Peede crew
Mission #90 November 16, 1944 43-38338 B/M 18BS Peede
Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38374 B/X 18BS Peede
Mission #93 November 26, 1944 43-38286 E/T 18BS Peede Flying Dutchmen
Mission #95 November 30, 1944 44-8283 B/G 18BS Peede
Mission #97 December 5, 1944 43-38433 B/R 18BS Peede
Mission #99 December 11, 1944 44-8282 B/V 18BS Peede
Mission #100 December 12, 1944 43-38326 B/U 391BS Peede Aborted - #4 engine & loss of oil & fire
Mission #101 December 15, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede (serious battle damage)
Mission #104 December 28, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #105 December 30, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #106 December 31, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #107 January 2, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #110 January 10, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #111 January 13, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede One man WIA. T/Sgt Sigmund J. Buganski 35389312 (G) lightly WIA and admitted to 65th General Hospital.
Mission #112 January 14, 1945 43-38392 B/E 18BS Peede
Mission #114 January 16, 1945 43-38409 B/B 18BS Peede Apparently landed at Mardon Moor, needs tires. Ball gunner missing. He didn’t
leave with the rest of the crew, couldn’t find him.
Mission #116 January 23, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #117 January 28, 1945 43-38373 B/J Peede (Scheduled but did not take off)
Mission #118 January 29, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #120 February 6, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #121 February 9, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #125 February 19, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #126 February 20, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #127 February 21, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede Leaflets only.
Mission #128 February 22, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #129 February 24, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #130 February 25, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #131 February 26, 1945 43-38403 E/Z 7BS Peede Chaff MIA. See below. Landed in Poland.
CREW #66; 18th Squadron (as of March 2, 1945)
Mission #159 April 7, 1945 44-8321 B/F 18BS Peede
Mission #160 April 8, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede Leaflets only.
Mission #161 April 9, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #162 April 10, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #164 April 14, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #165 April 15, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission
and Crew Details
Mission #90 November 16, 1944 43-38338 B/M 18BS Peede
Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38374 B/X 18BS Peede
Mission #93 November 26, 1944 43-38286 E/T 18BS Peede Flying Dutchmen
Mission #95 November 30, 1944 44-8283 B/G 18BS Peede
Mission #97 December 5, 1944 43-38433 B/R 18BS Peede
Mission #99 December 11, 1944 44-8282 B/V 18BS Peede
Mission #100 December 12, 1944 43-38326 B/U 391BS Peede Aborted - #4 engine & loss of oil & fire
Mission #101 December 15, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede (serious battle damage)
Mission #104 December 28, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #105 December 30, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #106 December 31, 1944 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #107 January 2, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #110 January 10, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #111 January 13, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede One man WIA. T/Sgt Sigmund J. Buganski 35389312 (G) lightly WIA and admitted to 65th General Hospital.
Mission #112 January 14, 1945 43-38392 B/E 18BS Peede
Mission #114 January 16, 1945 43-38409 B/B 18BS Peede Apparently landed at Mardon Moor, needs tires. Ball gunner missing. He didn’t
leave with the rest of the crew, couldn’t find him.
Mission #116 January 23, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #117 January 28, 1945 43-38373 B/J Peede (Scheduled but did not take off)
Mission #118 January 29, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #120 February 6, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #121 February 9, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #125 February 19, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #126 February 20, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #127 February 21, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede Leaflets only.
Mission #128 February 22, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #129 February 24, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #130 February 25, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #131 February 26, 1945 43-38403 E/Z 7BS Peede Chaff MIA. See below. Landed in Poland.
Mission #131 February 26, 1945 B-17G 43-38403 E/Z Battle damaged at Berlin and crash-landed behind Russian lines at Lodz, Poland. With 7BS. Pilot: Peede. Missing Air Crew Report # 12768. Plane salvaged 1Mar45. Crew finally returned to Mendlesham a month later on March 26, 1945 and Returned to Duty.
RTD PEEDE FLOYD A JR (P) 1 LT 18 O-820906 29
RTD EASTERLING THOMAS R JR (CP) 1 LT 18 O-825603 27
RTD EDELSTEIN FRED (N) 2 LT 18 O-2064187 23
RTD KRATZ LAWRENCE T JR (Tog) SGT 18 13178823 20
RTD NERRIE JAMES H (E) T/SGT 18 32185883 27
RTD BROWN ROBERT G JR (R) T/SGT 18 14100043 27
RTD CHEZEM KENNETH A (BT) S/SGT 18 16031611 28
RTD HARRISON ROBERT T (WG) S/SGT 18 35551823 28
RTD SPRACKLEN THEODORE J (TG) SGT 18 39467376 10
CREW #66; 18th Squadron (as of March 2, 1945)
Mission #159 April 7, 1945 44-8321 B/F 18BS Peede
Mission #160 April 8, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede Leaflets only.
Mission #161 April 9, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #162 April 10, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #164 April 14, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede
Mission #165 April 15, 1945 43-38373 B/J 18BS Peede