jcrossed
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Mission #1 to Rouen
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04/01/2008 01:30:05 PM
Does anyone have or know of information/pictures on the planes, crews and narratives of the Rouen mission.
I was sent the names of the 12 ships but not their numbers, crew lists or load list.
Also, there was no mention of the names of the 6 diversionary ships.
I can find pictures of Berlin Sleeper, Yankee Doodle, and Stinky but not much more than general info. I would think since it was tauted as an historic mission there would be mounds of info.
John _________________________________________ Son of Herman E. "Ed" Croft, T/Sgt. Flt. Engineer of Nick Kantar crew # 90 342nd Sqdn., 97th BG (H) Amendola Airfield Foggia, Italy 9 Oct. ’44 - May 25, ‘45
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RE: Mission #1 to Rouen
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04/01/2008 02:48:16 PM
John, Perhaps you want to read http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/I/AAF-I-18.html So far I've identified the following B-17s that took part: 41-2578 Butcher Shop Maj Paul Tibbets (and CO Col. Frank Armstrong) 41-9023 Yankee Doodle Lt John Dowswell (and Gen Ira Eaker) 41-24370 Preface 41-9042 Berlin Sleeper Lt George Burgess 41-9043 Peggy D 41-9100 Birmingham Blitzkrieg 41-9025 41-9017 Heidi Ho 41-9026 Baby Doll 41-9089 41-9103 Dixie Demo 41-9125 Regards, Leendert
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RE: Mission #1 to Rouen
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04/01/2008 05:38:42 PM
John - In Flight photo of # 41 - 9043 " Peggy D " Book: The Mighty Eighth by Roger Freeman Page 7 Also - Photos of Armstrong and Eaker , Narrative of Mission Page 12 Diversion B - 17s : 3 from 340th Sq. 3 from 341st Sq. Mike
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RE: Mission #1 to Rouen
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04/02/2008 08:57:27 AM
Thanks guys!
I don't have the list of names I recieved on me but I remember a few names of the top of my head.
Little Bill- (Major Rudy Flack?)
King Kondor (41-9024 from Charlie Merlo)
Johnny Reb (41-9089 from Charlie Merlo)
Alabama Exterminator 41-9022
*Peggy D - 41- 9043 (Captain Fred Dallas?)
*Stinky 41-9045 (Pilot Thomas M Hulings, Co-pilot James Kemp McLaughlin?) I think this was one of the diversionary planes but Charlie Merlo attributes it to his 414th Squadron.
John _________________________________________ Son of Herman E. "Ed" Croft, T/Sgt. Flt. Engineer of Nick Kantar crew # 90 342nd Sqdn., 97th BG (H) Amendola Airfield Foggia, Italy 9 Oct. ’44 - May 25, ‘45
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