Torchy 2 / Hot Spit
Aircraft Serial #: 42-30170
Ground Crew Ten Batty Boys
Third from the left is Leonard I. Roudeau, crew chief of the 349th aircraft "TEN BATTY BOYS"
Names: Torchy 2 / Hot Spit, The Pride of the Century, Miss Carriage, Oh Nausea, Ten Batty Boys
Squadron: 349th | Squadron Marking: XR | Tail Marking: G
Pilot: LT COY MONTGOMERY
MACR: 03015
Notes
Aircraft names: Torchy 2 [7.43] Hot Spit [10.43] Miss Carriage [10.43] Oh Nausea [10.43] Ten Batty Boys [11.43] The Pride of the Century [ 3.44]
Crew Information
1 KIA, 9 POW
History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 17, 1943 | Accepted into inventory |
| April 21, 1943 | Cheyenne also 27-Apr-43 Tinker also 05-May-43 Smok |
| May 28, 1943 | Kearney also 07-Jun-43 Dow also 09-Jun-43 Assigned |
| July 24, 1943 | REM - electrical system out |
| July 30, 1943 | REM - #1 engine feathered |
| August 17, 1943 | Regensburg - #4 engine feathered |
| September 15, 1943 | RFO - Lt. Sam L. Barr - 1 WIA (Lt. James Brown) |
| November 5, 1943 | REO also 19-Nov-43 REM |
| December 13, 1943 | FTO |
| December 30, 1943 | FTO |
| March 6, 1944 | FTR - Fighters - Colnrode, Germany |
| March 6, 1944 | FTR - Fighters - Colnrode, Germany |
Comments
N/A
Additional Photos
Torchy Pride of the Century
32 mission Markers and goldfish club on 29th Mission. Person ended up in the water and was rescued . Torchy 2 & Pride of the Century. No person ID to jacket
