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Aircraft

Duffy's Tuffys

Aircraft Serial #: 43-38945

Duffy's Tuffy's

"DUFFY'S TUFFY'S", 43-38945 Photo courtesy of Steve Baber

Names: Duffy's Tuffys

Squadron: 351st | Squadron Marking: EP | Tail Marking: F

Pilot: N/A N/A

Notes

Duffy's Tuffys

Crew Information

N/A

History

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DateEvent
October 19, 1944Accepted into inventory
October 20, 1944Hunter Field
October 20, 1944Dow
November 1, 1944Assigned to UK
June 30, 1945Returned to Zone of the Interior- Brandley Field
July 2, 1945South Plains
December 6, 1945Kingman, Arizona

Comments

Known Mission List: Courtesy of Ray Bowden, USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Date Pilot Target Notes

27 Dec 1944 Gerald P Kane / Fulda Slight battle damage
30 Dec 1944 ??? Kassel Brought back one bomb
31 Dec 1944 Thomas J Carley / Hamburg Category A damage. Bomb rack malfunctioned
7 Jan 1945 ??? Cologne marshalling yards One bomb hung up momentarily
14 Jan 1945 ??? Derben One bomb shackle jammed
20 Jan 1945 Thomas J Carley / Heilbronn Returned early - lost formation, lost #2 engine
28 Jan 1945 ??? Duisberg Category A damage, turned back and jettisoned bombs
3 Feb 1945 ??? Berlin
6 Feb 1945 ??? Target of opportunity
9 Feb 1945 Thomas J Carley / Weimer Attacked by one jet fighter - lost one engine
15 Feb 1945 Thomas J Carley / Berlin Slight battle damage
17 Feb 1945 Thomas J Carley / Giessen marshalling yards Category A damage
21 Feb 1945 ??? Nurnberg Category A damage
23 Feb 1945 Lonnie A Doyle / Treuchtlingen
2 Mar 1945 R N Kallstrand / Dresden Flew A sqn, high flight
8 Mar 1945 Harold B Bayley / Langandreer
9 Mar 1945 Harold B Bayley / Frankfurt Category A damage, flew C sqn, 2nd element
10 Mar 1945 J M Harbison / Dortmund Flew with 95th Bomb Group formation
12 Mar 1945 Thomas J Carley / Swinemunde Flew A sqn, high flight
14 Mar 1945 Thomas J Carley / Seelze Flew C sqn, 2nd element lead flight
15 Mar 1945 ??? Wittenberg Category A damage, flew C sqn, high flight
18 Mar 1945 Thomas J Carley / Berlin - Falkenburg Category A damage, flew A sqn, high flight
19 Mar 1945 Thomas J Carley / Lutzkendorf - Fulda - Jena Category A damage, flew C sqn, high flight
23 Mar 1945 ??? Unna (NS) - spare PFF a/c
28 Mar 1945 Thomas J Carley / Hanover Flew B sqn, 2nd element
3 Apr 1945 L C Fillingame or T J Carley(?) Kiel Flew D sqn, 1st element
4 Apr 1945 Lyman C Fillingame Kiel Flew C sqn, 3rd element
5 Apr 1945 J J Bovenzi / Nurnburg
7 Apr 1945 Gerald P Kane / Buchen Category AC damage - flak. One Me109 destroyed (TG)
8 Apr 1945 R N Kallstrand / Eger marshalling yards
10 Apr 1945 J J Bovenzi / Burg-bei-Magdeburg Category AC damage - flak, flew C sqn, 3rd element
13 Apr 1945 Sharpe / Practice Non sortie - practice
14 Apr 1945 J J Bovenzi / Royan Flew B sqn, 2nd element
15 Apr 1945 J J Bovenzi / Royan Flew A sqn, 2nd element
19 Apr 1945 McAllister / Practice Non sortie - practice
3 May 1945 R E Stoelting / Chowhound -Bergan Food drop to Norwegian civilians
5 May 1945 Leiche / Chowhound Flew D sqn 3rd element
7 May 1945 R N Kallstrand / Chowhound -Schipol Food drop to Dutch civilians
19 May 1945 Leiche / Horsching POW ferry, flew A sqn, 2nd element
30 Jun 1945 Returned USA Bradley Field AAB, CT
2 Jul 1945 South Plains AAB
6 Dec 1945 SCRAPPED RFC Kingman, Arizona

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