Youngblood's Crew


 
 

CREW INFO
Name Rank Position First Mission Last Mission Status
Joe Youngblood 2LT Pilot 05/28/44 09/11/44 Flew only 12 missions, 10 as 1st pilot
W. T. Kartsones 2LT Copilot 08/13/44 01/03/45 Flew 10 missions then finished with the Krock crew. Flew 25 missions.
George F. Stringer FO Navigator 08/13/44 12/30/44 Flew 10 missions then finished with other crews. Flew 35 missions.
Stanley A. Bussis FO Bombardier 08/13/44 12/30/44 Flew 10 missions then flew with other crews. Flew 35 missions.
B. D. Wimberly, Jr. SGT FE/W/T 08/13/44 01/18/45 Flew 10 missions then finished with the Krock crew. Flew 29 missions.
Donald L. Metz SSGT RO/W 08/13/44 12/16/44 Flew 7 missions then flew 3 more with other crews.  Flew 10 missions.
Irving Zimkind CPL WG 08/13/44 12/23/44 Flew 10 missions then finished with other crews. Flew 23 missions.
D. V. Brown CPL BG 08/13/44 01/05/45 Flew 10 missions then finished with the Krock crew. Flew 28 missions.
John O. Allyn (Allen) CPL TG 08/30/44 01/03/45 Flew 10 missions then finished with the Krock crew. Flew 28 missions.
 
MISSION INFO
Mission Date Name ID S/N Type
054 08/05/44   DJ 43-37963 B17G
060 08/13/44 Ruthie Bee DD 44-6314 B17G
063 08/16/44   NC 43-37945 B17G
066 08/25/44 Mr Takoma DR 43-37944 B17G
067 08/26/44 The Blue Fairy (Flippy?) TJ 43-37942 B17G
068 08/27/44   DH 43-37958 B17G
069 08/30/44 Flak Plow DK 43-37959 B17G
071 09/03/44 Ruthie Bee DD 44-6314 B17G
073 09/09/44 Ruthie Bee DD 44-6314 B17G
074 09/10/44 Ruthie Bee DD 44-6314 B17G
075 09/11/44 Coaltown Express DE 44-6311 B17G

 
Created 06/28/00 Modified 12/23/16

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