Aircraft: 26087 |
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Charlie Cook and Raymond Lischer in front of Royal Flush | |||
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Royal Flush/Harper's Ferry on Hardstand | |||
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Royal Flush/Harper's Ferry showing both nose art with some of the crew of Lt James Harper . Standing L-R Robert Hudson, FRED PODSTAWSKI, Joe Kyrc, | |||
NAMES: |
Royal Flush Harper's Ferry Aske's Angels |
PILOTS: | 2LT
ALF ASKE, JR.
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MACR: | 08074 | SQUADRONS: | 418 LD-Z |
NOTES
Aircraft names: Royal Flush, Harper's Ferry Aske's Angels (never painted on plane)HISTORY
1943-07-16 Accepted into inventory1943-07-18 Long Beach
1943-07-19 Cheyenne
1943-09-04 Assigned to UK
1943-12-20 REM
1944-08-11 FTR - Flak (see related info)
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1944-08-11 FTR - Flak (see related info)
Pilot Info
Crew: 4 KIA, 5 POW - E&E 1238, 2124
Related Info: : ASKE, JR., ALF
Comments
Aircraft Destroyed by by flak, hits between No. 3 engine and the fuselage immediately after bombs away. The aircraft crashed in a harvest field near the target. The aircraft exploded over the Foret de Neudon near Clamart. Six of the crew bailed out. Known Mission List/ Courtesy of Ray Bowden/USAAF Nose Art Research Project Date Pilot Target Notes 16 Jul 1943 � Received by USAAC 4 Sep 1943 � Assigned overseas 23 Sep 1943 J Flanigan / Vannes � 27 Sep 1943 J Flanigan / Emden � 2 Oct 1943 J Flanigan / Emden � 4 Oct 1943 J Flanigan / Saarluis Category A damage - flak + 20mm 9 Oct 1943 R Rosenthal / Marienburg � 10 Oct 1943 R Rosenthal / Munster Cat AC damage - #1 eng out, oxygen out. Sole survivor of 100BG 13 Nov 1943 J Flanigan / Bremen (TG) suffered frost bite 20 Dec 1943 � Bremen Aborted (non-sortie?) 27 Dec 1943 � (Recalled) Returned early -spare a/c 14 Jan 1944 � Foret d'Hesdin V-weapon site. Flew with 94BG formation 21 Jan 1944 S L Barrick / Bois d'Esquerdes V-weapon site 4 Feb 1944 � Frankfurt Returned early - non sortie 6 Feb 1944 � Evreaux airfield Returned early - spare a/c 4 Mar 1944 W H Thomas (?) Berlin (recalled) Returned early - non sortie 6 Mar 1944 W H Thomas Berlin Returned early - mechanical (non-sortie) 9 Mar 1944 W C Forsythe / Berlin Returned early - spare a/c 18 Mar 1944 F C Kincannon / Lechfeld Slight damage - flak hit #2 engine nacelle 11 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Rostock (TG) destroyed Me109 12 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Schkeudiz (recalled) � 13 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Augsburg Slight damage - flak holes in bomb-bay and left wing 18 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin � 19 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Lippstadt Flew with 390BG formation 20 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / NoBall Flottemanville V-weapon site 22 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Hamm � 27 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / NoBall Flottemanville V-weapon site - morning mission 27 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Le Culot airfield Afternoon mission 28 Apr 1944 B Williams / NoBall Sottevast Returned early - spare a/c 29 Apr 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin � 1 May 1944 G L Roth / Saarguemines Rail Yards Afternoon mission 7 May 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin � 8 May 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin Morning mission 9 May 1944 R F Lischer / Laon-Couvron / Athies � 19 May 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin (TG) destroyed Fw190 23 May 1944 R F Lischer / Troyes � 24 May 1944 R F Lischer / Berlin � 25 May 1944 R F Lischer / Brussels � 27 May 1944 R F Lischer / Strasbourg � 28 May 1944 R F Lischer / Magdeburg � 29 May 1944 R F Lischer / Leipzig Serious damage - bulkhead 6J cut, control cables cut 31 May 1944 R F Lischer / Osnabruck � 4 Jun 1944 R F Lischer / Boulogne Coastal defences 6 Jun 1944 R F Lischer / Falaise D-Day tactical ground support - morning mission 6 Jun 1944 R F Lischer / Ouistreham D-Day tactical ground support - late morning mission 7 Jun 1944 R F Lischer / Nantes � 10 Jun 1944 � Morlaix airfield (Recalled) � 18 Jun 1944 R F Lischer / Brunsbuttelkoog Slight damage - flak 21 Jun 1944 H J Rowland / Basdorf Slight damage 22 Jun 1944 H J Rowland / Paris � 25 Jun 1944 W B Kennedy / South France Returned early - spare a/c 29 Jun 1944 H J Rowland / Bohlen Returned early - spare a/c 6 Jul 1944 R D Miller / NoBall Crepieul V-weapon site 7 Jul 1944 H J Rowland / Bohlen � 8 Jul 1944 H J Rowland / Clamecy-Joigny RR bridge � 11 Jul 1944 R F Lischer / Munich Returned early - spare a/c 12 Jul 1944 R F Lischer / Munich � 14 Jul 1944 R F Lischer / South France Returned early - spare a/c 17 Jul 1944 R F Lischer / Auxerre � 19 Jul 1944 C CCook / Schweinfurt � 20 Jul 1944 C C Cook / Merseburg � 21 Jul 1944 J S Seamans / Ludwigsburg � 5 Aug 1944 H J Rowland / Magdeburg � 8 Aug 1944 A Aske / St Sylvain Tactical ground support 11 Aug 1944 A Aske / C S Barber Villacoublay airfield MISSING -- flak hit between #3 engine and fuselage. 4 KIA
PHOTOS:

Harper's Ferry. M-41 field jacket of Lt Charles C. Cowing.

Royal Flush

Photograph identified as, William Groenendahl, Piehl, Roach and Burns, April 1944. (100th Photo Archives)

Royal Flush on Mission. LD-Z

Royal Flush on Hardstand

Royal Flush ground crew L to R: Piehl, Burns, Groenendahl and Roach (from the collection of Russell Heckman)

Royal Flush on Hardstand 47. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith.

Royal Flush having GP bombs loaded on Hardstand 47. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith

Russell Heckman, Roach, Burns, Gruendal, and LYNSRUP in front of "Royal Flush" (from the collection of Russell Heckman)

Raymond F. Lischer crew. From left, William J. Smith, Paul H. Sweitzer, Gunnar Williamson, Joseph Martinkovich, and Robert N.. Mathiasen. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) with Royal Flush

John J. Flanigan crew in fight gear Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

Letter from assistant crew chief on royal flush and lady geraldine mentioning she had 110 mission markers

John J. Flanigan crew with ground crew pose with "ROYAL FLUSH". The first person on the left of the middle row is William Groenendaal. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

John J. Flanigan Crew with Royal Flush (left to right) Standing: Earl Richardson, John (Jack "Skippy) Flanigan, Douglas Dunsdon, and Rudolph Grum Kneeling: Salvatore J. Luistro, Frederick "Farmer" Brown, Guy M. Tuccero, Jack J. Strang, Adam "Rudy" Rutkowski, Guerino "Bill" Melchiorre Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

Lt James Harper Crew and Ground Crew in Jan 1944 with Harper's Ferry/Royal Flush. Photo courtesy of Anne Cowing

Lt James Harper Crew, England Kneeling L-R Charles Cowing,Tony Hulsey, James Harper, William Naegele, Standing L-R Ken Helming,john Mauk,Robert Hudson, FRED PODSTAWSKI, Joe Kyrc, Wallace Carter. Photo taken in front of Harper's Ferry/Royal Flush. (courtesy of Cowing Family)

Lt Raymond F. Lischer crew. From left, William J. Smith, Paul H. Sweitzer, Gunnar Williamson, Joseph Martinkovich, and Robert N.. Mathiasen. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) with Royal Flush

Photo taken at completion of 35 missions

Harper's Ferry. M-41 field jacket of Lt Charles C. Cowing.

Sherwin L. Barton crew, 6 March 1944. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

Part of Raymond Lischer Crew. L-R Top Row: S/Sgt Alanson M. "Lance" Trigg -TG, T/Sgt Joseph Martinkovich -ROG, S/Sgt Paul H.Sweitzer- LWG. T/Sgt Gunnar Williamson-TTE, W. Roach-Armourer. Middle Row: L-R L.Piehl (mechanic), S/Sgt William J. "smitty" Smith-RWG, W. Schultz . Photo courtesy of Jim Potts Daughter Eileen Potts Smith Person kneeling: ? (from the collection of Russell Heckman)

Lt Raymond Lischer in Cockpit of Royal Flush. 60 mission Markers can be made out on the plane. Photo courtesy of Lance Trigg