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2nd Lt. Claget E. McAlister

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The Mac McAlister Crew
L to R Standing:
Roderick McComber, Allen O. Schmitz, Leonard S. Hambrick, Vernon L. Erskine,
and Thomas L. Freeman.  L to R Seated: John M. Martucci, Arthur E. Johnson, Mac McAlister, Jack Weinstock
Photo courtesy of Ken McAlister



The McAlister crew with GERMANY QUITS newspaper.
Photo courtesy of Ken McAlister

CREW

2nd Lt Claget E. "Mac" McAlister

P

FEH

2nd Lt Arthur E. Johnson

CP

FEH

2nd Lt Jacques J. Weinstock

NAV

FEH

Sgt John M. Martucci

TTE

FEH

Cpl Allen O. Schmitz

ROG

FEH

Cpl Vernon L. Erskine

BTG

FEH

Cpl Thomas L. Freeman

TOG

FEH

Cpl Leonard S. Hambrick

WG

FEH

Cpl Roderick E. McComber

TG

FEH

 418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group early April 1945

Flew aircraft 48660 LD-S and A/C # 297707 LD-A PFF

All mission info courtesy of Jack O'Leary

Training Flight:

DATE

POSITION

A/C #

A/C NAME

HARDSTAND

13 APRIL, 1945

B-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, LEFT WING

339166 LD H

YO YO BUDDY

45

 Practice mission (COMBAT MISSION SCRUBBED ON 19TH)

DATE

POSITION

A/C#

A/C NAME

HS

19 APRIL, 1945

B-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, RIGHT WING

338945 LD- F

DUFFY'S TUFFYS

48

25 APRIL 1945

B-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, RIGHT

338821 LD-O

GIRDLE GERTIE

39

 CHOWHOUND

DATE

CHOWHOUND DROP ZONE

POSITION

A/C#

A/C NAME

HS

MAY 5, 1945

ALKMAAR, AF, HILVERSUM, BAARN,

D-SQDN

339162 LD- U

GINGER

41

 (4 JUNE 1945 418TH BS diary notes: All crews not to stay with 100th BG must check out on their ATC Flight requirements. Pilot's, CP's, Nav's. ROG's. . all have standards to fulfill which require considerable flight time and problems)

 BANJO MISSIONS, (BANJO missions were experimental training missions with new form of CHAFF to counter enemy radar systems)

DATE

POSITION

A/C#

A/C NAME

HARDSTAND

22 JUNE, 1945

ELEMENT 2, RIGHT WING

A/C # 48660 LD-S

PFF

44

03 JULY 1945

A-SQDN

A/C # 297707 LD-A

PFF

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02 JULY 1945

BOVINGDON FOR ATC

48660 LD-S

PFF

06 JULY 1945

NAVIGATION HOP

48660 LD-S

PFF

10 JULY, 1945

SLOW TIME NEW ENGINE

297707 LD-A

PFF

12 JULY, 1945

TRAINING FLIGHT

48660 LD-S

PFF

13 JULY, 1945

LEISTON-TRANS 357TH TO CONTINENT

48660 LD-S

PFF

15 JULY, 1945

TO LEISTON

48660 LD-S

PFF

16 JULY, 1945

RETURN FROM LEISTON

48660 LD-S

PFF

23 JULY, 1945

TO LEISTON AND R-58

48660 LD-S

PFF

28 JULY, 1945

TRAINING FLIGHT

48660 LD-S

PFF

30 JULY, 1945

TO A-89

48660 LD-S

PFF

31 JULY, 1945

TO R-85 VIA LEISTON

48660 LD-S

PFF

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