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Lost Angel, The (B-17F-100BO 42-30428)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Steven "Stevie" Kearney

Mission Date: 20 April 1944

Mission Number: 23

Mission of this bomber: 4

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Rome, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 48% 


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Steven "Stevie" Kearney	11	n/a	n/a	AM2	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton	5	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Daniel "Hatchee" Coloosa	8	0	.5	AM / DFC+	RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Oliver "Olive" Curtis	3	0	.33		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Sterling" Jazz" Nelson	4	1.5	3.5		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt John "Hangman" Gallows	7	0	0	AM	RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Wallace "Nehi" Wells	8	0	.33		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Lowell "Low" Price	7	.5	.5	AM	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Anthony "Tony" Hampton	3	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Tony "Badger" Marshall	12	0	0	AM2	RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	2	1	1
Me-109	2	1	0	1
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	1	0	0	1
C-205	1	0	1	0
Total	8	3	2	3

Claims:
- S/Sgt Sterling" Jazz" Nelson: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- S/Sgt Sterling" Jazz" Nelson: 1 C-205 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Lowell "Low" Price: 1 C-205 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2

Peckham Points: 2pts - RTD on 21 April 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM: 2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Good take off and easy assembly in a sunny morning.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No Jerrys on us and heavy flak shaked us but caused no damage. A good bomb drop for 2nd Lt. Coloosa.
Light Flak was ineffective. But after bombing Jerrys were quite angry. We were attacked by a pair of Me-109s and a Me-210: two were damaged and preferred to move away while the third was intercepted by the escort.
Subsequently, 3 Fw-190s arrived on us: the one at 3Low was intercepted by a P51; the one at 12 Lev was damaged and preferred to escape without hitting us. The third Fw-190 at 12 High managed to penetrate our defense but its shots only made a few holes. He tacked and looked for a second 3H pass but the S/Sgt Nelson at the Top turret knocked him down with accurate shots.
It was then the turn of an Fw-190 accompanied by an Italian C-205. The German plane was intercepted, while the Italian plane avoided our shots and fired, causing only superficial damage. On its second pass, however, it was shot down by our gunners.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. Steven Kearney, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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Miss Carriage (B-24D-45-CO-42-40265)
Spare assigned to the 78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Tobias "Toby" Tanner

Mission Date: 20 April 1944

Mission Number: 23

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Rome, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 60%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Tobias "Toby" Tanner	4	n/a	n/a		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Edward "Eddie" Cunningham	4	n/a	n/a		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	12	0	0	AM2 / DFC	RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. James "Jimmy" Cutter	2	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Jason "Glass" Glasser	7	0	1.33	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Frederick "Freddie" Simmons	4	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Chester "Bad Bow" Goode	3	0	.33		RTD
Port WG	Sgt Sidney "Sid" Beck	10	.5	.5	AM2	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Glen "Mac" McPherson	1	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline	3	1	1		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	2	1	0	0
Me-109	2	1	1	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
G-55	1	0	1	0
Total	5	2	2	0

Claims:
- Sgt Sidney "Sid" Beck: 1 G-55 ANR claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage:--

Peckham Points: 0pts - RTD on 21 April 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM OLC: Sgt Sidney "Sid" Beck for 10th mission

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly went ok.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: 2 Fw-190 and an italian G-55 attacked us head-on. One of the Jerrys was intercepted by the P51s, the second made a pass but without causing or receiving damage; The Italian plane, on the other hand, was hit on the right wing, which detached causing it to fall and screwed to the ground.

Zone 4 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): As soon as we entered the target area we noticed a drop in the rpm of engine #1. Despite attempts to get it back up and running, I decided to turn it off to avoid possible further problems.
We were then attacked in the rear by two Me-109s: the first was shot down by the tail gunner while the second preferred to run away when a P-51 got behind him and threatened him.
Heavy Flak as we approached the target, many explosions but no damage affected our ship. Despite the chaotic situation and the sky full of smoke from flak shots, we managed to make a very good bomb drop.
The flak was lighter and more inaccurate as we turned back to base, no damage reported. No bandits came to bother us.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. Tobias Tanner, 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: 21 April 1944

Mission Number: 24

Mission of this bomber: 12

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Vienna, Austria
Target Type:  Schwechat Aircraft Factory

Bomb Run: On target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mitch Armstead	12	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Paul Holden	2	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. John Griffis	12	0	0	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Charles Rutherford	12	0	.33	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Engineer	S/Sgt Colin Jones	12	.33	5.83	AM+ / DFC	RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Dennis Lindsay	12	.33	4.33	AM+	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Erik Sinnott	12	.5	1	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Lee Hanson	12	0	1	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Bruce Fluker	4	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt James Rivera	12	.5	3	AM+	RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt John Ziegler (The Dedicated) - 12 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	2	2	0	0
Me-109	2	1	1	0
Me-110	3	1	2	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	7	4	3	0

Claims:
- S/Sgt Colin Jones: 1 Me-110 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- S/Sgt Dennis Lindsay: 1 Me-110 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- S/Sgt Dennis Lindsay: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt James Rivera: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt Erik Sinnott: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x1: 2
- Engine #1 out: 25

Peckham Points: 27pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Sunny weather over the base. Smooth take off and assembly.

Zone 2-9 Outbound: Nothing to report. 

Zone 10 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): Attacked by two Fw-190s, both moved away from the P51 escorts. The Flak's barrage was very heavy. The sky was filled with black clouds and explosions. A shot exploded below us, causing the ship to jolt, but fortunately causing only some superficial damage to the bomb bay; a second shot exploded so close to the left wing that it knocked out engine #1, which we were able to stop and feather the propellers.
Despite the damage and the sky full of debris and burning planes, we managed to keep the flight level and drop our payload on the target.
On the way out the Flak was much milder, evidently the Germans had suffered the blow, and none of the bandits seemed to be interested in us.

Zone 9-8 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Inbound: We were attacked by 3 Me-110 "Zerstörer" but while one was intercepted, the other two were shot down by our gunners. It was then the turn of a pair of Me-109s: the 12 Lev was intercepted by a P51 while the 1.30H was shot down.

Zone 6-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. 


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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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Lonesome Lola (B-17F-110BO 42-30588)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. William Sims

Mission Date: 21 April 1944

Mission Number: 24

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Rome, Vienna, Austria
Target Type:  Schwechat Aircraft Factory

Bomb Run: Off Target - 00% 


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims	6	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Samuel "Circus Sam" McLean	4	n/a	n/a		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Steven "Stevie" Cox	3	.5	.5		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Richard "Rick" Morrow	5	0	0	AM	RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Sterling" Jazz" Nelson	5	0	3.5	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Dennis "Denny" Weber	5	.5	.5	AM	RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Leslie "Les" Sampson	5	0	2.5	AM	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Lowell "Low" Price	8	0	.5	AM	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Anthony "Tony" Hampton	4	1	1		KIA
Tail Gunner	Sgt TCarl "Small Fry" Kline	4	0	1		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	9	5	1	2
Me-109	8	4	2	1
Me-110	2	1	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
C-205	0	0	0	0
Total	19	10	3	3

Claims:
- Sgt Sgt Anthony "Tony" Hampton: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- 2nd Lt. Steven "Stevie" Cox: 1 Me-109 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt Dennis "Denny" Weber: 1 Me-109 claimed - half credit awarded

Damage:
- KIA x1: 10
- Left Wing superficial n/e: 10
- Right Wing root 1st: 25

Peckham Points: 45pts - overnight repairing - RTD on 23 April 1944

Casualties:
- Sgt Anthony "Tony" Hampton: KIA - shot to the sternum

Awards:
- AM: 2nd Lt. Richard "Rick" Morrow, S/Sgt Sterling" Jazz" Nelson, S/Sgt Dennis "Denny" Weber, Sgt Leslie "Les" Sampson
- PH (post.): Sgt Anthony "Tony" Hampton

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Good take off and easy assembly in a sunny morning.

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound: Some Jerrys spotted but not interested in us.

Zone 7 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 8 Outbound: Attacked by 3 Fw-190. The first one was driven off by escort, while an a/c was shot down and the other heavily damaged drove away with black smoke coming out of the engine.

Zone 9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): As soon as we entered the target area 3 Me-109 they welcomed us: we immediately managed to shoot down the 12H one, while a P51 took care of the 9H one. The last one at 1.30Lev moved away after an unsuccessful exchange of shots.
We watched some rockets explode nearby, but we didn't suffer any damage. 2 Fw-190s approached: the escort took care of the first, while the second continued its flight to other bombers.
Flak over target was very heavy and accurate: a real wall of black puffs and splinters all over.  A shrapnel hit RWG Sgt Hampton in the sternum, there was nothing he could do, he died almost immediately. Other pieces of metal superficially damaged the left wing without considerable damage, while a shot damaged the root of the right wing.
This led to instability and difficulty in keeping the aircraft levelled, and the bomb drop was delayed.
S/Sgt Weber took his place at the starboard waist machine gun.
Light flak caused no damage.
We were attacked by two Me-109s but both were intercepted by escort fighters.

Zone 9-8 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Inbound: 3 Fw-190s attacked us head-on, the escort managed to intercept 2 of them while the third, after having suffered a lot of damage from our shots, made a wide turn and moved away.
It was then the turn of a Me-110 of 6Lev and a Me-110 of 9 Low, the latter being taken over by a P51, while the second caused no damage and escaped.
When calm seemed to have broken off, 1 Fw-190 and 2 Me-109s came against us: we managed to shoot down the Me-109 at 3 Level. The second Me-109 passed through unscathed while the Fw-190 engaged in a dogfight with a P51.

Zone 6-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: A lone Me-109 showed up at 12H, but an escort fighter changed his mind with a few bursts.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. William Sims, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

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Bonnie (B-17F-90BO-42-30233)
Spare bomber manned by "Irascible Girl" crew

79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 2nd Lt. J. Ponder

Mission Date: 21 April 1944

Mission Number: 24

Mission of this bomber: 13

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Vienna, Austria
Target Type: Schwechat Aircraft Factory

Bomb Run: On Target - 93%

Lady Luck Smile #:2 (+1 LLS - rolled "12" on crew chief status)

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	2nd Lt. Jason Ponder	8	n/a	n/a	AM / PH+	RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt.Paul Morton	3	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Sean Nelson	8	0	.5	AM / DFC /PH	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	14	1	3.33	AM+ / PH+	RTD	1
Engineer	M/Sgt Tim Burkey	24	0	14.83	AM+++ / DFC / PH	RTD	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Clinton "Volt" Watts	10	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Matthew Whalen	24	0	10.49	AM+++ / DFC	RTD	0
Port WG	S/Sgt George Buck	24	0	3	AM+++	RTD	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	24	0	1.83	AM+++ / PH	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	S/Sgt Mark Withley	18	0	1	AM++ / PH	RTD	1

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Richard Weiner (the Dedicated) - 23 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	11	6	1	3
Me-109	10	3	2	3
Me-110	1	1	0	0
Me-410	1	1	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	23	11	3	6

Claims:
- M/Sgt Tim Burkey: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt Mark Withley: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt.Edwin Leblanc: 1 Me-109 claimed: full credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2
- Rudder 1st n/e : 35
- Engine #2 failure: 25
- Light Wound x3: 6

Peckham Points: 68pts - RTD on 23 April 1944.

Casualties:
- 2nd Lt. Sean Nelson: LW abdomen cut - 2 days in hospital - RTD on 24 April 1944.
- 2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc: LW skull deflects shrapnel - 4 days in hospital - RTD on 26 April 1944
- M/Sgt Tim Burkey: LW chest cut - RTD

Awards:
DFC: 2nd Lt. Sean Nelson (93% bomb rate achieved)
AM 10th missions: S/Sgt Clinton Watts
PH: 2nd Lt. Sean Nelson, 2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc, M/Sgt Tim Burkey

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)

Although we all know that out of superstition a crew should only ever fly with its ship, some crew members, now close to getting their ticket home for having completed 25 war missions, lobbied to fly this mission anyway. So I applied for the last B17 Spare available and here we are on this long mission.

Giulia Airbase:  Easy take-off and assembly.

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound: attacked by a first wave of Fw-190s: the escort intercepted one of them while our gunners damaged the second Fw-190 in the bow; the tail gunner managed to hit and take down the Jerry at 6 Lev. Second wave consisting of 3 Me-109s: the two that attacked us head-on were rendered harmless, one shot down and the other heavily damaged. The third passed without doing any damage and moved away.

Zone 7 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 8 Outbound: The escort intercepted 1 Me-109, 1 Fw-190 and a Me-110 and prevented them from getting too close to our bomber. One Fw-190 was damaged by our shells and preferred to flee.

Zone 9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound/Inbound Target Zone: As soon as we entered the target area the #2 engine started to lose revs and stopped, we couldn't get it to start again. Some rockets will explode near us causing some superficial damage. A 12-lev Fw-190 was intercepted by P51s. 
The Flak was heavy and very accurate. All around us were black clouds, explosions, burning planes, but as luck would have it, we were not harmed.
The 2nd Lt. Nelson had plenty of time to align the sights, stabilize the a/c and perform a textbook bomb drop. When the smoke from the bombing cleared, the Flak resumed, but it was much milder than before, we had probably hurt him a lot!
We were then attacked by 2 Fw-190s but both were engaged by the escort. Then it was the turn of a pair of Fw190s and a Me-410, which was intercepted before approaching us. One Fw-190, although damaged, managed to get close enough to hit us, slightly wounding the M/Sgt Burkey and slightly damaging the rudder. On the second pass, however, he was hit again and probably moved away to return to base.

Zone 9-8 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Inbound: A lone Fw190 was intercepted by P51s. We were then attacked by 4 Me-109s: one was driven away by the escort, one shot down by the Top Turret's shells, and the remaining two badly damaged moved away leaving trails of black smoke behind them.

Zone 6-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: Two Me-109s attacked us head-on: one was immediately removed from the escort, while the second managed to overcome our barrage and hit us, causing some damage and slightly injuring both the bombardier and the navigator. He attempted a second pass but this time we kept him away and he preferred to turn and head towards other bombers in the formation.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.


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Jason Ponder, 2nd Lt, USAAF, 
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

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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: 24 April 1944

Mission Number: 25

Mission of this bomber: 13

Formation: High
Position: Lead

Target: Ploesti, Romania
Target Type:  Romano/Americano Oil Refinery

Bomb Run: Off target - 5%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mitch Armstead	13	0	0	AM+	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Paul Holden	3	0	0		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. John Griffis	13	.33	.33	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Charles Rutherford	13	0	.33	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Engineer	S/Sgt Colin Jones	13	0	5.83	AM+ / DFC / PH	SW - IH	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Dennis Lindsay	13	0	4.33	AM+	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Erik Sinnott	13	1	2	AM+	RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Lee Hanson	13	0	1	AM+ / PH	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Bruce Fluker	5	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt James Rivera	13	0	3	AM+	RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt John Ziegler (The Dedicated) - 13 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	0	1	3
Me-109	8	1	3	3
Me-110	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	12	1	4	6

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. John Griffis: 1 Me-190 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- S/Sgt Dennis Lindsay: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt Erik Sinnott: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt Erik Sinnott: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x10: 20
- Bombs release mech. out: 10
- Bomb bay door inop: 10
- Left wing outboard tank: 10
- Tail section superf n/e: 5
- Serious Wound x1: 5

Peckham Points: 60pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:
- S/Sgt Colin Jones: SW - inflamed intestines - survived after surgery - invalidated home

Awards:
- AM (5th mission): Sgt Bruce Fluker
- PH: S/Sgt Colin Jones

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Hassle-free take-off and assembly.

Zone 2-4 Outbound: Nothing to report. 

Zone 5 Outbound: We were attacked by 4 Me-109s. The escort intercepted only one, two were damaged and moved away from us while the fourth was shot down.

Zone 6-10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound: German rockets into the formation: no damage reported.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): 4 Fw-190s were upon us as soon as we entered the area. Without an escort fighter it was tough: one Fw-190 6 Low was shot down and one 12 Lev was damaged and abandoned the fight. The other two, though damaged, managed to penetrate our defenses causing extensive damage, knocking out Bomb Bay controls and seriously wounding S/Sgt Jones in the abdomen. On the second pass they still managed to avoid our shots and some of their shells hit the left wing's outboard tank, which fortunately self-sealed.
The flak was heavy: the plane was shaken by the numerous explosions but fortunately we did not suffer any damage. The 2nd Lt. Griffis descended into Bomb Bay and tried to manually unlock the hatches and drop the bombs, which he managed to do but late.
Flak was still heavy and some rockets entered the formation but both caused no damage to our ship.
S/Sgt Jones was transported to the radio room by 2nd Lt. Griffis who gave him first aid, stabilizing his situation and administering morphine to keep him calm. He then took his place in the Top Turret.

Zone 11 Inbound: We were attacked by 4 Me-109s: the 10.30High one passed quickly and moved away. The 12 High was damaged and made a climb away from us, while the 12 Level was shot down. The last 3 High was hit but continued and a burst of it caused some superficial damage, but on its second pass it was shot down.

Zone 10-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: German bombs dropped from above caused superficial damage.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely. The ambulance immediately loaded the S/Sgt Jones and quickly transported him to the hospital.

In this mission we suffered a serious loss: the S/Sgt Jones, although he survived the surgery he underwent following the wound to the abdomen, can no longer be embarked on board the bombers. After 10 days in the hospital he will be returned to the US. In addition to losing a dear friend, we also lose a skilled aviator who is contemptuous of danger.


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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

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

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

Commander: 2nd Lt. J. Ponder

Mission Date: 24 April 1944

Mission Number: 25

Mission of this bomber: 25

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Ploesti, Romania
Target Type: Romano/Americano Oil Refinery

Bomb Run: DNB - Mission Aborted (fuel transfer pump inop)

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	2nd Lt. Jason Ponder	9	n/a	n/a	AM / PH+	ESC	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt.Paul Morton	4	n/a	n/a		ESC	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Sean Nelson	9	0	.5	AM	ESC	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc	15	0	2.33	AM++ / PH	ESC	1
Engineer	M/Sgt Tim Burkey	25	1.33	16.16	AM++++ / DFC+	ESC	0
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Clinton "Volt" Watts	11	0	0	AM	ESC	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Matthew Whalen	25	0	10.49	AM++++ / DFC+	POW	0
Port WG	S/Sgt George Buck	25	0	3	AM++++ / DFC	ESC	0
Starboard WG	S/Sgt Harvey McGinty	25	0	1.83	AM++++ / DFC / PH	ESC	0
Tail Gunner	S/Sgt Mark Withley	19	0	1	AM++ / PH	ESC	1

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Richard Weiner (the Dedicated) - 24 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	3	1	0	2
Me-109	4	2	1	1
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-410	1	0	1	0
--	0	0	0	0
Total	8	3	2	3

Claims:
- M/Sgt Tim Burkey: 1 Me-109 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- M/Sgt Tim Burkey: 1 Me-410 claimed - full credit awarded


Damage: infinite

Peckham Points: crashed in Yugoslavia

Casualties:--

Awards:
DFC for tour completion: M/Sgt Tim Burkey, S/Sgt George Buck, S/Sgt Harvey McGinty
AM for 25 missions flown: M/Sgt Tim Burkey, S/Sgt George Buck, S/Sgt Harvey McGinty
AM for 15 missions flown: 2nd Lt. Edwin Leblanc

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)

From an encrypted radio message received by the Yugoslav partisans, we learn that a group of partisans has rescued 9 members of the crew of an American bomber who parachuted in the vicinity of the city of Aleksinac. Probably the bomber finsihed the fuel.
The German soldiers managed to arrest only 1 crew member.

All the rescued men are in good health and will be returned to the territory of occupied Italy as soon as the opportunity arises.


From some witnesses aboard other bombers of the formation, the bomber "Irascible Girl" abandoned the formation in the outbound zone 11 after being attacked by German fighters. No radio communication received suggests that the on-board radio was out of order.



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Jason Ponder, 2nd Lt, USAAF, 
Commanding B-17F: Irascible Girl B-17F-100BO 42-30399
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Butterfly Baby (B-17F-120BO 42-30802)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims

Mission Date: 24 April 1944

Mission Number: 25

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Ploesti, Romania
Target Type:  Romano/Americano Oil Refinery

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims	7	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Joseph "Joey" Goodman	3	n/a	n/a		RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Willis "Raleigh" Downing	1	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Oliver "Olive" Curtis	4	0	.33		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt James "Jimbo" Castleberry	2	1	1		RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Desmond "Desi" Anderson	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz	6	0	0	AM	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Lowell "Low" Price	9	1	1	AM / PH	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Wilbur "Willy" Ingram	1	0	0	PH	RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline	5	0	1	AM / PH	RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	8	1	2	3
Me-109	2	2	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	3	3	0	0
Ju-88	2	0	0	2
Total	15	6	2	5

Claims:
- S/Sgt James "Jimbo" Castleberry: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt Lowell "Low" Price: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage:
- Port tailplane root hit (1): 10
- Right wing root (1): 25
- Left wing n/e: 10
- LW x3: 6
- Superficial damages x2: 2

Peckham Points: 53pts - RTD on 26 April 1944

Casualties:
- Sgt Lowell "Low" Price: LW thigh cut - RTD
- Sgt Wilbur "Willy" Ingram: LW leg cut - RTD
- Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline: LW torn vastus muscle - 3 weeks in hospital RTD on 16 May 1944

Awards:
- AM (5 missions):  Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline
- PH:  Sgt Carl "Small Fry" Kline, Sgt Lowell "Low" Price, Sgt Wilbur "Willy" Ingram.

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly ok.

Zone 2-4 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 5 Outbound: German fighters driven off by other bombers.

Zone 6-8 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9 Outbound: Two Fw-190s attacked us head-on: one was damaged and continued straight on its course, the second was intercepted by the escort.

Zone 10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound: A lone Fw-190 tried to trouble us but preferred to escape after being heavily damaged.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone):As soon as we entered the area we were attacked by 2 Ju-88s but our shots damaged them and they were forced to move away with evasive maneuvers. After a few minutes an Fw-190 from 9H tried to attack us on the flank but was shot down by the Top turret. 
Flak's fire over the target was intense and accurate and caused some damage to the structures, also injuring both waist gunners, fortunately slightly.
We managed to make a good bomb drop.
After the bombing, the Flak resumed with the same intensity and this time it was the tail gunner who suffered a slight wound as well as a few more holes in the ship's metal.
We were then attacked by a pair of Fw-190s: the first to approach was shot down, while the second continued its run without doing or receiving damage.

Zone 11 Inbound: Two Fw-190s tried to prevent our return to base, but after some exchange of clpi and some damage they preferred to head for other targets.

Zone 10 Inbound: Sgt Ingram suffered the failure of his right machine gun just as we were attacked by 3 Me-109s which fortunately were all intercepted by the escort fighters.

Zone 9 Inbound: Right waist gun was fixed by flight engineer S\Sgt Castleberry.

Zone 8-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: A couple of Me-210s tried to get us through a few bad times, but the escort fighters were on alert and turned them away from us.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. William Sims, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 05 May 1944

Mission Number: 28

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Ploesti, Romania
Target Type: Unirea Spreantza Oil Refinery

Bomb Run: On Target - 56%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Greg Swanson	1	0	0	PH	SW	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Hoagland	1	0	0	PH	LW	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	1	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	1	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	1	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	1	1	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 1 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	2	0	0	1
Me-109	7	1	1	3
Me-110	2	2	0	0
Me-210	2	0	1	1
--	0	0	0	0
Total	13	3	2	5

Claims:
- T/Sgt Daniel Yelton: 1 Me-109 claimed - 1/2 credit awarded
- Sgt Paul Morgan: 1 Me-109 claimed - 1/2 credit awarded
- T/Sgt Daniel Yelton: 1 Me-210 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt Norman Fisher: 1 Me-210 claimed - full credit awarded


Damage: 
- Radio out: 10
- LW x3: 6
- SW x1: 5
- Superficial x1: 1

Peckham Points: 22pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- 2nd Lt. Greg Swanson: torn vastus muscle and anoxia - 3 weeks in hospital - RTD on 27 May 1944
- 2nd Lt. William Hoagland: chest superficial cut - 2 days in hospital - RTD on 8 May 1944

Awards:
PH: 2nd Lt. Greg Swanson, 2nd Lt. William Hoagland.

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)

Baptism of fire for my crew and the ship "Lady Lola". Time to settle in the quarters, become familiar with the base and the other comrades and it is already time to leave for the first mission.


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly ok.

Zone 2-8 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9 Outbound: German fighters were sighted, which turned their attentions to the other bombers, ignoring us completely.

Zone 10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound: Some rockets were fired into the formation, but did not cause any damage.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 3 Me-109s, one of which was from the Romanian Air Force: the latter was damaged and moved away, leaving a trail of black smoke behind it, while the other two chose other targets after an exchange of mutual fire that had no effect. 
Flak was instead very precise and fierce. The sky was full of black clouds that appeared in the sky around us very consistently. Some shrapnel knocked out the radio and opened a few holes in the fuselage.
Despite all the commotion and fear of being hit by the metal shrapnel that filled the sky, the 2nd Lt. Swanson maintained concentration and despite the smoke screens lit by the enemy to protect the refinery, he managed to hit the target with a good result.
Flak continued heavily and a shot exploded very close to the nose section, lightly wounding both the bombardier and the navigator. 
As this ceased, enemy fighters appeared: we were attacked by 2 Me-109s and one Me-210. The Me-109 9Lv was knocked down by the joint shots of the Top turret and the left gunner, while the other two, heavily damaged, preferred to interrupt the attack and moved away.
Then 2 Fw-190s appeared, one attacked us in vertical dive, but failed to hit us and continued its trajectory moving away, while the second was damaged and turned wide to get away from the range of our guns.
Without the support of escort fighters and with such an angry flak the situation was not pleasant.

Zone 11 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Inbound: During a call shift to check on the crew's health, 2nd Lt. Swanson did not answer. The 2nd Lt. Hoagland approached to check and found the officer completely unconscious and with his oxygen mask completely frozen, who knows how long he had been in this condition. He was transported to the radio room and given first aid and attached to the O2 system. Radio Operator T/Sgt Castiilo took his place.

Zone 9-5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: We were attacked by a first wave consisting of 2 Me-110s which were intercepted by escort fighters. The second wave, consisting of 2 Me-109s and 1 Me-210, saw the 6H Me-210 be shot down, while one Me-109 preferred to escape after receiving a few hits to the fuselage. The Me-109 in vertical climb was instead attacked by two escort fighters.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

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

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Armstead

Mission Date: 5 May 1944

Mission Number: 28

Mission of this bomber: 15

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Ploesti, Romania
Target Type:  Unirea Spreantza Oil Refinery

Bomb Run: On target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mitch Armstead	15	0	0	AM+	POW	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Paul Holden	4	0	0		POW	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. John Griffis	15	0	.33	AM+ / PH	POW	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Charles Rutherford	15	0	.33	AM+ / PH	POW	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Jim Grimsley	2	0	5.83	AM+ / DFC / PH	POW	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Dennis Lindsay	14	0	4.33	AM+	POW	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Erik Sinnott	14	0	2	AM+	POW	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	S/Sgt Lee Hanson	14	0	1	AM+ / PH	POW	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Bruce Fluker	6	0	0	AM	POW	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt James Rivera	14	0	3	AM+	POW	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt John Ziegler (The Dedicated) - 15 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	0	1	3
Me-109	8	1	3	3
Me-110	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	12	1	4	6

Claims:--

Damage: Bomb crashed

Peckham Points: Infinite peckam points

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

From the testimonies of the crews of other bombers, the "Black Shadow", after dropping bombs on the target, was hit at engine #2. The engine went out of control and the propellers were not feathered. All witnesses confirmed that they had seen 10 parachutes open in the wake of the plane.

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-24J-1-CF-42-64141 – “Angry Pigeon”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. E. Stenson

Mission Date: 10 May 1944

Mission Number: 29

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Piacenza, 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. Erik Stenson	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Mark Davis	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Daniel Hardy	1	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Morales	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt David Ary	1	0	0		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Larry Valera	1	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Erik Perkins	1	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jordan "Uncle Jo" Falgout	1	0	0		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt David Knipp	1	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dennis Reyes	1	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt James Harman (Average Joe) - 1 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	4	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
G-55	2	2	0	0
C-205	1	1	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	8	7	0	0

Claims:--

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0 points - ordinary maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Easy take-off and assembly.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: Light flak on the Italian coasts, inaccurate, no damage reported.

Zone 8 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9A Outbound: A Fw-190 and an italian C-205 attacked us. German fighter passed with no damage while italian a/c was driven off by escort.

Zone 9B Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 2 Fw-190s and a G-55 of the Italian ANR: all three fighters were intercepted by our escort and driven away.
Medium flak over the target but no damage to our ship. Bomb run and bombs drop were ok.
Light flak after bombing but still we did not report damage.
We were again attacked by a pair of Fw-190s and a G-55, probably the same as before, but also this time the P38s opposed and moved them away from us.

Zone 8-7 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Inbound: A few more Flak shots while flying over the Italian coast, but the explosions were at a much lower altitude than us and we did not receive any damage.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Smooth landing.

Thanks to the escort of P38 fighters of the 1stFG and the little opposition from the enemy, our baptism of fire was a "milk run".


Erik Stenson, 1st Lt, USAAF, Commanding
Commanding B-24J: Angry Pigeon B-24J-1-CF-42-64141
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 10 May 1944

Mission Number: 29

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Piacenza, Italy
Target Type: Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	2	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	2	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	14	0	0	AM(2) / DFC	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Hoagland	2	0	0	PH	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	2	0	.5		RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	2	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	2	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	2	0	.5		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	2	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	2	0	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 2 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
Me-210	0	0	0	0
--	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Claims:--

Damage:
- Radio out: 10

Peckham Points: 10pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly went ok.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: Light coastal flak no damage reported

Zone 8-9A Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9B Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF when entering the target zone; The flak was of medium intensity and some shrapnel caused a short circuit in the radio room, putting the radio equipment completely out of action. Good bomb run and drop.
Light flak leaving the area: no damage reported. No GAF on us.

Zone 8-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Butterfly Baby (B-17F-120BO 42-30802)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert

Mission Date: 10 May 1944

Mission Number: 29

Mission of this bomber: 5

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Piacenza, Italy
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: Off Target - 0%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert	5	n/a	n/a	AM / PH	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Douglas "Dougie" Boyd	6	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. John "J.J." Johndon	1	0	0		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Vernon "Gator" Tipton	4	0	0	PH(2)	RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Sterling "Jazz" Nelson	6	0	4	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Frederick "Freddie" Simmons	7	0	0	AM	RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Leslie "Les" Sampson	7	0	2.5	AM	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Lester "Rosè" Rose	7	0	0	AM / PH	RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Wilson "Willie" Rampart	1	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Johnny "Cherry Pie" Tinney	4	0	.5		RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	1	1	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	1	1	0	0
Total	15	6	2	5

Claims:--


Damage:
- Radio inop: 10
- Pilot compartment windo 1st hit: 10
- Rudder 1 hit n/e: 10
- Left wing aileron inop: 10
Superficial x2: 2

Peckham Points: 42pts - RTD on 12 May 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM (5 missions): 1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly ok. After 5 minutes the S/Sgt Simmons announced over the intercom that the radio was faulty and could not be repaired. I decided to continue the mission.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound: Light coastal flak, no damage reported.

Zone 8-9A Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9B Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone):Atacked by a lone Me-109 who was driven off by escort. Medium flak over the target caused some damages.
The Flak's fire, the cloud-obscured target, and the bombardier's lack of experience on its first mission, meant that the launch was completely off target.
Light flak with no damage and no GAF during egress.

Zone 8 Inbound: Some bombs launched from above exploded closed to our ship but fortunately just some superficial damage were reported.

Zone 7-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert, USAAF

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 11 May 1944

Mission Number: 30

Mission of this bomber: 3

Formation: Low
Position: Lead

Target: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Target Type: Werk No. 1

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	3	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	3	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	15	0	0	AM(3) / DFC	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Hoagland	3	1	1	PH	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	3	1.5	2		RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	3	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	3	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	3	0	.5		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	3	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	3	.5	1.5		RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 3 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	15	11	0	2
Me-109	2	0	1	1
Me-110	2	2	0	0
Me-210	2	0	2	0
--	0	0	0	0
Total	21	13	3	3

Claims:
- T/Sgt Daniel Yelton: 1 Me-210 claimed - 1/2 credit awarded
- Sgt Norman Fisher: 1 Me-210 claimed - 1/2 credit awarded
- T/Sgt Daniel Yelton: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt Jessie Henson: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt. William Hoagland: 1 Me-210 claimed - full credit awarded

Damage:
- Superficial x2: 2

Peckham Points: 2pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM OLC (15 missions): 2nd Lt. Roman Dirigo

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly went ok despite rain.

Zone 2-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: We were attacked by a first wave of 2 Fw-190s (both removed from the escort) and 1 Me-210 of 6H easily shot down by the joint shots of the Top and Tail turrets.
It was then the turn of a pair of Fw-190s: one intercepted by the escort and one escaped after receiving a lot of damage.
2 Fw-190s more on us: the first to approach was removed from the escort, the second preferred to head towards other targets after an exchange of shots without damage to both.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 3 Fw-190s and 2 Me-110s in several waves, but our "guardian angel" fighters made sure that they did not fire a single shot at us.
Heavy flak over the target, but we pass the barrage of fire unscathed.
The 2nd Lt Dirigo managed to drop the bombs with a good result.
Light flak after bombing: no damage reported.
We were then attacked frontally by 2 Fw-190s: one was taken over by the escort while the second was heavily damaged and moved away leaving a trail of black smoke behind it. 
A second wave of 2 Me-210s tried to get close to us but our machine gunners shot down one and damaged the other.
It was then the turn of 2 Me-109s: the one that attacked us from behind was damaged and interrupted the attack, while the second one that attacked us in vertical dive, managed to avoid our blows fortunately causing only a few holes in the metal. On the second pass, however, he was not so lucky and was knocked down by our shots.

Zone 10 Inbound: We were attacked by 4 Fw-190s in two waves: the escort drove away three while the fourth was damaged and escaped into the clouds.

Zone 9-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 

B-24J-1-CF-42-64141 – “Angry Pigeon”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. E. Stenson

Mission Date: 11 May 1944

Mission Number: 30

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Target Type:  Werk No. 1

Bomb Run: On target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Erik Stenson	2	n/a	n/a		POW	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Mark Davis	2	n/a	n/a		ESC	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Daniel Hardy	2	0	0		ESC	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Morales	2	0	0		ESC	0
Engineer	T/Sgt David Ary	2	0	0		POW	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Larry Valera	2	0	0		POW	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Erik Perkins	2	0	0		POW	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jordan "Uncle Jo" Falgout	2	1	1		ESC	0
Starboard WG	Sgt David Knipp	2	0	0		POW	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Dennis Reyes	2	.33	.33		POW	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt James Harman (Average Joe) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	3	0	1
Me-109	5	2	2	1
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	10	5	2	2

Claims:
- T/Sgt Jordan "Uncle Jo" Falgout: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded
- T/Sgt Jordan "Uncle Jo" Falgout: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- T/Sgt David Ary: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- S/Sgt Erik Perkins: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt Dennis Reyes: 1 Me-109 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded

Damage: a/c crashed

Peckham Points: a/c crashed

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take-off and assembly went ok.

Zone 2-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: Attacked by 2 Fw-190s: one was intercepted by the escort, the second moved away without hitting us.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 2 Fw-190s but the escort prevented both of us from approaching.
Over the target, the Flak was intense and caused the rupture of the internal tank of the right wing, the flaps and the bomb controls. Despite this and by manually throwing the bombs we managed to hit the target.
After the bombing, the Flak was not very intense and did not cause us any damage. A pair of Me-109s approached us but we managed to shoot down one, while the other was taken over by the escort.

Zone10 Inbound: We were attacked by 4 Me-109s and 1 Fw-190 in successive waves: we managed to shoot down 2 Me-109s and damage another Me-109 and the Fw-190. An Me-109 was intercepted by the escort.
The navigator 2nd Lt. Morales, calculated that given the loss of fuel we could continue further, but certainly not so much as to reach the base.

Zone 9-7 Inbound: Nothing to report. Fuel level constantly monitored.

Zone 6 Inbound: Fuel Finished. They were ordered to jump out of the plane.

An encrypted message from the Yugoslav partisans informed us that all the men of the crew landed unharmed. Only 4 of them were recovered and secured by them. The rest was found and captured by the Wehrmacht.


Mark Davis, 2nd Lt, USAAF,
XO B-24J: Angry Pigeon B-24J-1-CF-42-64141
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

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Shoo Shoo Time (B-17F-65BO 42-29662)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims

Mission Date: 11 May 1944

Mission Number: 30

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Target Type:  Werk No. 1

Bomb Run: On Target - 30%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims	8	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton	7	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Charles "Charlie" Freya	8	0	1	AM / PH	RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. James "Jimmy" Cutter	5	0	.33	AM / PH(2)	RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Leonard "Leo" Madden	1	0	0		RTD
Radio Op.	Sgt Jeremiah "Jerry" Hillebrand	1	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz	7	.5	.5	AM	RTD
Port WG	Sgt James "Jimmy" Drew	1	0	0		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Gregory "Greg" Caires	1	1	1		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Tony "Badger" Marshall	14	0	.5	AM(2)	RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	2	1	2
Me-109	4	3	0	0
Me-110	2	1	1	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
Ju-88	0	0	0	0
Total	11	6	2	2

Claims:
- Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Gregory "Greg" Caires: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Gregory "Greg" Caires: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded

- Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded


Damage:
- Right Wing n/e: 10
- Right Wing root (1st hit): 25
- Superficial x6: 6

Peckham Points: 41pts - RTD on 13 May 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM (5 missions): 2nd Lt. James "Jimmy" Cutter


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly ok. We called our crew "The Jimmies Crew" due to the high number of guys nick-named "Jimmy".

Zone 2-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: Attacked by a couple of Me-110: the first to approach was intercepted by the escort, while the second was shot down.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 4 Fw-190s: the one coming from 1.30H was intercepted and driven away while the one from 3Lev was shot down; the other two managed to get close and shoot causing us some damage, fortunately not serious. On the second pass, however, they were heavily damaged by our shots and preferred to move away.
The Flak was very intense but fortunately we did not suffer any damage and we managed to place the bombs on the target.
On egress some Flak shrapnel hit us but only made a few holes in the fuselage.
As soon as the shots stopped we were attacked by 2 Me-109s: the first was intercepted while the second moved away without harming us.
Suddenly some explosions near us shook the ship but despite the fear of the unexpected explosions, we did not suffer any damage. Probably some bombs were dropped from above the formation.

Zone 10-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. William "Bill" Sims, USAAF

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 14 May 1944

Mission Number: 31

Mission of this bomber: 4

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
Target Type: Railroad and Dock

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	4	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	4	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	16	0	0	AM(3) / DFC / PH	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. William Hoagland	4	0	1	PH(2)	RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	4	0	2		RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	4	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	4	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	4	0	.5		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	4	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	4	0	1.5		RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 4 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	0	0	2
Me-109	0	0	0	0
Me-110	0	0	0	0
Me-210	0	0	0	0
--	0	0	0	0
Total	4	0	0	2

Claims:--

Damage:
- Superficial x1: 1
- Engne #2 fire exting.: 25
- Engine #2 out: 25
- LW x2: 4

Peckham Points: 55pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- 2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo: skull slight concussion - 3 days in hospital - RTD on 18 May 1944
- 2nd Lt. William Hoagland: cracked rib and moderate bleed - 3 weeks in hospital - RTD on 5 June 1944

Awards:
- PH: 2nd Lt. Roman Dirigo, 2nd Lt. William Hoagland

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly in a sunny morning went ok. As soon as the assembly was carried out, engine #2 began to give problems, losing rpm and stopping. I managed to restart it but did not deliver maximum power. I decided to continue the mission because, as explained during the briefing by Maj. Beech of S2, a strong enemy air resistance was not expected. Went out of formation.

Zone 2-3 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Outbound: The LWG Sgt. Morgan reported to the intercom that thick black smoke was coming out of engine #2, a few seconds later it caught fire. The fire was extinguished and the engine turned off.

Zone 5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No enemy fighters attacked us and the Flak, although of moderate intensity, did not cause damage, allowing us to make a correct approach to the target and obtain a good bombs drop.
On egress som flak shrapnel hit us causing minor injuries to the bombardier and navigator, who held their positions. Still no enemy fighters attacked us.

Zone 5 Inbound: Rejoined formation.

Zone 4 Inbound: Attacked by 4 Fw-190s: all fighters made a single pass without causing us damage.


Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 

B-24J-1-CF-42-99873 – “Hot Potato”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. R. Mattson

Mission Date: 14 May 1944

Mission Number: 31

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
Target Type:  Railroad and Dock

Bomb Run: DNB - Mission Aborted

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Robert Mattson	0	n/a	n/a		SW	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Donald Peck	0	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Richard Veil	0	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Craig Cox	0	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Joe McBride	0	0	0		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Derrick Coon	0	0	0		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt William Krick	0	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Brian Hines	0	0	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Nelson Barajas	0	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Mosley	0	0	0		RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Jeffrey Hamilton (The Dedicated) - 1 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	0	0	0	0
Me-109	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Claims:--

Damage:
- Pilot Oxygen out: 10
- SW x1: 5

Peckham Points: 15pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:
- 1st Lt. Robert Mattson: anoxia - 3 days in hospital - RTD on 18 June 1944

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: A few minutes after passing 10,000 feet I saw the 1st Lt. Mattson head recline sideways in his seat; I tried to shake him and call him but he didn't answer. I asked T/Sgt McBride to come into the pilot compartment to help me.
He applied a portable respirator to the commander who slowly regained his senses. It was no longer safe to fly in this situation.
I then took command of the ship: I had the captain taken to the Radio Room and asked the flight engineer to help me in the flight.

I told the rest of the squadron that we intended to abort the mission and return to base.

I left the training and communicated our return to the Control Tower.
Landed without problems and entrusted Commander Mattson to the care of the doctor.

Not the best of beginnings for us!



Donald Peck, 2nd Lt, USAAF,
XO B-24J: Hot Potato
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Shoo Shoo Time (B-17F-65BO 42-29662)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen

Mission Date: 14 May 1944

Mission Number: 31

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
Target Type:  Railroad and Dock

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen	2	n/a	n/a		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton	8	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Leon "Gold" Oro	6	0	0	AM	RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Rudolph "Rudy" Livingston	1	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton	3	0	2		RTD
Radio Op.	Sgt Jeremiah "Jerry" Hillebrand	2	0	0		RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz	9	.5	1	AM	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Herbert "Bronx" Boyd	1	.5	.5		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Wilson "Willie" Rampart	2	0	0		RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Donald "Donnie" Adkins	5	0	1	AM	RTD

E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	7	0	2	2
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	7	0	2	2

Claims:
- Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Herbert "Bronx" Boyd: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton: 1 Fw-190 claimed - no credit awarded


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

Peckham Points: 11pts - RTD on 16 May 1944

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM (5 missions): Sgt Donald "Donnie" Adkins


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly ok. 

Zone 2-5 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 6 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF attacked us and medium Flak caused no damage. Bombs dropped on target.
Light Flak after bombing and no damage reported. Attacked by a couple of Fw-190: both moved away after some shots.

Zone 5 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 4 Inbound: Three Fw-190 on us: one was damaged and moved away while the second from 12H preferred to attack other bombers after some shots. The one from 9H was missed and his shots caused some superficial damage. He made a second pass with no damages.
A second wave of Fw-190 was shattered by our gunners.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.


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1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen, USAAF

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 15 May 1944

Mission Number: 32

Mission of this bomber: 5

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Nice, France
Target Type: Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 50%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	5	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	5	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Leon "Gold" Oro	7	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Michael "Mickey" Delaney	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	5	0	2	AM	RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	5	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	5	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	5	0	.5	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	5	.5	.5	AM	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	5	0	1.5	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 5 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	9	6	1	2
Me-109	1	1	0	0
Me-110	6	2	1	3
Me-210	0	0	0	0
--	0	0	0	0
Total	16	9	2	5

Claims:
- T/Sgt Daniel Yelton: 1 Me-110 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt Norman Fisher: 1 Me-110 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt Jessie Henson: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x4: 4
- Radio inop: 10
- Rudder 1st shot: 25

Peckham Points: 39pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM: 1st Lt. Mark Adkins, 2nd Lt. Roy Edwards, T/Sgt Daniel Yelton, T/Sgt Jerry Castillo, S/Sgt Steve McGowan, Sgt Paul Morgan, Sgt Jessie Henson, Sgt Norman Fisher

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly in southern Italy sun were good.

Zone 2 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Outbound: A lone Fw-190 immediately intercepted by the escort.

Zone 4-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: Engine #1 began to lose rpm. Together with T/Sgt Yelton we carried out a series of checks and restarts. We managed to keep it running but at half power. We were attacked by a pair of Me-110s: the 6 Low was intercepted and removed, while the second in vertical climb avoided our shots and with some bursts caused superficial damage and disabled the radio. On the second pass, however, it was shot down by our machine guns.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We went out of formation due to a loss of power in engine #1 and the payload still on board. Some rockets penetrated the formation but exploded far enough away from us without causing damage. We were attacked by 4 Me-110s: we managed to damage 3 of them, which moved away, while the fourth was damaged by escorting fighters and moved away. The Flak was of medium intensity, but did not cause damage. Approaching the target and leveling the plane allowed us to carry out a good drop of bombs.
Failed to rejoin the formation after bombing. Medium Flak but no damage reported.
A starling of 3 Fw-190s headed towards us: the first to approach from 3H was intercepted by the escort, while the other two had free rein and avoiding our shots fired some volleys that caused us damage, fortunately not serious. 
On the second pass we damage one, who preferred to run away while the second was shot down.
It was then the turn of a single Fw-190, but the escort was attentive and intercepted its course before it approached us.

Zone 10 Inbound: Rejoined formation. Attacked by 3 Fw-190s: 2 of them were taken into custody by our guardian angels, the third preferred to move away after being damaged to the engine.

Zone 9-3 Inbound: Nothing to report

Zone 2 Inbound: We were first attacked by 1 Fw-190, then by 1 Me-109, but both were unable to get closer thanks to the escort fighters.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 

B-24J-1-CF-42-99873 – “Hot Potato”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 2nd Lt. D. Peck

Mission Date: 15 May 1944

Mission Number: 32

Mission of this bomber: 1

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Nice, Frrance
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On target - 20%

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	2nd Lt. Donald Peck	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Timothy "Timmy" Reece	4	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Richard Veil	1	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Craig Cox	1	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Joe McBride	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Derrick Coon	1	.5	.5		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt William Krick	1	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Brian Hines	1	0	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Nelson Barajas	1	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Mosley	1	1	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Jeffrey Hamilton (The Dedicated) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	12	5	2	4
Me-410	1	1	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	13	6	2	4

Claims:
- Sgt Michael Mosley: 1 Fw-190 claimed - full credit awarded
- T/Sgt Joe McBride: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded

- Sgt Derrick Coon: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded



Damage:
- Ball turret mechanism inop: 10
- Ball turret gun inop: 10
- Superficial x1: 2

Peckham Points: 22pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Normal take off and assembly.

Zone 2-9 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 10 Outbound: We were attacked by 2 Fw-190s: the 12H one was intercepted by a P39 of the 350FG, while the one that attacked us in vertical dive continued its course without causing us and receiving damage.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): We were attacked by 4 Fw-190s: the guys of the 350FG did a great job intercepting three of them, while the fourth was damaged and ran away. The flak was quite intense and some shrapnel hit us, irreparably damaging the mechanisms and the machine gun of the ball turret. Sgt. Krick remained imprisoned in his plexiglass sphere for the rest of the mission.
We had plenty of time to prepare for the bombs, but the result was not exceptional. The flak returned to be felt as soon as the smoke from the explosions disappeared a little, but fortunately it did not cause us any damage.
Then followed the attack of 3 Fw-190s: we damaged two of them, which moved away, while the third was pursued by two P39s.

Zone 10-4 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Inbound: 4 Fw-190s were on us: at 9H a P39 took delivery of an enemy aircraft, while our gunners shot down one and seriously damaged another. The fourth managed to get close and shoot, making only a few holes in the metal, but had no escape at the second pass.

Zone 2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed sfely

Donald Peck, 2nd Lt, USAAF,
XO B-24J: Hot Potato
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Lonesome Lola (B-17F-110BO 42-30588)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen

Mission Date: 15 May 1944

Mission Number: 32

Mission of this bomber: 6

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
Target Type:  Railroad and Dock

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen	3	n/a	n/a		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton	9	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt.Jack "John" Dawkins	24	0	0	AM(3) / PH(3)	RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Rudolph "Rudy" Livingston	2	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton	4	0	2		RTD
Radio Op.	Sgt Xavier "Zavey" Williams	8	0	0	AM	RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz	10	0	1	AM(2)	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Ernesto "Cuba" Alvarez	2	0	.33		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Paul "Paulie" Hess	2	0	0	PH(2)	LW
Tail Gunner	Sgt Donald "Donnie" Adkins	6	0	1	AM	RTD

E/A Encountered

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

Claims:--


Damage:
- Light Wound: 2
- Superficial x2: 2

Peckham Points: 4pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:
- Sgt Paul "Paulie" Hess: thigh superficial cut, 2 days in hospital, RTD on 18 May 1944

Awards:
- PH: Sgt Paul "Paulie" Hess
- AM OLC: Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly went ok. 

Zone 2-10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): As soon as we entered the area, the ship was shaken by violent explosions caused by some bombs dropped from above in the formation.
Then it was the turn of 2 Fw-190s that approached: one was taken over by a P39 while the second moved away after a few exchanges of fire without damage.
Above the objective the flak was quite intense and a shrapnel slightly wounded Sgt Hess in the right leg. This did not prevent us from aligning ourselves with the objective and leveling the ship and carrying out the bomb dropping.
As soon as the smoke from the explosions cleared, the flak began to hammer again, but with less vigor than before and caused us no damage.
We were then attacked by 3 Me-110s, 2 of which were engaged by our escort and the third damaged, preferred to move away by performing an evasive maneuver.

Zone 10-4 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 3 Inbound:Attacked by 2 Fw-190: one was intercepted while the second, more impertinent, managed to avoid our shots and make some holes in the nose section. However, we managed to damage it and preferred to turn its attention to other bombers.

Zone 2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely. Sgt Hess was treated on the side of the runway and taken to hospital. He will have it for a couple of days.


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1st Lt. Ernest "Brain" Larsen, USAAF

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 17 May 1944

Mission Number: 33

Mission of this bomber: 6

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Bucharest, Romania
Target Type: Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On Target - 20%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	6	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	6	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Leon "Gold" Oro	8	.33	.33	AM	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Michael "Mickey" Delaney	2	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	6	0	2	AM	RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	6	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	6	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	6	0	.5	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	6	1	1.5	AM	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	6	0	1.5	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 6 missions;


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	5	1	0	1
Me-109	3	1	1	1
Me-410	1	0	0	0
Me-210	2	0	0	2
Ju-88	2	0	1	1
Total	13	2	2	5

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. Leon "Gold" Oro: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded
- 2nd Lt. Leon "Gold" Oro: 1 Ju-88 claimed - 1/3 credit awarded
- Sgt Jessie Henson: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded


Damage:
- Superficial x3: 3
- Landing gear instr. inop: 10
- Left wing superf n/e: 10
- Tail Oxygen inop: 10

Peckham Points: 33pts - overnight repairing

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly in a sunny spring day.

Zone 2-7 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 8 Outbound: Landing gear instrument failure. Unable to repair.

Zone 9 Outbound: Attacked by 4 e/a: 2 Me-210 were damaged and flown away while a Fw-190 was driven off by escort; last Fw-190 preferred to aim other bombers.

Zone 10 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 11 Outbound: 3 Me-109 on us: one of them received the attention of our escorting fighters, while our shots damaged another and shot down the last.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): a single Fw-190 came towards us during the approach to the IP, we damaged it heavily and preferred to interrupt its attack.
The Flak was of medium intensity but did not cause us any damage, allowing us to unload our payload.
Light Flak after bombing, caused no damage.
A pair of Ju-88s came at us and we managed to shoot down one of them and damage the second who with a desperate maneuver escaped from the range of our gunners. 
Shortly after, 2 Fw-190s and 1 Me-410 pounced on us: two of them moved away without their attack having any effect, while the last Fw-190 managed to avoid our shots and cause us some damage in two passes.
German bombs were dropped from above but they are too far from us and no damage reported.

Zone 11 Inbound: Went out from formation and descended to 9000ft. due to tail O2 system damaged.

Zone 10-5 Inbound: Nothing to report

Zone 4 Inbound: Some rockets were launched against us but with no consequences.

Zone3-2: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: We were able to extend the landing gear manually and land without the bomber being damaged.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 

B-24J-1-CF-42-99873 – “Hot Potato”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 2nd Lt. D. Peck

Mission Date: 17 May 1944

Mission Number: 33

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Middle
Position: Middle

Target: Bucharest, Romania
Target Type:  Marshalling Yard

Bomb Run: On target - 30%

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	2nd Lt. Donald Peck	2	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt Bernard "Bernie" Hunter	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Richard Veil	2	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Craig Cox	2	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Joe McBride	2	0	.5		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Derrick Coon	2	0	.5		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt William Krick	2	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Brian Hines	2	1	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Nelson Barajas	2	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Mosley	2	0	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Jeffrey Hamilton (The Dedicated) - 2 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	1	1	0	0
Me-109	3	1	2	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	4	2	2	0

Claims:
- Sgt Brian Hines: 1 Me-109 claimed - full credit awarded
- Sgt Derrick Coon: 1 Me-109 claimed - no credit awarded


Damage:
- Left wing superficial n/e: 5
- Right wing inboard tank self seaed: 10

Peckham Points: 15pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Routine take off and assembly.

Zone 2-8 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 9 Outbound: WGerman bombs droppe from above, caused no damage.

Zone 10-11 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 12 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF attack during IP approach. Medium Flak with no damage. Bomb on target.
Light flak did not cause damage. GAF not interested in us.

Zone 11 Inbound: Attacked by a couple of Me-109: escort driven off one of them while second one was shut down by our gunners. In a second wave a lone Me-109 (an ace for sure) scored some hits on us but he was shot down on the second pass by left waist gunner.

Zone 4 Inbound: A lone Fw-190 was driven off by escort.

Zone 3-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed sfely

Donald Peck, 2nd Lt, USAAF,
XO B-24J: Hot Potato
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

B-17G-20BO-42-31444 – “Lady Liza”
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 1st Lt. M. Adkins

Mission Date: 22 May 1944

Mission Number: 34

Mission of this bomber: 7

Formation: Middle
Position: Tail End Charlie

Target: Latisana, Italy
Target Type: Railroad Bridge

Bomb Run: On Target - 40%

Lady Luck Smile #: 0;

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Mark Adkins	7	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Roy Edwards	7	n/a	n/a	AM	RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Roman "Blimpy" Dirigo	17	0	.33	AM	RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Michael "Mickey" Delaney	3	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Daniel Yelton	7	0	2	AM	RTD	0
Radio Op.	T/Sgt Jerry Castillo	7	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Ball Gunner	S/Sgt Steve McGowan	7	0	0	AM	RTD	0
Port WG	Sgt Paul Morgan	7	0	.5	AM	RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Jessie Henson	7	0	1.5	AM	RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Norman Fisher	7	0	1.5	AM	RTD	0

Crew Chief: s/Sgt Jasper Styers (Average Joe) - 7 missions;


E/A Encountered

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

Claims:--

Damage: --

Peckham Points: 0pts - overnight routine maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--


AAR (flown with TFT)


Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly in a sunny spring day.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): The GAF did not seem to be interested in our ship, no enemy fighters pointed their bows at us. The Flak although it was very heavy did not cause us any damage. This allowed us to prepare for the bomb drop in total calm and accuracy and to place a good shot despite the small size of the target.
In the egress the Flak fell silent after the bombing and no enemy A/C came to disturb us.

Zone 6-2 Inbound: Nothing to report

Giulia Airbase: Rain and wind welcomed us above the base, but we managed to land safely.

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Mark Adkins, 1st Lt., USAAF, 
Commanding B-17G: Lady Liza (B-17G-20BO-42-31444)
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 

B-24J-1-CF-42-99873 – “Hot Potato”
78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force

Commander: 2nd Lt. D. Peck

Mission Date: 22 May 1944

Mission Number: 34

Mission of this bomber: 3

Formation: High
Position: Middle

Target: Latisana, Italy
Target Type:  Railroad Bridge

Bomb Run: Off target - 6%

CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Robert Mattson	1	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt Donald Peck	3	n/a	n/a		RTD	0
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Richard Veil	3	0	0		RTD	0
Navigator	2nd Lt. Craig Cox	3	0	0		RTD	0
Engineer	T/Sgt Joe McBride	3	.5	1		RTD	0
Nose Gunner	Sgt Derrick Coon	3	.5	1		RTD	0
Ball Gunner	Sgt William Krick	3	0	0		RTD	0
Port WG/Radio Op.	Sgt Brian Hines	3	0	1		RTD	0
Starboard WG	Sgt Nelson Barajas	3	0	0		RTD	0
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Mosley	3	0	1		RTD	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Jeffrey Hamilton (The Dedicated) - 4 missions


E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	4	0	2	2
Me-109	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	4	0	2	2

Claims:
- T/Sgt Joe McBride: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Derrick Coon: 1 Fw-190 claimed - half credit awarded


Damage:
- Left wing superficial n/e: 10
- Right wing superficial n/e: 10
- Bomb bay n/e: 10
- Superficial x3: 6

Peckham Points: 36pts - overnight repairing and ordinary maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:--

Promotions:--

AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Routine take off and assembly.

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF attack during IP approach. Heavy Flak caused some superficial and structural damage with no effects.. Given the small size of the target and the partial cloud cover, the launch was difficult and ended up off target.
No flak nor GAF after bombing.

Zone 6 Inbound: We were attacked by 4 Fw-190s in two waves: we managed to shoot down 2 and damage 2 more. We suffered some superficial and structural damage that fortunately did not compromise the ship.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed safely despite rain and mud.

It was my baptism of fire after suffering an illness due to anoxia in the first mission.

Robert Mattson, 1st Lt, USAAF, 
Commanding B-24J: Hot Potato B-24J-1-CF-42-99873

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

[Keltos]

After-Action Report

Teasin' Time (B-17F-110BO 42-30588)
Spare assigned to the 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Commander: 1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert

Mission Date: 22 May 1944

Mission Number: 34

Mission of this bomber: 2

Formation: Low
Position: Middle

Target: Latisana, Italy
Target Type:  Railroad Bridge

Bomb Run: Off Target - 0%


CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status
Pilot	1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert	6	n/a	n/a		RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton	10	n/a	n/a	AM(2)	RTD
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Matthew "Matty" Barrett	2	.5	.5		RTD
Navigator	2nd Lt. Rudolph "Rudy" Livingston	3	0	0		RTD
Engineer	S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton	5	.5	2.5	AM	RTD
Radio Op.	S/Sgt Xavier "Zavey" Williams	9	0	0	AM	RTD
Ball Gunner	Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz	11	.5	1.5	AM(2)	RTD
Port WG	Sgt Ernesto "Cuba" Alvarez	3	0	.33		RTD
Starboard WG	Sgt Herbert "Bronx" Boyd	3	0	.5	PH	RTD
Tail Gunner	Sgt Harold "Mouse" Durham	1	0	0		RTD

E/A Encountered

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

Claims:
- 2nd Lt. Matthew "Matty" Barrett: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded
- Sgt Harold "Mouse" Durham: 1 Me-110 claimed - no credit awarded
- Sgt Jim "Jimmy" Schwartz: 1 Me-110 claimed - half credit awarded


Damage:--

Peckham Points: 0pts - overnight maintenance

Casualties:--

Awards:
- AM OLC: 2nd Lt. Guy "Tippy" Tipton
- AM: S/Sgt Johnny "Boy" Hilton


AAR (flown with TFT)

Giulia Airbase: Take off and assembly went ok. 

Zone 2-6 Outbound: Nothing to report.

Zone 7 Outbound/Inbound (Target Zone): No GAF approached us near target. The Flak was heavy but not so accurated: no damage reported. Due to flak smoke, clouds and small target size our bombs drop was off target. No Flak nor GAF after bombing.

Zone 6 Inbound: We were attacked by 3 Me-110s which, however, did not have their lucky day as they were all shot down by the precise shots of our gunners.

Zone 5-2 Inbound: Nothing to report.

Giulia Airbase: Landed Safely. 

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1st Lt. Nicholas "Nicky" Lambert

[Keltos]

After-Action Report 



B-24J-1-CF-42-99873 – “Hot Potato”

78th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force



Commander: 1st Lt. Robert Mattson



Mission Date: 23 May 1944



Mission Number: 35



Mission of this bomber: 4



Formation: Low

Position: Tail End Charlie



Target: Ebreichsdorf, Austria

Target Type:  Aircraft Factory



Bomb Run: DNB - Mission Aborted



#Lucky Lady: 1



CREW

Position	Rank - Name	Missions	Mission Kills	Total Kills	Awards	Status	Stress Point
Pilot	1st Lt. Robert Mattson	2	n/a	n/a		RTD	1
Co-Pilot	2nd Lt Donald Peck	4	n/a	n/a		RTD	1
Bombardier	2nd Lt. Richard Veil	4	0	0		RTD	1
Navigator	2nd Lt. Craig Cox	4	0	0		RTD	1
Engineer	T/Sgt Joe McBride	4	1	2		RTD	1
Nose Gunner	Sgt Derrick Coon	4	0	1		RTD	1
Ball Gunner	Sgt William Krick	4	0	0		RTD	1
Port WG/Radio Op. 	Sgt Brian Hines	4	0	1		RTD	1
Starboard WG	Sgt Nelson Barajas	4	0	0		RTD	1
Tail Gunner	Sgt Michael Mosley	4	0	1	PH	KIA	0

Crew Chief: T/Sgt Jeffrey Hamilton (The Dedicated) - 5 missions





E/A Encountered

Type	No.	Intercepted	Destroyed	Damaged
Fw-190	1	1	0	0
Me-109	10	8	0	0
Me-210	1	0	1	0
---	0	0	0	0
---	0	0	0	0
Total	12	9	1	0

Claims:

- T/Sgt Joe McBride: 1 Me-210 claimed - full credit awarded

- Sgt Derrick Coon: 1 Me-210 claimed - no credit awarded





Damage:

- Intercomm system out: 10

- Bomb bay doors inop: 10

- All O2 systems out: 100

- Tail guns inop: 20

- KIA x1: 10

- Superficial x4: 8



Peckham Points: 158pts - three days repairing, RTD on 27 May 1944



Casualties:

- Sgt Michael Mosley: KIA - shattered sternum and ruptured heart



Awards:

- PH posthumous: Sgt Michael Mosley



Promotions:--



AAR (flown with TFT)



Giulia Airbase: Routine take off and assembly.



Zone 2-7 Outbound: Nothing to report.



Zone 8 Outbound: Two Me-109 on us, but they found our little angels waiting for them.



Zone 9 Outbound: Nothing to report.



Zone 10 Outbound/Inbound: We were attacked by 3 Me-109s and a Me-210 heavy fighter. The Me-109s were intercepted by the escort fighters, but the Me-210 managed to penetrate our defenses and a walking hit caused us a lot of damage and killed the tail gunner instantly. We found our revenge on his second pass, when he was shot down by our gunners.

We were then attacked by 1 Fw-190 and 1 Me-109 but they did not overcome the barrage made by our escort fighters. A third wave consisting of 4 Me-109s headed towards us: 2 were intercepted and removed, while the other 2 changed their target after an exchange of shots without damage between us and them.

During the damage check we realized that the Intercomm system had completely blown up. I decided to abort the mission and drop the bombs immediately using manual doors opening.

Port waist gunner Sgt. Brian Hines removed the body of Sgt. Mosley and took his place in tail position.



Zone 9-3 Inbound: Nothing to report.



Zone 2: Complete O2 system failure.



Giulia Airbase: Landed safely.



Given the extent of the damage reported, there will be a lot of work to do for the T/Sgt Hamilton.



Robert Mattson, 1st Lt, USAAF, 

Commanding B-24J: Hot Potato B-24J-1-CF-42-99873

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