MISSION LOG

MADAM SHOO SHOO ---- B-17G-70-BO---- 43-37707
91st Bomb Group / 322nd & 324th Squadrons


Date Pilot

Target

13 May 44     Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
25 May 44     To Kearney AAB
01 Jun 44     To Dow Field AAB
28 Jun 44     Assigned to 91BG at Bassingbourn, England
? Jul 44 F L Suther / W R Gobulic Practice Landed on one wheel after practice flight
06 Jul 44 F L Suther / D L Hanst Aire NoBall V-weapon site - Led group on 3 bomb runs - "6 flak holes"
07 Jul 44 F L Suther / D L Hanst Leipzig-Kolleda Led High Group - accidentally dropped bomb early
09 Jul 44 F L Suther / J R Thompson Crepieul-Fleury (abortive)  
13 Jul 44 F L Suther / J R Thompson Munich  
18 Jul 44 F L Suther / L W Malone Peenemunde Led 'A' Combat Wing
24 Jul 44 F L Suther / L W Malone St Lo Tactical ground support
25 Jul 44 F L Suther / L W Malone St Lo Tactical ground support
28 Jul 44 F L Suther / D S Gauthier Merseburg-Taucha Led Low Group
11 Aug 44 T R Gordon / A W Anderson Brest  
12 Aug 44 J L Leslie / A J Perry Buc airfield  
13 Aug 44 T R Gordon / A W Anderson Le Manoir bridge Tactical support
14 Aug 44 T R Gordon / A W Anderson Metz-Frascaty airfield  
15 Aug 44 T R Gordon / Ostheim  
24 Aug 44 Rizer / Kolleda-Goslar airfield  
26 Aug 44 T R Gordon / A W Anderson Gelsenkirchen  
30 Aug 44 T R Gordon / A W Anderson Kiel  
05 Sep 44 T R Gordon / J D Hewlett Ludwigshaven  
09 Sep 44 L C Marpil / T C Martin Ludwigshaven  
10 Sep 44 L G Starks / J R Fink Gaggenau-Sindelfingen  
11 Sep 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Lutzkendorf  
13 Sep 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Lutzkendorf  
19 Sep 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Hamm  
26 Sep 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Osnabruck  
27 Sep 44 L G Starks / O E Harper Cologne  
30 Sep 44 L G Starks / O E Harper Munster  
02 Oct 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Kassel - Fritzlar  
07 Oct 44 L G Starks / O E Harper Ruhland-Freiburg-Wurzen  
14 Oct 44 T P Burne / J W Keckler Cologne  
19 Oct 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Karlsruhe-Kreunach-Speyer  
22 Oct 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Brunswick  
30 Oct 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Hamm  
02 Nov 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Merseburg  
05 Nov 44 T R Gordon / R N Winterer Offenbach  
06 Nov 44 S E Rice / G D Bowker Hamburg  
09 Nov 44 W Dietrich / W Koff Metz Tactical ground support
16 Nov 44 T R Gordon / E Alexander Aachen area Tactical ground support
21 Nov 44 T R Gordon / E Alexander Merseburg  
04 Dec 44 A W Price / T A Norton Kassel  
05 Dec 44 T R Gordon / F X Quinn Berlin  
09 Dec 44 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Stuttgart  
12 Dec 44 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Merseburg Returned early - #2 eng out (sortie credit?)
24 Dec 44 E H Davidson / C H Bonner Merzhausen-Kirch Gons  
28 Dec 44 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Remagen  
29 Dec 44 J L Ashlock / E H Koch Wittlich  
31 Dec 44 R W Schroeder / J D Hewlett Bitburg  
02 Jan 45 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Prum  
03 Jan 45 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Cologne  
05 Jan 45 R H Miller / J J Kane Coblenz  
10 Jan 45 E S Alexander / W P Swegle Ostheim  
14 Jan 45 E S Alexander / W P Swegle Cologne  
15 Jan 45 E S Alexander / C H Bonner Ingolstadt rail yards  
17 Jan 45 E M Gaston / F J Nelson Paderborn  
22 Jan 45 E E Chase / D S Smith Sterkrade  
29 Jan 45 R H Davidson / C H Bonner Niederlahnstein  
01 Feb 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Mannheim  
03 Feb 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Berlin  
06 Feb 45 W J Auth / J E Nickol Gotha deputy lead
09 Feb 45 E HDavidson / C H Bonner Altenbeken  
15 Feb 45 E H Davidson / Campbell Dresden  
16 Feb 45 L C Borgstrom / Q E Katherne Gelsenkirchen  
19 Feb 45 E E Chase / D S Smith Dortmund  
20 Feb 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Nurnberg  
21 Feb 45 E H Davidson / C J Hogle Nurnberg  
22 Feb 45 R O Holliday / E H Fagnani Stendal-Nurnberg  
23 Feb 45 R H Davidson / G G Kranch Mieningen-Hilburghausen  
28 Feb 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Schwerte  
01 Mar 45 E H Davidson / G G Kranch Heilbronn  
02 Mar 45 E H Davidson / G G Kranch Chemnitz-Jocketa  
03 Mar 45 R Marlow / S L Rosenthal Ulm - Reutlingen  
10 Mar 45 P G Wrighter / H G Burkholder Sinsen  
12 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Dillenburg  
14 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Vlotho - Osnabruck  
17 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Bohlen  
18 Mar 45 G G Kranch / T H Moulton Berlin  
19 Mar 45 G G Kranch / T H Moulton Plauen  
22 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Dorsten  
23 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Coesfeld  
24 Mar 45 L B Hansen / Schlicher Vechta  
30 Mar 45 M L Pearson / W J Harpster Bremen  
04 Apr 45 Barnsley / Fassberg  
08 Apr 45 M L Pearson / Stendal Severely damaged, landed on continent and abandoned
      SALVAGED
       

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