43-38326 Bottoms Up
B-17G-85-BO
As of February 9, 1945 the name was Take Off Time, according to Cleo Baughman of the Kennedy crew. Could he have been referring to their regular plane?
July 21, 1944 Delivered to Cheyenne
July 30, 1944 to Kearney
August 15, 1944 to Grenier
August 22, 1944 Assigned to 18th Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham
Mission #64 September 17, 1944 43-38326 B/U 4BS Timblin
Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-38326 B/U 4BS Henderson
Mission #67 September 25, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pelszynski
Mission #69 September 27, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pelsznyski
Mission #70 September 28, 1944 43-38326 B/U 4BS Runyan
Mission #71 October 2, 1944 43-38326 B/U 4BS Pelszynski
October 2, 1944 43-38326 B/U
On Marshalling Chart on Hardstand #15 at 2100-2200 hours.
Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-38326 B/U 391BS Pelszyski
Mission #73 October 5, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pelszynski
Mission #74 October 6, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pelszynski
Mission #75 October 7, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Parrish
Mission #76 October 9, 1944 43-38326 B/U Talbott
Mission #77 October 14, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Gipson
Mission #78 October 15, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Lerch
Mission #80 October 19, 1944 43-38326 B/U 7BS Bouldin
Mission #81 October 22, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Gardner, M.
Mission #82 October 25, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Bouldin
Mission #83 October 26, 1944 43-38326 B/U (unused ground spare)
Mission #84 October 28, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Lerch
Mission #85 October 30, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Lerch
Mission #86 November 4, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pelszynski
Mission #88 November 6, 1944 43-38326 B/U (unused ground spare)
Mission #89 November 9, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Abrams
Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #95 November 30, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #96 December 4, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff Aborted – mechanical.
Mission #99 December 11, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Jones, W. S.
Mission #100 December 12, 1944 43-38326 B/U 391BS Peede Aborted - #4 engine & loss of oil & fire
Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #103 December 27, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #104 December 28, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #105 December 30, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #106 December 31, 1944 43-38326 B/U 18BS Mann
Mission #107 January 2, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #108 January 3, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #109 January 7, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #110 January 10, 1945 43-38326 B/U (scheduled for Hemingway but replaced)
Mission #111 January 13, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #112 January 14, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Fiedler
Mission #113 January 15, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #114 January 16, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #115 January 20, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Ratcliff
Mission #116 January 23, 1945 43-38326 B/U 7BS O’Grady Chaff
Mission #119 February 3, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Raymond
Mission #120 February 6, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Abrams
Mission #121 February 9, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Kennedy Landed on continent at B-58. Internal failures on 2 engines.
Mission #157 April 4, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Pierre Brought back bombs - rack malfunction.
Mission #158 April 5, 1945 43-38326 B/U (scheduled for Hamilton but replaced)
Mission #159 April 7, 1945 43-38326 B/U 7BS Schwartz Took off 0910 landed 1705.
Mission #162 April 10, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Rawson
Mission #163 April 11, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Rawson
Mission #164 April 14, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Rawson
Mission #165 April 15, 1945 43-38326 B/U (scheduled for Rawson but replaced)
Mission #166 April 16, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Rawson
Mission #170 April 20, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Golding Bombed with Fiedler who released accidentally.
Mission #171 May 1, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Hack
Mission #172 May 2, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Buckholz
Mission #173 May 3, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Hatley
Mission #174 May 5, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Buckholz
Mission #175 May 6, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Fisher
Mission #176 May 7, 1945 43-38326 B/U 18BS Myers
Mission #177 May 15, 1945 44-8282 B/V Mehling
Aircraft #282 shown on Take off and Landing chart. Aircraft #326 (43-38326) shown on after mission report.
Took off 0616 hours.
Landed at Horsching AF and picked up 30 French former POWs.
Discharged 30 French former POWs at Chartres (A-40)
Landed 1907 hours.
No crew loading lists.
43-38326 Bottoms Up
B-17G-85-BO
June 23, 1945 Returned to US: Bradley
Flown to the US by the Gustafson crew #12-34. See Microfilm reel B0115, p. 1534.
Gustafson, John R. 1Lt O-772354 Pilot 1091
Konsbruck, Howard P. 1Lt O-925914 Co-Pilot 1091
Gambrill, Stewart W. 1Lt O-2062652 Nav 1034
Foust, Ronald O. T/Sgt 56591013 Radio Op 757
---ckler, Jack H. T/Sgt 34509381 Engr 748 (Name not readable)
Tobias, David L. 1Lt O-780276 Bomb 1035
Armstrong, Denton R. S/Sgt 39146470 Gunner 612
Reeves, Robert R. S/Sgt 19142737 Gunner 612
Jackson, Walter G. S/Sgt 36677599 Gunner 612
Harrison, Leo F. Cpl 11040122 Passenger 747
Reynolds, William G. Sgt 33332640 Passenger 747
Simons, Vincent H. Capt O-433595 Passenger 2161
Luhrsen, August H. Capt O-440537 Passenger 1035
Wilson, Petter J. S/Sgt 16159485 Passenger 502
Ruprecht, Willis R. S/Sgt 36291658 Passenger 853
Swann, Alfred A. S/Sgt 14157828 Passenger 862
Valkosky, George G. Sgt 15330211 Passenger 650
Flannagan, William G. Cpl 16080299 Passenger 852
Guzenski, Frank A. Cpl 42091642 Passenger 862
Gay, Robert L. Cpl 36296407 Passenger 754
June 25, 1945 to 4168 Base Unit South Plains
December 14, 1945 to RFC Kingman