Combat
Crew |
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"Two
Passes and Crap" (773) When the plane righted itself for the
second time, Senger again asked Bates for our altitude. We
were now at 500 feet! |
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Crew
photo and roster; Crew Honor Roll; Missions unknown. Can
you help provide additional information? |
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July
13, 1944 found 195 "combat crewmen" shipped to Alamogordo,
New Mexico for training. These orders did not include officers.
We, enlisted men, were being trained, as were the officers. |
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B-29
# 44-69756 "Sliver Streak": on their thirteenth combat mission
received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for the daylight
formation hit on Kobe 5 June. Flak damage was significant.
We lost an engine over the target, cabin ruptures caused partial
decompression and pilot, Bob Winn's flak suit prevented loss
of "his manhood" when it stopped a 3 inch piece of shrapnel
that came through his seat, his survival dinghy and stopped
when it hit the flap of his flak suit between his legs. |
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B-29#
42-94045 "Liberty Belle II"; Mission list, Mission
Diary |
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1,000th
B-29 built by Boeing-Wichita was assigned to this crew; their
missions were a mix of combat missionsand navigational escort
(from Saipan). |
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Original
Crew 26 - On 28 April, one composite Squadron of the 39th
of 12 aircraft, along with other groups of the 314th Wing,
struck the Kushira Airfield - Updated |
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Replacement Crew 26 was assembled in Pyote Texas. They flew
17 missions; Crew History, photos, crew profiles. |
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B-29
# 44-6971 "Little George" Arrived on Guam 01 April 1945, Flew
28 Missions including the "Show of Force" 02 September
1945 |
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The
"City of Virginia Beach" went from 1000 feet to the deck PDQ! - Updated: Added Crew Member Profile; Identified men in crew photo |
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29
December 1945 - Our crew bailed out near Smoky Hill because
two engine fires and a runaway prop. |
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B29
#42-65364 "City Of Roswell"/"Skyscrapper" read what happened
to this crew and their aircraft. Added video interview with 3 crew members regarding their bailout on 1 June 1945 - Updated |
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Orders
were cut for Crew 31 15 November, 1944 at Smoky Hill as were
those for Crews 21 to 37. At some point this crew was reassigned
and found their way to 315th BW's 331st BG at Northwest Field,
Guam. Crew photos and roster, crew profile. |
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Replacement
Crew 31: Seriously hurt by a direct flak hit and a closely
pressed enemy attack while on the bomb run P-31 found itself
in perilous straits... |
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B
29 # 44-69796 "City of Albuquerque" aka "Piledriver" |
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Crew
33 flew 32 missions against the Japanese with 469 hours. They
dedicated their plane to the 52nd Seabees who built just about
everything on Guam. |
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The
men of the "Black Sheep" were on a daylight strike against
Kushira airfield on Kyushu, Japan on April 28, 1945... |
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Crew
35 flew a total of 18 missions as a crew; some of the crew
did fly missions as fill-ins on other crews. |
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Crew
36 flew 21 missions, thanks to Hyman Blumenstock, for providing
mission list and photos. |
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B-29
# 42-93975 "Four Aces" and "Her Majesty";
Crew missions |
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Complete
Crew roster & List of missions provided by Orrin Beane, Jr., son of the crew's
Tail Gunner. |
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The
information on Crew 39 came from a list compiled by Lt. Robert
Woodard, P-33. Updated crew list submitted by Ray Schwatz,
P-6 Updated: Crew roster |
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This
crew flew 13 combat missions in additional mission to Korea
on 30 Sept 1945; while on a training mission 3 October 1945
they ditched crash at 1209 hrs 8 miles W. of Aguinan, Marianas
- mission flown in B-29 # 44-69792 (P-33) 9 members of the
regular crew and 1 replacement from Crew 36 were aboard -
one person survived! |
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This
crew is listed on Speical Order 186 issued by HQ 314th BW
as being in the 39th Bomb Group (VH). This is the first mention
of this crew. If you have any
additional information about this crew please contact us. |
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On
25-26 May 1945, B-29 (airframe number 42-94079, 314BW 39BG)
crashed on the farm of Yabunodai, Maruya, Makida-village (now,
Kisarazu-city), Kimitsu-county, Chiba-prefecture (One of the
lost 26 aircrafts that participated in Tactical Mission 183,
Target: Tokyo Urban Area). |
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This
crew appears on Special Order 195 issued by HQ Davis-Monthan
AAF, 14 July 1945; then appear on 39th BG 61st Rosters dated
Sept 1945. If you have any additional
information about this crew please contact us. |
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This
crew arrived late in the war as a replacement crew and flew
one mission. If you have any
additional information about this crew please contact us. |
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According
to Capt Ken Trow this crew flew only 5 missions before the
end of the war. Updated: Additional
Crew photos have been added including a photo of the ground
crew. Your help is needed in
identifying the men of this crew |
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