Personnel

CREW



Lt Carl E. Thorkelson             P     FEH 24 missions(AN ABORT WITH RUNAWAY PROP)

Lt Isadore "Irv" Kaminsky       CP    FEH  CREW FLYING AT END OF HOSTILITIES

Lt John H.Stuhr                 NAV    FEH

S/Sgt Frank R. Foster         TOG    FEH

S/Sgt Ralph Shiell               TTE    FEH

T/Sgt John F.Murray          ROG    FEH

CpL Jay T.Cox                  BTG    FEH

S/Sgt Anthony Bacewicz    WG     WIA (flak)

S/Sgt Wallace R Minor        TG      FEH



350th Sqdn.

Above crew arrived Thorpe Abbotts in Jan. 1945 and flew 1st mission on 14/2/45.



Letter from Stuhr 

24/5/88.



9    MARCH,1945    FRANKFURT        44-6297  LN-X                                   HARDSTAND # 23… B-SQDN,LEAD FLGT,# 3  

15  MARCH,1945    BERLIN, ORANIENBURG  43-38414 LN-Y "HEAVEN SENT"  HARDSTAND  # 32  A-SQDN, LEAD FLGT # 2

24  MARCH,1945   STEENWIJK                   43-38383 LN-F                         HARDSTAND # 30   A-SQDN,ELEMENT 3  LEAD

28  MARCH,1945   HANOVER                     43-38383 LN-F                         HARDSTAND # 30    D-SQDN, ELEMENT 3 LEAD

31  MARCH,1945   ZEITZ                          43-38383  LN-F                        HARDSTAND # 30    A-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD    

 7   APRIL, 1945   BUCHEN                        43-38383 LN-F                         HARDSTAND # 30    C-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

 8    APRIL,1945   EGER                            44-8834  LN-G   "PooBah"         HARDSTAND # 42   D-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

 9    APRIL,1945   MUNICH                        44-8834  LN-G   "PooBah"         HARDSTAND  # 42   B-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

10   APRIL,1945   BURG-bei-Magdeburg      44-8834   LN-G  "PooBah"         HARDSTAND # 42    A-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

11   APRIL,1945   LANDSHUT                    44-8834  LN-G   "PooBah"         HARDSTAND  # 42     C-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

14   APRIL,1945   ROYAN                         44-8834  LN-G   "PooBah"          HARDSTAND # 42    B-SQDN, ELEMENT 2 LEAD

 

Chowhound Missions:

5  MAY,1945  CHOWHOUND MISSION     43-38414   LN-Y  "HEAVEN SENT"   HARDSTAND # 32   A-SQDN, ELEMENT 3 LEAD

6 MAY,1945   CHOWHOUND MISSION     43-38383   LN-F                           HARDSTAND  # 30   C-SQDN, ELEMENT 3 LEAD

7 MAY,1945  CHOWHOUND MISSION        44-8834   LN-G  "PooBah"            HARDSTAND # 42    D-SQDN,ELEMENT 2 LEAD

 

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3 JUNE,1945   DP/POW FERRY MISSION  AUSTRIA TO PARIS     MILLING THORKELSON  44-8719  LN-W   PFF (Pathfinder)    HARDSTAND # 35    A-SQDN,100TH BG LEAD 

 

12 JUNE,1945  GREEN SUPPORT MISSION, FIGHTER FERRY TO CASABLANCA     LILJENQUIST THORKELSON     447    G     HARDSTAND # R/W 04       "KIMBOLDTON" SQDN, 100TH BG LEAD

 

 

AIRCRAFT USED

 

44-6297   LN-X

43-38414  LN-Y   "HEAVEN SENT"

43-38383   LN-F

44-8834   LN-G  "PooBah"

44-8719   LN-W   PFF  (Pathfinder)

    447      G     (currently unknown a/c details)



Frank Robert (Bob) Foster

Jan 4, 1925 - Jan 11, 2010 Age 85

Born in Kingston, PA

Served from June, 1943 - June 1945 on the crew of Carl Thorkelson, stationed at Thorpe-Abbotts field, England.

Flew 23 missions as Bombardier and was a member of the 'Lucky Bastards'.