Aircraft

A/C flew 125 missions
Transferred to Alconbury on May 20, 1945 for ferry back to USA

Known Mission List courtesy of Ray Bowden/USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Date Pilot Target Notes

31 Jan 1944 R J Shoens / (Frankfurt) scrubbed Non sortie - mission scrubbed
31 Jan 1944 R J Shoens (Frankfurt scrubbed) (NS)
2 Feb 1944 ??? A/c 1st mission?????(B0201-2244) c/chf: M/Sgt Wildrick
3 Feb 1944 Wilhelmshaven 351 sqn diary notes this a/c's 1st mission as 2nd Feb 44 but no mission was flown that day, it is assumed the date should have been 3rd Feb.
4 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Frankfurt Flew #2, 2nd element high sqn
6 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Evreux Flew #3, 2nd element low sqn
9 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / (Halberstadt) scrubbed Non sortie - mission scrubbed
9 Feb 1944 R J Shoens (Halberstadt scrubbed) (NS)
10 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Brunswick Flew #3, lead element high sqn
13 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Hesdin / Bois Rempres V weapon site - flew #7 lead sqn
13 Feb 1944 R J Shoens Hesdin / Bois Rempres (V-site) No 7 lead sqn
21 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Vecht airfield Flew #2, 2nd element high sqn
21 Feb 1944 R J Shoens Vechte a/f No2, 2nd element high sqn
22 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / (Schweinfurt) recalled Flew #3, 2nd element high sqn
24 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Rostock Flew #2, 2nd element low sqn
25 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Regensburg Flew #3, lead element lead sqn
29 Feb 1944 R J Shoens / Brunswick Non sortie - returned early
2 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Chartres airfield Flew #3, 2nd element lead sqn
2 Mar 1944 R J Shoens Chartres a/f No3, 2nd element lead sqn
3 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Berlin (recalled) Flew #2, 2nd element high sqn
3 Mar 1944 R J Shoens Berlin recall No2, 2nd element high sqn
4 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Berlin (recalled) Non sortie - returned early, lost oxygen
4 Mar 1944 R J Shoens (recall) Berlin R/E, aborted lost oxygen; No2, lead element lead sqn
6 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Berlin Cat A damage - flak hit inner right wing & fin. (TT) 1 e/a
15 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Brunswick Flew #3, lead element high sqn
16 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Augsburg Non sortie -- airborne spare
18 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Lechfeld Flew #2, lead element high sqn
19 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Mimoyecques V weapon site -- flew #2, lead element low sqn
19 Mar 1944 R J Shoens NoBall Mimoyecques No2, lead element low sqn
22 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Berlin Flew #1, 2nd element low sqn
23 Mar 1944 S D Eichen / Brunswick
27 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Bordeaux-Merignac airfield Flew #1, 2nd element high sqn
27 Mar 1944 R J Shoens Bordeaux-Merignac Lead a/c, 2nd element high sqn
28 Mar 1944 R J Shoens / Chateaudun Flew #1, 2nd element lead sqn
11 Apr 1944 R J Shoens / Rostock Flak damage to left wing, #2 engine hit, right outer wing
22 Apr 1944 G W Rake / Hamm
25 Apr 1944 J Hunter / Dijon / Longvic airfield
25 Apr 1944 J Hunter Dijon/Longvic
27 Apr 1944 E J Simmons / Flottmanville Non sortie - airborne spare
27 Apr 1944 E J Simmons / LeCulot airfield
27 Apr 1944 E J Simmons am Flottmanville Noball R/E (NS) - spare
27 Apr 1944 E J Simmons pm Le Culot A/D
1 May 1944 R J Shoens / Wizernes (abortive) Flew #1, lead element low sqn
1 May 1944 R J Shoens am (Wizernes abortive - Wx) Lead a/c, lead element low sqn
7 May 1944 E J Simmons / ; Berlin Category A damage
9 May 1944 E J Simmons / Loan-Couvron / Athies
9 May 1944 E J Simmons Laon-Couvron / Athies
11 May 1944 E J Simmons / Liege rail yards
11 May 1944 E J Simmons Liege m/y
12 May 1944 S D Eichen / Brux Returned early -- sortie credited
19 May 1944 E Zapf / W Lawson Berlin (B) unconscious in b/bay - 20mm hit forward of cockpit
20 May 1944 E J Simmons / Brussels (abortive)
23 May 1944 E J Siewert / Troyes Non sortie - airborne spare
23 May 1944 E J Siewert (Troyes) R/E (NS) - spare
24 May 1944 E J Simmons / Berlin Category AC damage - 20mm in left wing, right fuselage, radio room
14 Jun 1944 R Cummings / LeCulot (abortive)
14 Jun 1944 R Cumming Le Culot (abortive)
21 Jun 1944 L G Bennett / Basdorf
22 Jun 1944 H W Woodall / Paris
29 Jun 1944 B L Scott / Bohlen
4 Jul 1944 W T Greiner / Gien (abortive)
4 Jul 1944 W T Greiner (Gien abortive)
6 Jul 1944 D L Darby / F B Musser Crepieul V weapon site -- bombs hung up, did not drop
6 Jul 1944 D L Darby / F B Musser Crepieul NoBall Bombs hung up and didn't drop on target
7 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Bohlen
8 Jul 1944 W B Kennedy / Clamecy-Joigny RR bridge Bombs hung up - brought back
8 Jul 1944 W B Kennedy Clamecy-Joigny RR brs. Bombs hung up and returned
11 Jul 1944 D L Darby / F B Musser / Munich
12 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Munich
13 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Munich Recorded as "50 missions" to date
19 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Schweinfurt Non sortie - airborne spare
20 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Merseburg Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
21 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Ludwigshafen Bombed with 379BG
21 Jul 1944 R Cumming Ludwigshaven Bombed with 379BG
28 Jul 1944 R L Stevenson / Merseburg Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
29 Jul 1944 R Cumming / Merseburg Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
2 Aug 1944 T H Kemp / Torgnier / LaFiere
2 Aug 1944 T H Kemp Torgnier/La Fiere
3 Aug 1944 R Cumming / Troyes
4 Aug 1944 R Cumming / Hamburg
5 Aug 1944 W B Kennedy / Magdeburg
8 Aug 1944 G Brown / St Sylvain (N) R Bayer WIA - 38 flak holes in a/c
11 Aug 1944 R Cumming / Villacoublay airfield
11 Aug 1944 R Cumming Villacoublay a/f
14 Aug 1944 D N Ellison / Ludwigshaven
15 Aug 1944 D L Thompson / Venlo airfield
15 Aug 1944 D L Thompson Venlo a/f
24 Aug 1944 C J Hedin / Ruhland
3 Sep 1944 P A Kramp / Brest
5 Sep 1944 R Cumming / Stuttgart
11 Sep 1944 R Cumming / J J Williamson Ruhland Returned early (sortie ??) - jettisoned load
12 Sep 1944 C J Hedin / Magdeburg
25 Sep 1944 O E Hopkins / F Read Ludwigshafen
25 Sep 1944 O E Hopkins / F Read Ludwigshaven 12x500lbs
26 Sep 1944 O E Hokins / F Read Bremen
17 Oct 1944 W B Kennedy / Cologne
5 Nov 1944 Ludwigshafen Cat A flak damage, #1 supercharger hit & left fuselage
5 Nov 1944 Ludwigshaven Cat A flak BD. #1 supercharger hit, hole left side fuselage
2 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Koblenz
5 Dec 1944 H F Streich / Berlin Brought back one bomb, #2 engine feathered
11 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Giessen rail yards Cat A damage
11 Dec 1944 R L Dovel Giessen Cat A BD
11 Dec 1944 Giessen my Cat A BD
12 Dec 1944 R L Dovel Darmstadt #2 eng rough, #1 & #2 engines changed
24 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Biblis
25 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Kaiserlautern
27 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Fulda
28 Dec 1944 R L Dovel / Koblenz
30 Dec 1944 J W Knowles / Kassel
5 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Frankfurt rail yards Returned early (sortie) - #3 engine, jettisoned 20 miles from target
5 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Frankfurt my R/E (S) - No.3 engine problem, jettisoned 20 miles from target
6 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Germersheim
7 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Cologne
7 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Cologne my
10 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Cologne
10 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Cologne (Duisberg)
13 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Mainz
14 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Derben
14 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Derben /
17 Jan 1945 M L Kodas / Hamburg Cat A damage + #1 eng oil temp high
20 Jan 1945 R L Dovel / Mannheim
20 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Heilbronn
21 Jan 1945 R L Dovel Mannheim br.
28 Jan 1945 J L Wofford / Duisberg Returned early (sortie ??) - #1 engine oil loss, jettisoned load
6 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Chemnitz
6 Feb 1945 R L Dovel Chemnitz & T/Opps
9 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Bohlen
9 Feb 1945 R L Dovel Weimar
15 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Bohlen/Cottbus #4 engine changed
15 Feb 1945 R L Dovel Cottbus
19 Feb 1945 E T Jensen / Munster Cat AC damage, #3 eng oil leak
19 Feb 1945 Osnabruck/Munster Cat AC BD
21 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Nurnburg
22 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Donaueschingen
22 Feb 1945 R L Dovel Donaueschlingen
23 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Treuchtlingen
23 Feb 1945 R L Dovel Treuchtlingen my
25 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Munich
26 Feb 1945 R L Dovel / Berlin
2 Mar 1945 R L Dovel / Dresden Flew in C sqn, 2nd element
2 Mar 1945 R L Dovel Ruhland/Dresden C-sqn, 2nd element lead
4 Mar 1945 R L Dovel / Ulm
7 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Siegen #1 supercharger changed
8 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Giessen Flew in C sqn, lead flight 2nd element
9 Mar 1945 ??? Frankfurt Non sortie - spare a/c
10 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Dortmund Flew in B sqn, lead flight 2nd element
11 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Hamburg
12 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Swinemunde Flew in C sqn as "tail end charlie"
15 Mar 1945 L L Bazin / Wittenburg
17 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Plauen
18 Mar 1945 L L Bazin / Berlin & Falkenburg Flew in B sqn, lead flight 1st element
23 Mar 1945 A Munoz Unna / Marburg Cat A damage, #1 & #2 engs ran hot, #4 prop governor leaked
24 Mar 1945 J W Johnson / Steenwijk airfield Flew in B sqn, 1st element
28 Mar 1945 L L Bazin / Hanover Flew in C sqn, 2nd element
30 Mar 1945 ??? (from another sqn) Hamburg
31 Mar 1945 D J Wallish / Zeitz Flew "tail end charlie" in B sqn
3 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Kiel Fluxgate flutters
4 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Kiel Flew in C sqn, 3rd element
6 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Leipzig #3 eng feathered
7 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Buchen
8 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Eger rail yards
8 Apr 1945 D J Wallish Eger MY C sqn, 3rd element
9 Apr 1945 D J Wallish Munich Reim airfield Flew in D sqn, 1st element
9 Apr 1945 D J Wallish Munich. Reim AF D sqn, 1st element
10 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Burg-bei-Magdeburg Cat A flak damage (unconfirmed)
11 Apr 1945 W C Shaddix / Landshut Flew in A sqn, 1st element
13 Apr 1945 R N Grover / Practice Non sortie - practice mission
14 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Royan Flew in C sqn, 2nd element
15 Apr 1945 C F Dixon / Royan Flew in D sqn, 1st element
16 Apr 1945 D J Wallish Royan
19 Apr 1945 Coles Practice (NS) - A sqn, 3rd element
20 Apr 1945 D J Wallish / Oranienburg #2 engine changed
6 May 1945 D J Wallish / Schipol Chowhound Food drop to Dutch civilians
6 May 1945 D J Wallish Schiphol Chowhound
7 May 1945 D J Wallish / Schipol Chowhound Food drop to Dutch civilians - Flew in C sqn, 2nd element
7 May 1945 D J Wallish Schiphol Chowhound C sqn, 2nd element
15 May 1945 B Brown / Horshing Collecting POWs from Austria
15 May 1945 B Brown Horsching POW ferry
16 May 1945 P W Schmidt / Ferrying POWs
16 May 1945 P W Schmidt/ POW ferry
20 May 1945 Transferred to 482BG at Alconbury
31 May 1945 Returned to USA, Bradley Field (121 Base Unit)
3 Jun 1945 To South Plains (4168 Base Unit)
8 Nov 1945 Scrapped at RFC Kingman, Az