CREW
STATION |
NAME |
RANK |
Experience |
Missions |
CLAIMED KILLS CONFIRMED |
Notes |
PILOT
|
Swenson, Johannes | -1 | 4 | |||
CO-PILOT |
Dixon, Walter |
-1 | 4 |
|||
BOMBARDIER |
Coleman, Brett |
-1 |
4 |
|||
NAVIGATOR |
Young, Martin | -1 | 4 | |||
Engineer |
Franklin, Arnie |
-1 | 4 | |||
RADIO
OPERATOR |
Preston, Lucas | -1 |
4 | |||
CENTRAL
FIRE CONTROLLER |
Johnson, William | |
-1 | 4 | ||
Left
Waist Gunner |
Wells,
George |
-1 |
4 | |||
Right
Waist Gunner |
Di Marca, Mario | -1 | 4 | |||
RADAR
OPERATOR |
Sanders, Fred | -1 | 4 | |||
Tail
Gunner |
Hansen,
John |
-1 |
4 |
1/0 |
MISSION # |
DATE |
TARGET
AREA AND TARGET |
BOMB
RUN |
ENEMY
AC CLAIMS D/K/C |
CREW
CASULTIES L/S/K |
NOTES |
1/1 |
Nov.
3, 1944 |
Nagoya,
ACF |
0 |
1/0/0
|
New
crew. Assigned 900th Squadron. |
|
2/2 |
Nov. 7, 1944 |
Akashi,
ACF |
0 |
|
Group Lead. |
|
3/3 |
Nov. 14, 1944 |
Iwo Jima, AF |
6 |
|
Bomb run off target. No fighters appeared. |
|
4/4 |
Nov. 21, 1944 |
Okinawa, AF |
8 |
|
Bomb run ON TARGET! Light flak, no fighters appeared. |
|
MissioN | PILOT |
CO-PILOT |
BOMBARDIER |
NAVIGATOR |
ENGINEER |
RADIO OPERATOR | RADAR OPERATOR | CENTRAL
FIRE CONTROLLER |
LEFT
WAIST GUNNER |
RIGHT
WAIST GUNNER |
TAIL
GUNNER |
1/1 | Swenson | Dixon | Coleman | Young | Franklin |
Preston | Sanders | Johnson | Wells | Di
Marca |
Hansen |
2/2 | |||||||||||
3/3 | |||||||||||
4/4 |
MISSION # |
DATE |
TARGET
AREA AND TARGET |
AIR CRAFT DAMAGE |
DAMAGE POINTS |
AIR CRAFT STATUS |
DATE AVAILABLE |
1/1 | Nov. 3, 1944 | Nagoya, ACF | Left elevator damaged; Bombardier gunsight damaged; Compressed Air Duct hit; Left wing root hit; Superficial damage. | Available |
|
|
2/2 | Nov. 7, 1944 | Akashi, ACF | Left Wing Compressed Air Duct hit; Right Wing Compressed Air Duct hit; Superficial hit. | Available | ||
3/3 | Nov. 14, 1944 | Iwo Jima, AF | Mech Fail, Z5R: Aft Bomb bay doors; Mech Fail, Z4R: Engineer Instruments, Pressureization controls, B-29 could not be presurized if de-pressureized.. | Available | ||
4/4 | Nov. 21, 1944 | Okinawa, AF | None. | Available | ||
MISSION # |
DATE |
TARGET
AREA AND TARGET |
MISSION DESCRIPTION |
1/1 | Nov. 3, 1944 | Nagoya, ACF | We had a quiet ride to Nagoya. A
George attacked from 6 high. The tail gunner hit and damaged him
slightly. He fired back at us but missed. Medium flak opened up. We took some hits in the tail, nose and wings. a hit to the compressed air duct was the most serious damage. Signed, Arnie Franklin - Engineer. |
2/2 | Nov. 7, 1944 | Akashi, ACF | Only
our second mission and assigned to lead the group today to Akashi. We
must be doing something right. We took off as planned and had no
problems getting to the assembly point. Good weather and good flying
from the crews in the group resulted in a tight formation. The flight to Japan was uneventful, not a fighter was seen and no flak at all fired over the target. Bombardier Coleman felt the pressure of his important position and missed the target completely. There was no flak going in over the target but it seems as if the gunners aimed well and waited until they had us in their sights. Moderate flak opened up and we took hits in the wings and tail. The Compressed Air Duct in both wings were hit. The second hit in the right wing compromised the pressurization throughout the ship. I left formation and descended to low altitude. No fighters were seen over Japan nor over Iwo. We landed safely back at the base. Signed, Johannes Swenson, Pilot. |
3/3 | Nov. 14, 1944 | Iwo Jima, AF | Formation
Assembly was very good. We managed t o fly tight all the way to Iwo.
P-38s were with us, but no fighters attacked over the target as we went
in. Flak was weak and our bomb run was off. AGAIN. Japanese fighters
must have been slow taking off or totally destroyed. There were no
fighters attacking when we left the target area. We had two mechanical failures on the route back to Tinian, where we landed safely. Signed, Johannes Swenson, Pilot. It was a rough landing! I was bumping around all over the place! (Sgt. Lucas Preston, Radio Operator.) |
4/4 |
Nov. 21, 1944 |
Okinawa, AF |
This
was a milk run for us. No fighters seen at all, and light, inaccurate
flak over Okinawa. Target was visible in clear conditions. Bombardier
Coleman was On Target for the first time! BUT, 8% (DR 11) only was on! Light flak and no fighters on the return route. Landing was uneventful. 1LT Johannes Swenson, Pilot. |