21-24511
Lt. Ralph Felton
21-24515
Lt. William Beasely
Mission abord
21-24139
Capt. Barton Fishburne
21-24497
Lt. W. Genheimer
21-24481
Lt. James D. Baird
323 Squadron
41-24589
Texas Bronco
Lt. Eugene B. Ellis
Crasht on Terschelling
41-24544
Pennsylvania Polka
Lt. Alan T. Bobrow
Crasht in the Noordzee
42-5225
Stormy Weather
Capt. Bishop
Hydraulics Shot out. Landing at Bassingbourne, Ran off the end of the Runway.
42-5077
Delta Rebel no 2
Lt. Birdsong
42-29559
Stupntakit
Lt. McCarty
324 Squadron
41-24527
The Great Speckled Bird
Lt. Brill
41-24480
Bad Penny
Lt Cliburn
41-24515
Jersey Bounce
Capt. Morgan
41-24485
Memphis Bell
Lt. Verinis
41-24490
Jack The Ripper
Capt. Crumm
401 Squadron
41-24484
The Bad Eigg
Lts. J. W. Carroll
41-24362
Lts. B. E. Smith
All the knowledge I got from the squadron 322, 323, 324 en 401 mission reports from the 91 BG site...The plains of 323 ho finish this mission I found in this topic. There are a few conflicting reports of the planes that flew that day on 323 BS. The mission reports from February 4 writes that Col. Wray those days are flying with #515. In a Dutch book can be read that Way flew that day along Verinis into the Memphis Bell (41-24485). But this plain is not on the mission report for that day. But the Verinis was flying the #970 on this mission.... Is the #970 perhaps the Memphis Belle? I could not find a b-17 with number 41-24970. Maybe someone can solve this mystery. I think the a/c #970n was the Memphis Bell #485
322 BS:
FEBRUARY REPORTS
Capt. Wm. Thompson
February 4, 1943, group dispatched 17 A/C to attack
yards at Hamm , Germany with 10/500 bombs. Take off was
at 08:30 hours. 10/10 cloud was found at target and
Emden was attacked through 8/10. Results could not be
observed. Lt. William Beasely, with ball turret out
turned back at Dutch coast and attacked enemy convoy
at 532on (?), G45CE. At 1103 hours A/C #515, other
ships from 322nd were, Lt. Ralph Felton #511, Capt’s
Fishburne, Barton A/C #139, Lt. W. Genheimer #497, Lt.
James D. Baird #481, B-17’s were attacked by 75-80 E/A
for one hour and fifteen minutes, flak was moderately
heavy and accurate. Group lost two A/C of 323rd
Squadron, Lt. Ellis #589 Lt. Bogrow
#544 both over Germany . Group credited with 5 E/A
destroyed 2 probable. Of these S/Sgt E. Hale T.T.G.
of Lt. Genheimer ship #497 was credited with
destroying ME-109. Lt. Felton flying #3 position with
Ellis and Bogrow had his control cables almost severed
but his crew held them together until they were
spliced. All 322nd returned safely.
323:4 Feb. 1943 - Five ships of this squadron, piloted by Capt. Bishop, Lt.'s Birdsong, McCarty, Bobrow and Ellis took part in a mission against the Hamm Marshaling Yards. Due to weather conditions alternative target of Emden was bombed. Ships were loaded with ten five hundred pound general-purpose bombs. Results of bombing considered good. Heavy enemy flak encountered. Numerous enemy fighters engaged us. Two of our ships and their crews did not return.
Believed missing as result of enemy fighter activity. Crews missing - ship 544, Pilot, Lt. Bobrow; Copilot, Lt. Saunders; Nav., Lt. Clinard; Bombardier, Lt. Andrews; Engineer T/Sgt. Bass; Asst. Engineer, T/Sgt. Wheeler; Radio Op., T/Sgt. Curb; Asst. Radio S/Sgt. Fredricks; Tail Gunner, Sgt. E. R. Campbell; Utility Gunner, Sgt. Blackburn. Ship 589, Pilot, Lt. Ellis; Copilot, Lt. Futch; Nav. Lt. Dunham; Bombardier, Lt. Biseker; T/Sgt. Demars;
Asst. Engineer, S/Sgt. Gaeta; Radio S/Sgt. LaMedica; Asst. Radio Op. S/Sgt. Floyd; Tail Gunner, S/Sgt. Howard; Utility Gunner, Sgt. Mastrobaradino. S/Sgt. Hatch was wounded in action.
324: Emden 4 February 1943
A/C PILOT CLAIMS CASUALTIES BATTLE DAMAGE REMARKS
527 Lt. Brill None None Slight None
480 Lt Cliburn 0-1-0 0-1-0 Considerable Smoke screen over area
515 Capt Morgan None None Slight Lead ship. Air to air bombing attempts.
Col. Wray
970 Lt. Verinis 2-0-0 None Slight E/A attacked in formation
490 Capt. Crumm None None Slight Few bombs go into center of city
Target: Primary Hamm not attacked. Last resort at Emden attacked.
Sq. Losses: None (1 slightly wounded)
Gp. Losses: 2 A/C (3 wounded, 20 missing)
Remarks: Bombs into town but results unobserved. One A/C dropped on convoy near Zuider Zee scoring near misses. We lost 589, Lt. Ellis, and 544, Lt. Bobrow of 323rd
401: 4 February 1943 - T/Sgt. Quarles 14039552 assigned and joined Squadron SO 19,
Par 3, AAF Station 121 dated February 5, 1943.
GROUND SCHOOL: None. FLYING: Three aircraft flew locally for total logged time
of 5.00 hours.
MISSION TO EMDEN, GERMANY.
Squadron supplied two aircraft for this mission.
A/C# TOT ALT AT TARGET BOMBS ON TARGET
484 1155 19,000 ft 10x500
362 1150 19,800 ft 10x500
BOMBING RESULTS: Hits in town and port area.
FLAK: Intense heavy flak at target.
E/A: 70 to 80 E/A attacked Group formation for one hour and 15 minutes.
Attacks were vicious and from all angles.
CASUALTIES: S/ Sgt. J. W. Clifton wounded in back of head and right cheek,
not seriously however.
CLAIMS: A/C 484, S/Sgt. C. J. Davis FW190.
FOLLOWING CREWS CREDITED WITH SORTIE:
A/C 484: Lts. J. W. Carroll, D. H. Frank, M. E. Brown, S/Sgt. E. R. Lapp,
T/Sgt. W. R. Taylor, S/Sgt. O. O. Howard, T/Sgt. W. R. Lancaster, S/Sgts. R.
H. Ade, C. J. Davis, J. W. Clifton.
A/C 362: Lts. B. E. Smith, R. W. Freihofer, T. V. Arnkil, E. R. Bush,
S/Sgt. F. W. Dobrinski, T/Sgts. B. B. Borostowski, N. L. Thompson, S/Sgts. J.
H. Sullivan, J. F. Grimes and R. V. Gossage