|
2ND LT JAMES C. HARPER |
P |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD |
|
2ND LT TONY L. HULSEY |
CP |
CPT |
13 APR 44 |
AUGSBURG, AC FACTORY |
|
2ND LT CHARLES C. COWING |
NAV |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD
TAPS 21 FEB 2001 |
|
2ND LT WILLIAM A. NAEGELE |
BOM |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD |
|
S/SGT WALLACE S. CARTER |
TTE |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD
TAPS 8 FEB 1971 |
|
S/SGT ROBERT E. HUDSON |
ROG |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD |
|
SGT JOSEPH B. KYRC |
BTG |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD |
|
SGT KENNETH C. HELMING |
WG |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD
TAPS 14 FEB 1982 |
|
SGT FREDERICK A.
PODSTAWSKI |
WG |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD
TAPS 4 AUG 1985 |
|
SGT JOHN L. MAUK |
TG |
CPT |
28 MAR 44 |
CHATEAUDUN, AIRFIELD |
418TH SQDN. . CREW, AS ABOVE,
JOINED THE 100TH ON 28 NOV 1943. . THIS CREW HAS APPEARED ON CREW COMBAT
CREW ROSTERS AS CREW #76. CREW FLEW "ROYAL FLUSH/HARPER'S FERRY",
"ROSIE'S RIVETERS II", "NELSON KING"
LT JAMES HARPER WRITES:
"OUR
CREW FINISHED THESE MISSIONS TOGETHER EXCEPT FOR THE CO-PILOT WHO WAS SICK
ON TWO MISSIONS AND MADE UP THOSE MISSIONS WITH ANOTHER CREW. WE HAD NO
COMBAT INJURIES AND OUR AIRCRAFT WERE NEVER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. THIS
LISTING OF TWENTY MISSIONS FLOWN BY MY CREW EARLY IN 1944. MY DIARY DOES
NOT MENTION THE FIRST SEVEN MISSIONS" (MPF 3/2001) RECEIVED FIRST 7
MISSIONS FROM ANNE COWING FROM LT COWING FLIGHT PLAN RECORDS. (MPF 7/2001)
MISSIONS OF LT JAMES C.
HARPER (in a letter dated March 31, 2001 mpf)
|
Nbr |
Date |
Target |
Comments |
|
NC |
19/12/43 |
-- |
Practice Mission |
|
01 |
22/12/43 |
MUNSTER |
-- |
|
02 |
24/12/43 |
"NO-BALL" |
-- |
|
03 |
31/12/43 |
PARIS |
Crew flew on "306" Nelson
King |
|
04 |
5/01/44 |
EBERFELD |
-- |
|
05 |
7/01/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
Crew flew on "306" Nelson
King |
|
06 |
11/01/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
-- |
|
07 |
14/01/44 |
"NO-BALL" |
Pas de Calais, Crew flew
"790" (Ain't)Miss Behavin |
|
08 |
24/01/44 |
FRANKFURT |
Recalled 1/2 hour from
target (weather). Group carelessly let down to 12, 000 feet on way
home and were attacked by flak guns over Ostend, Belgium, moderate
damage. |
|
09 |
29/01/44 |
FRANKFURT |
Bombed through clouds. A
'Pathfinder" aircraft equipped with radar, signals attacking
formations where to drop bombs |
|
10 |
30/01/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
Bombed at 28, 000 feet
through clouds, Crew flew on "306" Nelson King |
|
11 |
03/02/44 |
WILHELMSHAVEN |
Flew 6 1/2 hours in dense
contrails. Crew flew on "504" Rosie's Riveters |
|
12 |
05/02/44 |
VILLACOUBLAY |
6 hours at 23, 000 feet.
Crew flew on "504" Rosie's Riveters" |
|
13 |
13/02/44 |
NO-BALL |
V-1 Rocket sites. Crew
flew on "306" Nelson King |
|
14 |
21/02/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
#3 engine failed so we
could not keep up with formation. On our own we dropped our bombs
through clouds. Crew flew 238017 (LuLu |
|
15 |
24/02/44 |
POSEN |
Target overcast, bombed
ROSTOCK |
|
16 |
25/02/44 |
REGENSBURG |
ME 109 AC plant. 10 hours
clear |
|
17 |
28/02/44 |
NO-BALL |
Target hazy, brought bombs
back |
|
18 |
29/02/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
Bombed city by Pathfinder
(PFF, good fighter support by long-range P-51's |
|
19 |
03/03/44 |
BERLIN |
Turned back over Denmark,
Bad weather not in briefing forecast |
|
20 |
08/03/44 |
BERLIN |
Ball bearing plant east of
city, hit target in clear weather, our ball turret gunner got credit
for shooting down an enemy fighter plane. 9 hour mission |
|
21 |
15/03/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
Bombed by PFF |
|
22 |
16/03/44 |
AUGSBURG |
Bombed by PFF, 9 hours |
|
23 |
18/03/44 |
REGENSBURG |
Briefed for Airfield, hit
MUNICH by PFF, 10 hours |
|
24 |
19/03/44 |
CALAIS |
NO-BALL construction area,
heavy flak over target |
|
25 |
22/03/44 |
BERLIN |
Bombed PFF, 8 1/2 hours,
heavy flak |
|
26 |
27/03/44 |
BORDEAUX |
Airfield, light flak |
|
27 |
28/03/44 |
CHATEAUDUN |
Airfield, 100 miles south
of Paris |
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