Vance's Crew
Fred Brand flew only a few missions with the Vance crew before being reassigned. SGT Grant became toggelier and nose gunner.
| CREW INFO |
| Name |
Rank |
Position |
First Mission |
Last Mission |
Status |
| Sam T. Vance |
|
Pilot |
|
04/21/45 |
|
| Harold Eagle |
|
Copilot |
|
|
|
| Robert W. Swan |
|
Navigator |
|
|
|
| Fred Brand |
|
Bombardier |
|
|
|
| Elmer Stegman |
|
Flight Engineer |
|
|
|
| Robert S. Grant |
|
Radio operator/Togglier |
|
|
|
| Harold Kooi |
|
Radio operator |
|
|
|
| John E. Keller |
|
Gunner |
|
|
|
| Maynard C. LeBlanc |
|
Gunner |
|
|
|
| Allan M. Neilson |
|
Gunner |
|
|
|
| MISSION INFO |
| MISSION |
DATE |
NAME |
ID |
S/N |
TYPE |
| 149 |
02/22/45 |
|
DK |
43-37945 |
B17G |
| 150 |
02/23/45 |
American Beauty |
DG |
42-98008 |
B17G |
| 151 |
02/24/45 |
|
TL |
43-38040 |
B17G |
| 155 |
02/28/45 |
The Old Yard Dog |
TF |
42-98006 |
B17G |
| 156 |
03/02/45 |
|
PH |
43-38163 |
B17G |
| 157 |
03/03/45 |
|
NM |
43-37983 |
B17G |
| 158 |
03/04/45 |
|
TE |
4x-xx009 |
B17G |
| 159 |
03/07/45 |
The Short Arm |
NA |
44-6616 |
B17G |
| 166 |
03/16/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 167 |
03/17/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 169 |
03/19/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 170 |
03/21/45 |
|
TG |
4x-xx059 |
B17G |
| 172 |
03/23/45 |
|
TL |
43-38040 |
B17G |
| 173 |
03/24/45 |
|
TG |
4x-xx059 |
B17G |
| 177 |
04/03/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 179 |
04/05/45 |
|
PC |
43-37867 |
B17G |
| 180 |
04/07/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 183 |
04/10/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 184 |
04/11/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 185 |
04/14/45 |
|
PR |
43-37800 |
B17G |
| 190 |
04/20/45 |
Polecat too/Goin' Home |
PT |
44-8363 |
B17G |
| 191 |
04/21/45 |
Polecat too/Goin' Home |
PT |
44-8363 |
B17G |
| Completed 24 Missions |
| Created 09/29/99 |
Modified 03/19/08 |
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