"High Maintenance" B-17G-55-WQ 43-23076
(#53) Vegesak, Germany (Apr 09, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 0/0 Me109's
--- 1/0 Me110's
--- 0/2 FW190's
Crew status:
- SSgt. Lyle Claymore; KIA [Hip]
- Sgt. Cliford MacDonald; Incapacitated [Chest]
Replacement:
- TSgt. Gary Gumbal (Engineer)
- Sgt. William Veal (Tail Gunner)
Claims:
-2nd Lt. Lieber 1x FW190 Probable
-2nd Lt. D.Brye 1x FW.190 Damaged
-TSgt. P.Gory 1x Me.110 Destroyed (shared)[in tail]
-Sgt. F.Normand 1x FW190 Destroyed (Shared)
Bomb Run:
-Off target, 0% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
Top Turret inop, Oxygen system damaged & numerous holes.
-99 damage points (Peckham Chart)
Comments:
- Right off the bat we encountered extreme cold, which caused the ball guns and the tail guns to freeze up.
(#52) Metz, France (Apr 06, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 0/1 Me109's
--- 0/1 Me110's
--- 2/3 FW190's
Crew status:
- 2nd Lt J.Lieber; Frostbite (Recovered)
- TSgt. G.Westberg; Frostbite (Recovered)
Replacement:
- None
Claims:
-2nd Lt. Lieber 1x FW190 Destroyed
-2nd Lt. D.Brye 1x FW.190 Probable
-SSgt. L.Claymore 1x FW.190 Probable & 1x Me.109 Probable (Both Shared)
-TSgt. WestBerg 1x FW190 Probable (Shared)
-Sgt. F.Normand 1x Me.110 Probable
-Sgt. B.Writ 1x FW.190 Driven off
-Sgt. Q.Mustoe 1x Me.109 Probable (shared)
-Sgt C.MacDonald 1x FW.190 Destroyed
Bomb Run:
-Off target, 0% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
Nose & Radio Room Heat out, Radio Destroyed, Top Turret Inoperable, bothj flaps out & numerous holes.
-65 damage points (Peckham Chart)
Comments:
- Active mission for our gunners and a bit cold for a few men. Yet we made it back in good shape. (#51) Paris, France (Apr 03, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 1/0 Me109's
--- 0/0 Me110's
--- 0/2 FW190's
Crew status:
- Fit and Ready for Duty
Replacement:
- None
Claims:
-2nd Lt. Brye 1- FW.190 Damaged
-Sgt. F.Normand 1- Me.109 Destroyed (Shared with Claymore)
1-Me.110 Probable (Shared with MacDonald
-Sgt C.MacDonald 1-FW.190 Destroyed & 1-FWe.190 Probable
Bomb Run:
-On target, 40% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
-1 damage points (Peckham Chart)
Comments:
- This never makes sense, a deeper penetration mission and we come out undamaged. (#50) Lille, France (Apr 1, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 1/0 Me109's
--- 0/1 Me110's
--- 1/1 FW190's
Crew status:
- Lieut. Lieber LW
- Lieut. Brye LW
- Sgt. Westberg DOW
- Sgt. Mustoe KIA
Replacement:
- Sgt Jerome Edenfield-Strb Waist
- Sgt Paul Gorrie-Radio Opper.
Claims:
-Mstr Sgt L.Claymore 1- Me.109 Destroyed (Shared with Normand)1-FW.190 Damaged
-Sgt. F.Normand 1- Me.109 Destroyed (Shared with Claymore)
1-Me.110 Probable (Shared with MacDonald
-Sgt C.MacDonald 1-FW.190 Destroyed & 1-Me.110 Probable (Shared with Normand)
Bomb Run:
-Off target, 0% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
-92 damage points (Peckham Chart)
Comments:
- For what should have been a milk run we got beat-up today. We were harased almost the whole way to and from the target. Lossing two crew members and wounding two others. (#49) Rheims, Germany (Mar 23, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 1/1 Me109's
--- 0/0 Me110's
--- 4/3 FW190's
Crew status:
- Sgt Clifford MacDonald (SW to left foot-Recoverd)
Replacement:
- None
Claims:
- Sgt. Wirt 1-FW 190 Destroyed
- Sgt MacDonald 1-FW 190 Destroyed
- Lieut. Lieber 1-FW 190 Destroyed
MStg Claymore 1-Me 109 Destroyed
Bomb Run:
-Off target, 0% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
-89 damage points (Peckham Chart)
Comments:
- We saw thirty Enemy aircraft, but only nine got through. Five of which our boys shot down four. Our little friends really helped out today. Flak was heavy and knocked us off, causing Lieut. Liber to miss our target. (23) Berlin, Germany (Mar 14, 1944)
* STOOD DOWN FOR THIS MISSION (22) St Omar, France: Airfield (Mar 7, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 1/1 Me109's
--- 0/0 Me110's
--- 1/1 FW190's
Crew status:
-Ok and fit for duties.
Claims:
-SSgt Westberg 1-Me 109 Damaged & 1-FW 190 Damaged
-Sgt. Claymore & Sgt. Mac Donald 1-FW190 Destroyed
-Sgt. Mac Donald 1-Me 109 Destroyed
Damage to ship:
One hit to Rudder, Starboard Cheek gun destroyed and superficial holes to Bomb Bay. -30 damage points
Bomb Run:
-Off target, 5% within 1000 feet of IP
(21) Lille, France (Mar 4, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 3/0 Me109's
--- 1/0 Me110's
--- 1/0 FW190's
Crew status:
-Ok and fit for duties.
Claims:
-Lieut. Brye 1-FW 190 Destroyed
-Lieut. Lieber 1-Me 109 Destroyed
-Sgt. MacDonald 1-Me 110, 1-FW190 Destroyed
-Sgt. Mustoe 1-Me 109 Destroyed
Damage to ship:
-2 damage points
Bomb Run:
-On target, 20% within 1000 feet of IP (20) Rouen, France (Feb 22, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 2/3 Me109's
--- 1/1 Me110's
--- 1/3 FW190's
Crew status:
-Sgt. MacDonald Frostbite, will recover for further duties
Claims:
-Lieut. Brye 1-Me 110 Destroyed
-Sgt. MacDonald 2-Me 109s, 1-FW190 Destroyed
-Sgt. Mustoe 1-Me 109 Destroyed
Bomb Run:
-On target, 20% within 1000 feet of IP
Damage to ship:
-231 damage points (19) Rouen, France (Feb 22, 1944)
* STOOD DOWN FOR THIS MISSION (18) St Omer, France (Feb 15, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 3/3 Me109's
--- 2/1 Me110's
--- 3/3 FW190's "Flying Fantasies II" B-17G-15-AC 43-8891 (17) Rotterdam, Germany (Feb 12, 1944)
--Kills/Damg, A/C
--- 0/0 Me109's
--- 0/0 Me110's
--- 0/0 FW190's
Crew:
-7 KIA
-3 POW
Plane Status:
Shot down by flak
AAR from "Dumb Broad" 207th BS;
Easy ride to the target we saw no E/A. Flak into the target was brutal though, with two hits to the Flying Fantasies II. The first hit doing two hit factors of damage, one hit to each wing. The second hit was a BIP in the Starboard Wing of the Flying Fantasies II sending it into a death spiral to earth. We only saw three chutes, all the rest are presumed lost.
Red Cross report:
Co-Pilot, Radio Operator and Port Waist of B17 named "Flying Fantacy bailed out and were captured by the Germans.
*DOW=Died of wounds; DWP=Down with plane; KIA=Killed in action; POW=Prisioner of war; WIA=Wounded in action |
