#19 B-24-J Black Maria's Daughter


1	B-24-J-FO 50998 "Black Maria's Daughter" (Emerson Turret) airframe mission #5 78th BS FORMATION: High DATE: 2 April 44 MISSION # 19 TARGET: San Stephano, Italy - Harbor Installations
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5	Position	Rank	Name	Missions Complete	Kills this Mission	Total Kills	Awards	Status Fit for Duty
6	Pilot	1st Lt	Andy Diell	1				FfD
7	Co-Pilot	2nd Lt	Fred Thomas	10			AMx2	FfD
8	Bomb	2nd Lt	Ernst Mulder	5			AM	FfD
9	Nose T/Stb W	Sgt	Irv Joshua ACE	14		5.3	AMx3	FfD
10	Engr/TT	T/Sgt	Butch O'Connor	5		2.8	AM	FfD
11	Nav	2nd Lt	Ian "Kerry" Kerrigen	5			AM	FfD
12	Ball T	Sgt	Ed Phillips	18		3.5	AMx3	FfD
13	Pt W	Sgt	Elliot Finnlinson	14		0.5	AMx2 PH	FfD
14	Stb W/Radio	Sgt	Bennie Friedmann	2		0.3		FfD
15	Tail T	Sgt	William Schultze	9		3	AM PH	FfD
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18	Enemy A/C	Intrcptd	B-17 Hits	FBOA - FCA - FCAB - destroyed	Claims - Probable - Confirmed
19	Bf109 x1	1
20	Flak
21	TOTALS x1	1
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23	BOMB RUN: 50%
24	CREW CASUALTIES & STATUS
25	Sgt Einer Kornelson, Radio, 1 mission, PH - SW broken rib, inflamed heart, RTD April 19
26	DAMAGE: 15 points - Oil Leak = 15 /
27	A/C DISPOSITION: repairs and routine maintenance will have the a/c ready for the morrow
28	CREW CHIEF: S/SGT Jeff Neufeld - 19 missions (Average Joe +1, +1 level every 10 missions)
29	AWARDS & DECORATIONS:
30	Air Medal - 2Lt Ernst Mulder, T/Sgt Butch O'Connor, 2Lt Ian Kerrigen, 2Lt Fred Thomas (second AM)
31	AFTER ACTION REPORT:
32	- Had a rough engine when we hit the gas to take off, but it quickly settled down and we got up okay. A bit tense, though! - No fighters outbound, flak was wide, Ernst said he put the pickles in the barrel. Coming off the target we saw a 109 in the distance. - Back over the water #3 sprung an oil leak. (Mech Failure #36) Fortunately it quit shortly after we noticed it, but I asked Butch to keep an eye on it. - No sooner had we dealt with that than the power for the Nose Turret went out. (Mech Failure #59) It was sorted out eventually. - We landed okay and other than the mechanical gremlins this was a proverbial milk run; not a scratch on the Daughter, not one shell of 50 cal. fired, everybody healthy, and a decent bomb run to ice the cake! I'm thankful for such a great crew and hope I can measure up to their standard.
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37	Submitted by Lt Andy Diell
38	Using TFT (Variants used: TFT Axis Fighter Aircraft Add-on Module (personal modification to not mix German and allied fighters. If a (I), (R), or (H) comes up, all fighters in that wave are the same nationality.) /Chris Riches' Variant Table for Mechanical Failure / Bruce Peckham’s German Fighter Pilots variant / Fuel Tank Leaks / Axis Aircraft Hit Effect Multipliers / Claiming Destroyed, Probable and Damaged Aircraft / Crew Chiefs/Jasta6 GAF Placement Variant / 509th Wound and Recovery)
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