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2nd Lt. Edward P. Noordyk

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Edward P. Noordyk
100th BG Photo Archives

The Edward P. Noordyk Crew and "MARY ANNE"
100th BG Photo Archives
 

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LT EDWARD P. NOORDYK P CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
LT JOHN R. CREIGHTON CP CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
LT EARNST AITA NAV CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
LT DAVID M. BAILEY BOM CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
T/SGT NORMAN L. BROWN ROG CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
T/SGT JAMES A. MEADE TTE CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
S/SGT GILBERT L. LANGDON BTG CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
S/SGT ROY W. BYERS LWG CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
S/SGT JOHN F. HIMPEL RWG CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES
S/SGT FRANCIS R. GARDNER TG CPT 07 JUN 44 NANTES

350TH SQDN. . CREW IS SHOWN AS CREW #17 ON THE COMBAT CREW ROSTER OF 24 MAY 1944; Crew joined late Feb or early March 1944 and flew "BLACK CAT 13"

S/Sgt. Himpel credits his pilot for the whole crew flying 25 missions without any problems. In his words “He was strictly by the book. Everyone was supposed to do their job. No excuses. No short cuts." He told me that after 20 missions they got orders to fly a night training with a bunch of new crews. Everyone showed up at the plane except the pilot. They eventually went back to their barracks and found out the pilot had refused to fly. "Apparently he went to Major Kidd and told him he wasn't risking his crew with a bunch of rookies in the middle of the night. "

Aircraft 42-32009 was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group, 350th Squadron (LN-X) on February 14, 1944. It was MIA over Brussels on July 28, 1944. It was involved in a Mid Air collision with AC 42-97621 Flying 009 that day was 2nd Lt Albert Spear, the crew had only been there a few days when this mid air occurred. Eight men were KIA with only the Waist Gunner surviving the mid air. Lt. Stansbury was flying 42-97621. 009 was an OD & Gray B-17G model. It has been said that this plane was called Buffalo Gal, this is not correct, this aircraft was called "Black Cat 13".

# DATE TARGET A/C # A/C NAME
1 3/16/1944 AUGSBURG 32009 BLACK CAT 13
2 3/17/1944 MUNICH 32009 BLACK CAT 13
3  3/18/1944 MUNICH 32009 BLACK CAT 13
4 3/19/1944 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES    
5. 3/23/1944 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM 32009 BLACK CAT 13
6. 3/28/1944 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX 97095 NO NAME
  3/31/1944 LUDWIGSHAFEN (RECALLED) 32009 BLACK CAT 13
7. 4/1/1944 LUDWIGSHAFEN 32009 BLACK CAT 13
  4/7/1944 QUACKENBRUCK (SCRB) 32009 BLACK CAT 13
8. 4/8/1944 QUACKENBRUCK 32009 BLACK CAT 13
  4/9/1944 KRZESINKI (POSEN) RECALLED) 32009 BLACK CAT 13
9. 4/10/1944 RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE 32009 BLACK CAT 13
10. 4/11/1944 POSEN / ROSTOCK T. O. 32009 BLACK CAT 13
11. 4/12/1944 SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) 97621  
12. 4/13/1944 AUGSBURG 32009 BLACK CAT 13
13. 5/20/1944 BRUSSELS 32009 BLACK CAT 13
14. 5/23/1944 TROYES 97095 NO NAME
15. 5/24/1944 BERLIN 31049 Superstitious Aloysious
16. 5/25/1944 BRUSSELS 32009 BLACK CAT 13
17. 5/27/1944 STRASBOURG 102695 NO NAME
18. 5/28/1944 MAGDEBURG 32009 BLACK CAT 13
19. 5/30/1944 TROYES 32009 BLACK CAT 13
20. 5/31/1944 OSNABRUCK 102695 NO NAME
21. 6/2/1944 BOULOGNE 102695 NO NAME
22. 6/4/1944 BOULOGNE 32009 BLACK CAT 13
23. 6/5/1944 BOULOGNE 32009 BLACK CAT 13
24. 6/6/1944 OUISTREHAM 32009 BLACK CAT 13
25. 6/6/1944 FALAISE 32009 BLACK CAT 13
26. 6/7/1944 NANTES(BRIDGES) 32009 BLACK CAT 13

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