43-38138 Ole-Timer

B-17G-80-BO

June 29, 1944 Delivered to Cheyenne

July 14, 1944 to Lincoln

August 11, 1944 to Grenier

August 13, 1944 Assigned to 4^th Squadron, 34^th Bomb Group, Mendlesham.

August 14, 1944 Transferred to 490^th Bomb Group.

Oviously almost immediately transferred back to 34^th Bomb Group and assigned to 18^th Squadron.

Mission #64 September 17, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Harris, C. W.

Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Harris, C. W.

Mission #66 September 22, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Harris, C. W.

Mission #68 September 26, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #71 October 2, 1944 43-38138 B/I 391BS Goss

October 2, 1944 43-38138 B/I

On Marshalling Chart on Hardstand #15 at 2100-2200 hours.

Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Talbott

Mission #73 October 5, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #74 October 6, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss   Aborted with a sick man.

Mission #75 October 7, 1944 43-38138 B/I (scheduled for Kiley but replaced.)

Mission #76 October 9, 1944 43-38138 B/I Goss

Mission #78 October 15, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #80 October 19, 1944 43-38138 B/I 391BS Feldman

Mission #81 October 22, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #82 October 25, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #83 October 26, 1944 43-38138 B/I (unused ground spare)

Mission #84 October 28, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #85 October 30, 1944 43-38138 B/I 7BS Goss

Mission #86 November 4, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss

Mission #87 November 5, 1944 43-38138 B/I 18BS Goss               Major damage

Mission #108 January 3, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mote

Mission #110 January 10, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann

Mission #111 January 13, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann

Mission #112 January 14, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann              Aborted - #1 engine out. Jettisoned bombs.

Mission #115 January 20, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Nass               #2 engine out.

Mission #119 February 3, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann

Mission #120 February 6, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Nass

Mission #121 February 9, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann

Mission #122 February 14, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann

Mission #123 February 15, 1945 43-38138 B/I 391BS Waarvick

Mission #126 February 20, 1945 43-38138 B/I 7BS Stemen

Mission #128 February 22, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Myers           Landed in France.

Mission #131 February 26, 1945 43-38138 B/I 18BS Mann            Landed away - probably at Brussels, Belgium.

43-38138 Ole-Timer

B-17G-80-BO

June 20, 1945 Returned to US Bradley

Flown back to US by Gast crew #42-34. See Microfim reel B0115, p.1490.

Gast, Floyd B.                       1Lt          O-836757                Pilot                        1091

Effinger, Robert J.                2Lt          O-930384                Co-Pilot                  1091

McNulty, Lloyd G.               2Lt          O-2075266              Nav                         1034

Willey, Verne K.                   T/Sgt      35233354                Radio Op               757

Pries, Norman F.                   T/Sgt      32279559                Engr                        748

Talbott, Robert W.               S/Sgt      37438113                Passenger              612

Palmer, John A.                    S/Sgt      39301527                Passenger              612

Butler, John A.                     S/Sgt      31386384                Passenger              612

Chase, Robert E.                   S/Sgt      42029557                Passenger              612

Wallace, Karl S.                    S/Sgt      12201932                Passenger              747

Ramshak, Frank                    Sgt          20646027                Passenger              824

Skinner, Lawrence R.           Cpl          16087498                Passenger              060

Fisher, Leroy B.                    S/Sgt      33113779                Passenger              552

DeMolli, Louis D.                 Cpl          32388746                Passenger              932

Langley, James T.                Cpl          33124229                Passenger              511

Lynn, James C.                     S/Sgt      36306284                Passenger              754

Shelley, Donald C.               Pfc          13049060                Passenger              901

Getz, Theodore A.                S/Sgt      35360501                Passenger              853

Crangle, James C.                 S/Sgt      36308065                Passenger              683

Loecher, James G.                Cpl          12131056                Passenger              911

June 6, 1945 to 4168 Base Unit South Plains

December 17, 1945 to RFC Kingman.