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LT Berry at the controls of a B17. Crewman in the foreground is LT Russell Knapp. [Next] |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Berry, Ernest P. | Pilot | 05/08/44 | 10/22/44 | Completed tour. | |
| Hendricks, Garland H. | Pilot | 05/08/44 | |||
| Knapp, Russel S. | Navigator | 05/08/44 | |||
| Rivers, John F. | Bombardier | 05/08/44 | |||
| Ball, Theodore | Flight Engineer | 05/08/44 | |||
| Stafen, Albert | Radio Operator | 05/08/44 | |||
| Dickerson, William G. | Gunner | 05/08/44 | |||
| Wiswell, Warren H. | Gunner | 05/08/44 | |||
| Bangs, Billy C. | Gunner | 05/08/44 | |||
| Rohmer, Ray R. | Crew Chief | ||||
| Russell Knapp was known as Russell Knopp during his time with the 486th. Although the family name was changed before the war from Knopp to Knapp, the military used the name of birth, and didn't change the record until 1947. | |||||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| MISSION | DATE | NAME | ID | S/N | TYPE |
| Arr. Sudbury | 03/26/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 002 | 05/08/44 | Andy's Angels | PM | 42-52732 | B24H |
| 003 | 05/09/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 006 | 05/23/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 007 | 05/24/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 011 | 05/29/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 012 | 05/30/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 016 | 06/06/44 (D-Day) | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 018 | 06/07/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 020 | 06/11/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PJ | 42-52673 | B24H |
| 023 | 06/15/44 | Consolidated Mess | PB | 42-52475 | B24H |
| 025 | 06/17/44 | Consolidated Mess | PB | 42-52475 | B24H |
| 029 | 06/24/44 | PA | 42-52639 | B24H | |
| 034 | 06/29/44 | unknown (639 originally assigned, but didn't fly) | B24H | ||
| 041 | 07/08/44 | PA | 42-52639 | B24H | |
| 046 | 07/18/44 | Cancer | NS | 42-52650 | B24H |
| 050 | 08/01/44 | American Beauty | DG | 42-98008 | B17G |
| 053 | 08/04/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 058 | 08/09/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 060 | 08/13/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 063 | 08/16/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 066 | 08/25/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 068 | 08/27/44 | Superstitious Aloysius | PR | 42-97968 | B17G |
| 079 | 09/19/44 | Wolful Bear | NH | 43-37908 | B17G |
| 081 | 09/25/44 | Sleepy Time Gal | PE | 42-98007 | B17G |
| 085 | 10/02/44 | PA | 44-8002 | B17G | |
| 087 | 10/05/44 | PP | 44-8180 | B17G | |
| 089 | 10/07/44 | PC | 43-38023 | B17G | |
| 093 | 10/17/44 | PC | 43-38023 | B17G | |
| 096 | 10/22/44 | PS | 43-39037 | B17G | |
Completed 30 Missions |
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| Created 10/03/99 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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