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Y - Cincinnati Queen/Blues in the Night
569
Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. John Oliver and Bobby Orr WIA at Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Richard Caserio KIA by .50 cal fire from another plane prior to entering enemy territory on 11 May 44. Mechanical failure, ditched, pilot drowns, all others rescued.
B - Mary Jane/Mis-ter Completely
570
Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Mar 44. Grand Island 12 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Roger K. Behl, copilot on crew 52, KIA 8 Aug 44. Mechanical problems on mission to Saarbrucken 9 Nov 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines smoking. Crew bailed out 15 miles northeast of St. Quentin, France. No sortie credit.
B - Mary Jane/Mis-ter Completely
570
Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Mar 44. Grand Island 12 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Roger K. Behl, copilot on crew 52, KIA 8 Aug 44. Mechanical problems on mission to Saarbrucken 9 Nov 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines smoking. Crew bailed out 15 miles northeast of St. Quentin, France. No sortie credit.
B - Mary Jane/Mis-ter Completely
570
Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Mar 44. Grand Island 12 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Roger K. Behl, copilot on crew 52, KIA 8 Aug 44. Mechanical problems on mission to Saarbrucken 9 Nov 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines smoking. Crew bailed out 15 miles northeast of St. Quentin, France. No sortie credit.
F - Twenty-One or Bust
570
Accepted by USAAF 7 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jan 44. Great Falls 12 Jan 44. Kearney 23 Jan 44. 8th AF 4 Feb 44. Thomas J. Sutters KIA, Otto Fugett WIA 13 Apr 44 on Augsburg mission. MIA Leige 11 May 44. Hit by flak, crashed at Gilz-Rijen. Corkrean, Rutherford KIA, rest POW.
Y - Gentleman Jim
571
Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Cente r2 Jun 44. Kearney 9 Jun 44. Bangor 26 Jun 44. Grenier 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 1 Dec 45.
E - -
571
Accepted by USAAFf 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Jul 44. Hunter Field 5 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sept 44. Also assigned to 569th BS (CC-X). To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
F - Baby Buggy II
570
Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 10 Aug 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 26 Nov 45. Dave Klingensmmith found a panel from this plane at Kingman and donated it to the 390th Memorial Museum in 1995, where it is now on display.
S - Hotter N- Hell
570
Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Sep 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 1 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45.
S - Hotter N- Hell
570
Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Sep 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 1 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45.
N - -
570
Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Hunter Field 19 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 3 Dec 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. MIA Dresden 2 Mar 45. Crashed near Leitmeritz, crew safe behind Russian lines, returned.
F - Liquid-8-Or
569
Accepted by USAAF 28 Dec 44. Hunter Field 28 Dec 44. Dallas 31 Dec 44. Grenier 6 Jan 45. 8th AF 11 Jan 45. To U.S. 29 Jun 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45.
J - Doc-s Flying Circus/Girl of my Dreams/I-ll Get By
568
Accepted by USAAF 27 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Kearney 14 Feb 44. Grenier 25 Feb 44. Presque Isle 28 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Samuel M. Dubin, Bombardier on crew 8, KIA 21 July 44. William Flaherty WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. Severe icing occurred during assembly for Kassel mission on 30 Dec 44. Ship went into spin, Earl S. Lyles Jr. and Charles Spector bail out, KIA. Pilot, Orman M. Coffin recovers from spin, returns to base. To U.S. 29 Jun 45. To Kingman 15 Dec 45.
C - Reluctant
570
Accepted by USAAF 26 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 26 Jul 44. Cheyenne 4 Aug 44. Lincoln 16 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. To 390th 11 Sept 44. Aborted on 14 Feb 45 mission. Nr. 2 engine burning at 12,000 feet due to mechanical failure. Pilot dove to 7,000 feet, fire went out. During the dive, Mayer, Warwick, Turner, McVay and Carbonne bail out over water, KIA. Pilot and rest of crew return to base (MACR 12351). MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak and caught fire. Palombo KIA, rest POW.
C - Reluctant
570
Accepted by USAAF 26 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 26 Jul 44. Cheyenne 4 Aug 44. Lincoln 16 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. To 390th 11 Sept 44. Aborted on 14 Feb 45 mission. Nr. 2 engine burning at 12,000 feet due to mechanical failure. Pilot dove to 7,000 feet, fire went out. During the dive, Mayer, Warwick, Turner, McVay and Carbonne bail out over water, KIA. Pilot and rest of crew return to base (MACR 12351). MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak and caught fire. Palombo KIA, rest POW.