MISSION LOG

ROYAL FLUSH ---- B-17F---- 42-6087
100th Bomb Group / 418th Bomb Squadron

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Date Pilot

Target

Notes
16 Jul 43     Received by USAAC
04 Sep 43     Assigned overseas
       
23 Sep 43 J Flanigan / Vannes  
27 Sep 43 J Flanigan / Emden  
02 Oct 43 J Flanigan / Emden  
04 Oct 43 J Flanigan / Saarluis Category A damage - flak + 20mm
09 Oct 43 R Rosenthal / Marienburg  
10 Oct 43 R Rosenthal / Munster Cat AC damage - #1 eng out, oxygen out. Sole survivor of 100BG
13 Nov 43 J Flanigan / Bremen (TG) suffered frost bite
20 Dec 43   Bremen Aborted (non-sortie?)
27 Dec 43   (Recalled) Returned early -spare a/c
14 Jan 44   Foret d'Hesdin V-weapon site. Flew with 94BG formation
21 Jan 44 S L Barrick / Bois d'Esquerdes V-weapon site
04 Feb 44   Frankfurt Returned early - non sortie
06 Feb 44   Evreaux airfield Returned early - spare a/c
04 Mar 44 W H Thomas (?) Berlin (Recalled) Returned early - non sortie
04 Mar 44 M G Gummersall (?) Berlin (Recalled) Conflicting records !
06 Mar 44 W H Thomas Berlin Returned early - mechanical (non-sortie)
09 Mar 44 W C Forsythe / Berlin Returned early - spare a/c
18 Mar 44 F C Kincannon / Lechfeld Slight damage - flak hit #2 engine nacelle
11 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Rostock (TG) destroyed Me109
12 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Schkeudiz (Recalled)  
13 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Augsburg Slight damage - flak holes in bomb-bay and left wing
18 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Berlin  
19 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Lippstadt Flew with 390BG formation
20 Apr 44 R F Lischer / NoBall Flottemanville V-weapon site
22 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Hamm  
27 Apr 44 R F Lischer / NoBall Flottemanville V-weapon site - morning mission
27 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Le Culot airfield Afternoon mission
28 Apr 44 B Williams / NoBall Sottevast Returned early - spare a/c
29 Apr 44 R F Lischer / Berlin  
01 May 44 G L Roth / Saarguemines Rail Yards Afternoon mission
07 May 44 R F Lischer / Berlin  
08 May 44 R F Lischer / Berlin Morning mission
09 May 44 R F Lischer / Laon-Couvron / Athies  
19 May 44 R F Lischer / Berlin (TG) destroyed Fw190
23 May 44 R F Lischer / Troyes  
24 May 44 R F Lischer / Berlin  
25 May 44 R F Lischer / Brussels  
27 May 44 R F Lischer / Strasbourg  
28 May 44 R F Lischer / Magdeburg  
29 May 44 R F Lischer / Leipzig Serious damage - bulkhead 6J cut, control cables cut
31 May 44 R F Lischer / Osnabruck  
04 Jun 44 R F Lischer / Boulogne Coastal defences
06 Jun 44 R F Lischer / Falaise D-Day tactical ground support - morning mission
06 Jun 44 R F Lischer / Ouistreham D-Day tactical ground support - late morning mission
07 Jun 44 R F Lischer / Nantes  
10 Jun 44   Morlaix airfield (Recalled)  
18 Jun 44 R F Lischer / Brunsbuttelkoog Slight damage - flak
21 Jun 44 H J Rowland / Basdorf Slight damage
22 Jun 44 H J Rowland / Paris  
25 Jun 44 W B Kennedy / South France Returned early - spare a/c
29 Jun 44 H J Rowland / Bohlen Returned early - spare a/c
06 Jul 44 R D Miller / NoBall Crepieul V-weapon site
07 Jul 44 H J Rowland / Bohlen  
08 Jul 44 H J Rowland / Clamecy-Joigny RR bridge  
11 Jul 44 R F Lischer / Munich Returned early - spare a/c
12 Jul 44 R F Lischer / Munich  
14 Jul 44 R F Lischer / South France Returned early - spare a/c
17 Jul 44 R F Lischer / Auxerre  
19 Jul 44 C CCook / Schweinfurt  
20 Jul 44 C C Cook / Merseburg  
21 Jul 44 J S Seamans / Ludwigsburg  
05 Aug 44 H J Rowland / Magdeburg  
08 Aug 44 A Aske / St Sylvain Tactical ground support
11 Aug 44 A Aske / C S Barber Villacoublay airfield MISSING -- flak hit between #3 engine and fuselage. 4 KIA
       

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