room to avoid frostbyte.

Zone 10 Inbound: Attacked by a wave of 4 Fw-190: all of them preferred to move away after being damaged. After, a wave of 2 Fw-190 and 1 Me-410: we had just some superficial damage and 1 Fw-190 and the Me-410 preferred to attack other bombers; last Fw-190 hit us on second pass causing superficial damages and light wound to S/Sgt Stewart.

Zone 9-7 Inbound: Nothing to report

Zone 6 Inbound: Attacked by a Me-109 and an italian C-205 "Veltro". German fighter was hit and destroyed by our shots while the italian fighter preferred to fly away after being damaged.

Zone 5 Inbound: A pair of Me-410s attempted to approach but were intercepted by escort fighters.

Zone 4-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Flares launched to request ambulance on runway. Landed safely.

It was a long and hard mission. We lost two crew members 2nd Lt Mallard and 2nd Lt Taylor (he survived the surgery but he has to pass three months in the hospital, after thsi period he'll probably repatriated to the US as he is no longer fit to operate as a bomber crew.



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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-24J-25-CF-42-99887 – “Morning Express”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. R. Winfield

Mission Date: 22 February 1944

Mission Number: 11

Mission of this bomber: 3

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Regensburg, Germany
Target Type:  Prufening Aircraft Factory
Bomb Run: DNB


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Richard Winfield	3	0	0		POW	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. David Ogden	3	0	0		POW	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Thomas Banks	3	0	0		POW	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Mark Bennett	3	0	0		POW	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Walter Miller	3	0	1		POW	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Jimmy Bolanos	3	0	.5		POW	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Randy Green	3	0	1.5		POW	1
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Richard Hansen	2	0	0		KIA	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Scott Mc Intyre	3	0	1		POW	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Abel Hutt	3	0	1		POW	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgt Stanley Jackson (Average Joe) - 3 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	2	2	0	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0

Claims:--


Damage: 
- Electrical System failure: controlled bailout

Peckham Points: bomber crashed

Casualties: 

Awards: 


AAR (flown with TFT)

In Zone 10 outbound leg (over Germany), witnesses of 78th Squadron reported receiving a radio message in which 1st Lt Winfield warned of a general anomaly in the aircraft's electrical system and the need for a controlled bail-out.

9 parachutes were observed descending to the ground.

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Bonnie (B-17F-90BO-42-30233)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Steve Kearney

Mission Date: 22 February 1944

Mission Number: 11

Mission of this bomber: 6

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Regensburg, Germany
Target Type:  Prufening Aircraft Factory

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Steve Kearney	6	0	0	AM	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Frank Wall	2	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Daniel "Danny" Webster	1	1	1		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. William "Billy" Kirby	1	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Emile "Plug" Putman	6	0	1	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt David "Big Dave" Bauver	2	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt George "Bama" Adkins	3	0	.33		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Timothy "Brain" Richmond	2	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Walter "Wally" Heath	2	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Robert "Bobby" Curry	1	0	0		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	10	5	0	4
Me-109	11	7	1	3
Me-110	2	2	0	0
Me-210	1	1	0	0
Ju-88	2	2	0	0
Total	26	17	1	7

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. Daniel "Danny" Webster: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2
- Port cheek gun inoperable: 10 

Peckham Points: 12pts - RTD on 24 February 1944

Casualties: --

Awards: --

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly were good.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: 3 Fw-190 approached us by foreward positions but our escort was ready to intercept them. All were driven off. Port cheek gun resulted inoperable, S/Sgt Putman tried to repair the gun but the damage was beyond repair.

Zone 8 Outbound: 2 Me-110 were driven off by escort.

Zone 9 Outbound: Amazing landscapes under us while crossing the Alps.


Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by a couple of Ju-88, both of them were driven off. After we were attacked by 4 Me-109s: one was intercepted, one destroyed by top turret hits and last two planes moved away after unsuccesful hits.
Another wave formed by 1 Me-210 in virtual climb and 2 Fw-190. The Me-210 was intercepted, while the two Fw-190s headed for other targets without causing us any damage.

Heavy flak over the target just caused superficial damage.
Bombs on target!
Light flak on egress, no damage reported. A couple of Me-109 were driven off.

Zone 11 Inbound: Jerrys driven off by other bombers.

Zone 10-6 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Inbound: Two Me-109 on us: one driven off while the other escaped after being damaged.

Zone 4-3 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 2 Inbound: Attacked by 3 Fw-190s, 2 taken over by escort fighters, while the last one reversed course and moved away after being damaged

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Steve Kearney, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 7 March 1944

Mission Number: 12

Mission of this bomber: 12

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Certaldo, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	12	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jason Ponder	1	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Arthur Bowers	1	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	4	0	1.5		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	12	0	6	AM+ / DFC	RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	12	0	0	AM+ / PH+	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	12	0	3.83	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	12	0	2	AM+	RTD	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	12	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	S/Sgt Mark Withley	6	0	0	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Richard Weiner (the Dedicated) - 12 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-210/Me-410	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Claims:--

Damage:
- Superf x1: 1
- Left Wing n/e: 10

Peckham Points: 11pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--



AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Poor weather. Take off and assembly were ok despite rain and clouds

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Ligth and ineffective flak and no Jerrys approaching the target. Bombs drop was sufficient.
No Flak in egress. Some rockets were lobbed into formation from aft causing some superficial damage.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.

It was a milk run mission just to ensure a good start for new crew members from US.

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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-24J-15-CF-42-99782 – “Polly Peppermint”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. J. Leger

Mission Date: 7 March1944

Mission Number: 12

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Certaldo, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard
Bomb Run: On Target- 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Jason Leger	1	0	0		KIA	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. William Fuller	1	0	0		KIA	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Timothy Evans	1	0	0		KIA	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Jay Huffman	1	0	0		KIA	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Paul Thiessen	1	0	0		KIA	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Fred Lyons	1	0	0		POW	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Cody Vaughn	1	0	0		KIA	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Johnny Shaw	1	0	0		KIA	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Matthew Knight	1	0	0		POW	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Glen Seymore	1	0	0		POW	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgt James Kane (the Dedicated +1) - 1 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Claims:--


Damage: Right wing shredded

Peckham Points: bomber crashed

Casualties: all crew MIA

Awards: 


AAR (flown with TFT)

Witnesses reported that, after dropping the bombs, the Polly Peppermint was attacked by three enemy fighters, one of which repeatedly hit the right wing causing it to detach.

The plane, out of control, began a dive to the ground. Only 3 parachutes were seen exiting the plane.

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The Butcher's Daughter (B-17F-10BO-41-24484)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Nate Sutherland

Mission Date: 7 March 1944

Mission Number: 12

Mission of this bomber: 5

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Certaldo, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: Off Target - 5%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Nate Sutherland	7	0	0	PH/AM	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Cody Marsh	2	0	0		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. William "Billy" Kirby	2	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Casey "Kick" Stand	2	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Luke "Chaos" Crowford	5	1	1.67	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt David "Big Dave" Bauver	3	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Wallace "Nehi" Wells	2	0	0		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Sidney "Sid" Beck	2	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Walter "Wally" Heath	3	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt David "Hot Stuff" Sutter	2	0	.33		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	2	1	1	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	2	1	1	0

Claims:
- S/Sgt Luke "Chaos" Crowford: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage:--

Peckham Points: 0pts - RTD on 8 March 1944

Casualties:
- Sgt David "Hot Stuff" Sutter suffered anoxia during the mission - 1 night in hospital, RTD on 8 March 1944

Awards:
- Air Medal (5 missions): S/Sgt Luke "Chaos" Crowford

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly without problems.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound: Tail gunner Sgt. Sutter didn't respond to routine call in. Sgt Beck went to check and founded Sgt Sutter unconscious and his O2 mask completely frozen. Transported to Radio room for first aid.
In the meantime we were attacked by two Fw-190s: the first was intercepted by an escort fighter, the second found the end of its days under the shots of the Top Turret gunner.

Zone 5 Outbound: S/Sgt Crowford fixed tail gunner's O2 mask and Sgt Sutter returned to his position after recovering.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF and light flak with no damage. Despite this, the 2nd Lt Kirby delayed the launch of the bombs, which fell far from the target.

Nor flak nor GAF in inbound leg.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 

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Nate Sutherland, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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B-24J-1-CF-42-64086 – “Black Shadow”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Armstead

Mission Date: 11 March 1944

Mission Number: 13

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Toulon, France
Target Type:  Submarine Repair Facilities

Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mitch Armstead	1	0	0		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. John Webb	1	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. John Griffis	1	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Charles Rutherford	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	S/Sgt Colin Jones	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Dennis Lindsay	1	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Erik Sinnott	1	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Lee Hanson	1	0	0		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Fred Campbell	1	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt James Rivera	1	.5	.5		RTD	0

Crew Chief: S/Sgt John Ziegler (Average Joe) - 3 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	1	0	2
Me-109	6	3	1	2
Me-210	1	0	1	0
Re-2005	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	11	4	2	4

Claims:
- S/Sgt C. Jones: 1 Me-109 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt J. Rivera: 1 Me-109 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt J. Rivera: 1 Me-210 claimed - no credit awarded

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0pts - overnight maintenance

Casualties: --

Awards: --


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: A sunny day with little wind allowed for a quick and trouble-free take-off and assembly.


Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: Some rockets were fired into the formation but caused no damage.

Zone 4-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: We were attacked by 3 Me-109s: one was damaged and moved away, the second was destroyed while attacking us in VD and continued its dive in flames; the third was intercepted by the escort.


Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by a pair of Me-109s and a Me-210. The latter was destroyed with precise shots to the right wing; we managed to damage one Me-109 which preferred to continue its course, while the last one engaged in a dogfight with an escort fighter.
A lone Fw-190 was heavily damaged by our shells, causing it to move away quickly.


Medium Flak shots around us with no damage.
Bombs run was smooth and we launched our payload on the target.
Some Flak while leaving target zone with no damage reported. No Jerrys on us.

Zone 10 Inbound: We were attacked by 2 Fw-190s, but one was intercepted by the escort while the second, damaged, moved away.


Zone 9-4 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Inbound: Attacked by an Fw-190 and a Me-109 with Italian livery of the ANR which was intercepted by the escort. The German plane drove away after an exchange of fire that was unsuccessful for both.


Zone 2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.

For our tour it was a good initial mission.

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Mitch Armstead, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-24J: Black Shadow B-24J-1-CF-42-64086
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

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B-17F-100BO 42-30399 – “Irascible Girl”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. H. Simmons

Mission Date: 11 March 1944

Mission Number: 13

Mission of this bomber: 13

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Toulon, France
Target Type:  Submarine Repair Facilities

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Henry Simmons	13	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Jason Ponder	2	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Arthur Bowers	2	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	5	0	1.5	AM	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Tim Burkey	13	0	6	AM+ / DFC	RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Paul Stewart	13	0	0	AM+ / PH+	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt Matthew Whalen	13	0	3.83	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt George Buck	13	0	2	AM+	RTD	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	13	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	S/Sgt Mark Withley	7	0	0	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Richard Weiner (the Dedicated) - 13 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	2	2	0	0
Me-210/Me-410	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0

Claims:--

Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2
- Both Elevators inop: 20


Peckham Points: 22pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:
- 2nd Lt. E. Leblanc: Air Medal (5 missions)

Promotions:--



AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Good weather. Take off and assembly were ok.

Zone 2 Outbound: Elevators system failure. Mission continued.

Zone 3-10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Some rockets exploded very close but only caused paint damage and a couple of holes. Flak was medium intensity and precision but no damage reported nor Jerrys attacked us. Bombs run was ok.
Medium flak after bombing but no damage reported again. The GAF didn't seem to be interested in us 

Zone 10-3 Inbound: Nothing to report

Zone 2 Inbound: A couple of Me-109 driven off by P-47s.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.


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Henry Simmons, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group