Richart crew
MISSION LIST
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 42-50585 L/G Richart (ground spare – lead)
Mission #29 July 2, 1944 42-94845 E/N Richart Miz-Pah (ground spare – did not take off)
CREW #43
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 391BS Richart
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 42-94748 L/P 391BS Richart Undecided (Airborne spare)
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 44-40323 L/N Richart “Sunshine Rose” (Airborne spare)
Mission #34 July 12, 1944 42-94930 E/O 391BS Richart
Mission #35 July 14, 1944 41-29602 L/I Richart (Airborne spare)
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 42-94766 L/F 391BS Richart Crow's Nest
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-94762 B/K 391BS Richart The Uninvited
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 42-94755 D/D 391BS Richart Weary
Willie
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 41-29542 B/L 391BS Richart Rough House Kate (Aborted)
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 41-29602 L/I 391BS Richart
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 41-29602 L/I 391BS Richart
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-94771 L/H 391BS Richart
CREW #91; 391st Squadron (as of July 28, 1944)
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-94889 E/Y 18BS Richart Patches
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 44-40436 L/O 391BS Richart Nancy
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 44-40323 L/C 391BS Richart Sunshine
Rose
Mission #49 August 2, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 42-94771 L/H 391BS Richart
Mission #51 August 4, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 18BS Richart
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 391BS Richart
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 44-40482 B/B 391BS Richart The Dugan Wagon (#2)
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-94762 L/Y 391BS Richart The Uninvited
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 44-40486 E/W 18BS Richart Cokey
Flo
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 42-94883 B/N 18BS Richart The Hit Parade
Mission #62 August 18, 1944 41-29599 L/T 391BS Richart Boots
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 42-94748 L/P 18BS Richart Undecided (slight battle damage)
Mission #64 September 17, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #67 September 25, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #69 September 27, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #70 September 28, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #71 October 2, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
MISSION AND CREW DETAILS
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 42-50585 L/G Richart (ground spare – lead) Small Change II
Mission #29 July 2, 1944 42-94845 E/N Richart Miz-Pah (ground spare – did not take off)
CREW #43
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 391BS Richart
Took off at 0543 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in Low Squadron.
Carried a K-21 camera.
Carried 20 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0913 hours from 23,000 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1016 hours.
Richart (P)
White
Edwards
Adams
Varga
Walker
Pipes
Starn
Hefner
Woodward
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 42-94748 L/P 391BS Richart Undecided
Took off at 0437 hours.
Flew as Airborne spare. Probably took up position 4-4 in High Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0815 hours from 22,700 feet.
Minor flak damage reported.
Landed 0917 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Harris (G)
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 44-40323 L/N Richart Sunshine Rose (Airborne spare)
Took off at 1009 hours.
Flew as Airborne Spare, but flew the mission in position 4-4 of High Squadron, Group A.
Landed 1603 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Harr(is) (G)
Mission #34 July 12, 1944 42-94930 E/O 391BS Richart
Took off at 0451 hours.
Flew position 2-2 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb GP bombs. Did not drop due to 10/10 cloud. Brought all bombs back to base.
No damage reported.
Landed 0933 hours.
Richart (P)
Whith (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Fleming (G)
Mission #35 July 14, 1944 41-29602 L/I Richart (Airborne spare)
Took off at 1648 hours.
Flew as Airborne Spare. Flew the mission.
Carried 20 250 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2018 hours from 20,200 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 2211 hours.
Richart (P)
Whith (CP)
Edward (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stone (G)
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 42-94766 L/F 391BS Richart Crow's Nest
Took off at 0649 hours.
Flew position 4-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 5 1000 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1051 hours from 19,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1348 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-94762 B/K 391BS Richart The Uninvited
Took off at 0520 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in High Squadron.
Carried a K-21 camera.
Carried 52 100 lb Fragmentation bombs. Dropped on Primary at 0839 hours from 16,000 feet.
No battle damaged reported.
Landed 1036 hours.
Richart (P)
Whith (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (G)
Stahl (G)
Heffner (G)
Woodward (G)
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 42-94755 D/D 391BS Richart Weary
Willie
Took off at 0545 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb GP lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0931 hours from 23,300 feet.
Slight flak damage.
Landed 1148 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 41-29542 B/L 391BS Richart Rough House Kate
Took off at 0617 hours.
Was to fly position 4-1 in Lead Squadron, but aborted.
Carried 10 500 lb bombs. Aborted and brought all bombs back to base.
Carried a K-21 camera.
Aborted - due to #2 supercharger trouble. (one document has #1 instead of #2, which is mention in two documents)
Landed 0759 hours.
No sortie.
#2 supercharger inoperative. Inspected and new turbo governor installed.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 41-29602 L/I 391BS Richart
Took off at 1009 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb GP bombs. Brought all bombs back to base due to 10/10 cloud over target area.
Landed 1454 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodard (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 41-29602 L/I 391BS Richart
Took off at 0801 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1040 hours from 11,300 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1251 hours.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (G)
Stahl (G)
Heffner (G)
Woodward (G)
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-94771 L/H 391BS Richart
Took off at 0541 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in High Squadron on 490BG.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary of Brussels at 0831 hours from 21,500 feet.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 1003 hours.
Right brake very weak. Inspected & repaired.
Richart (P)
White (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams (B)
Walker (E)
Varga (R)
Pipes (G)
Woodward (G)
Heffner (G)
Stahl (G)
CREW #91; 391st Squadron (as of July 28, 1944)
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-94879 E/X Collapsible Susie (scheduled for Richart but replaced)
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-94889 E/Y 18BS Richart Patches
Took off at 0515 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 16 250 lb bombs and 4 M-17 bombs. Brought all bombs back to base due to weather.
No flak damage reported.
Landed 0912 hours.
#4 turbo surges at altitude; heaters inoperative. Inspected and repaired.
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 44-40436 L/O 391BS Richart Nancy
Took off at 0509 hours.
Flew position 4-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0844 hours from 19,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1038 hours.
#3 turbo fluctuates; #4 carburetor air temperature out. Inspected and repaired.
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 44-40323 L/C 391BS Richart Sunshine
Rose
Mission #49 August 2, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Took off at 1601 hours.
Landed 2110 hours.
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Litsey (Photographer)
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 42-94771 L/H 391BS Richart
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Bruen (G) (a write-in)
Mission #51 August 4, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 18BS Richart
Richart (P)
Sheridan (CP) (a write-in)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-94878 L/Q 391BS Richart
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 42-94878 L/Q (scheduled for Richart but replaced)
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 44-40482 B/B 391BS Richart The Dugan Wagon (#2)
No crew loading list available.
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-94762 L/Y 391BS Richart The Uninvited
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Heffner (BG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 44-40486 E/W 18BS Richart Cokey
Flo
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 44-40208 L/U 391BS Richart
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 42-94883 B/N 18BS Richart The Hit Parade
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #62 August 18, 1944 41-29599 L/T 391BS Richart Boots
Took off at 0625 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0954 hours from 22,000 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1150 hours.
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 42-94748 L/P 18BS Richart Undecided (slight battle damage)
Richart (P)
White, R. N. (CP)
Edwards (N)
Adams, G. (B)
Varga (R)
Walker (E)
Pipes (NG)
Stahl (TG)
Woodward (G)
CREW #
Mission #64 September 17, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Took off from Hardstand #22 at 0652 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in 34 D Group.
Carried 38 100GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1041/30 hours from 18,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1155 hours.
Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #67 September 25, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #69 September 27, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #70 September 28, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #71 October 2, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart
Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-37864 L/E 391BS Richart