74BG

20th AIR FORCE

20th BOMBER COMMAND
58th BOMB WING
74TH BOMB GROUP
13TH BOMB SQUADRON

COMBAT CREW FILE

WITCHCRAFT

CREW CHIEF

LANCE LESCARBEAU

AIRCRAFT COMMANDER
FIRST LIEUTENANT VINCENT EVERETT

CREW STATION
NAME
RANK
EXPERIENCE MISSIONS
CLAIMED DMG/KIA CONFIRMED KILLS

NOTES

PILOT

Everett, Vincent +0 18

CO-PILOT

Fletcher, Timothy
+0 18

BOMBARDIER

O'Brian, David
+0 18

NAVIGATOR

Longman, Frank +0 18

ENGINEER

West, Norman
+0 18

RADIO OPERATOR

Patterson, Dennis
+0 18

CENTRAL FIRE CONTROLLER

Houghton, Jeffrey +0 18 1/3

0

LEFT WAIST GUNNER

Wilson, Samuel
+0 18

RIGHT WAIST GUNNER

Greenwood, Mario +0 18
0/1

0

RADAR OPERATOR

Wood, Stanley +0 18

TAIL GUNNER

Kaminsky, Daniel
+0 18 3/4

0

MISSION SUMMARY

MISSION #	DATE	TARGET AREA AND TARGET	BOMB RUN	ENEMY AC CLAIMS D/K CONFIRMED	CREW CASULTIES L/S/K	NOTES
-	April 28, 1944	China Bay, Ceylon Bombs and Supplies	-	-	-	New crew. Assigned 13th Squadron, 74th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing.
x/1	May 6, 1944	Chengtu, China Supplies	-	-	-	Mission Credit: To Chengtu (Supplies)
MC 2		Calcutta				Mission Credit: To Calcutta from Chengtu.
-	May 10, 1944	China Bay, Ceylon Bombs and Supplies	-	-	-
-	May 19, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	-	-	-
-	May 20, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	-	-	-
x/3	May 27, 1944	Chengtu, China Supplies	-	0/1 0	-	Mission Credit: To Chengtu (Supplies)
MC 4		Calcutta				Mission Credit: To Calcutta from Chengtu.
x/5	Jun. 2, 1944	Chengtu, China Fuel	-	-	-	Aborted Zone 2 Return due to damaged ship in Bad Weather. Retrun to India on June 4. Mission Credit: To and from Chengtu (Fuel)
MC 6		Calcutta				Mission Credit: To Calcutta from Chengtu.
1/7	Jun. 5, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand Rail Yard	0	1/1 0	-	The first combat mission in the CBI Theater! (Historical Mission.)
2/8	Jun. 8, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand Rail Yard	-	0/1 0	-	Aborted Zone 4 Out. Engine #2, runaway.
MC 9		Chengtu				Mission Credit: To Chengtu from Calcutta.
3/10	Jun. 15/16, 1944	Yawata, Japan Steel Works	0	1/0		Night mission from Chengtu. First to Japan since April, 1942!(Historical Mission.)
4/11	Jun. 20, 1944	Yawata, Japan Steel Works	0	1/1 0		AN HISTORICAL NOTE ON RAMMING ATTACKS: On August 20, 1944, over Yawata, during the first B-29 day mission over Japan, the first ramming attack was made by Sgt Shigeo Nobe in a Ki-45 with Corporal Denzo Takagi in the back. His offensive fire was unsuccessful so he decided to ram his target instead. “Nobe, tai-attari kekko!” (Nobe, conducts a ramming attack) were his words over the radio before he rammed the B-29 he had been trying to hit. A second B-29 also went down when an engine from the rammed B-29 tore off its left wing.
MC 12		Calcutta				Mission Credit: To Calcutta from Chengtu.
-	June 22, 1944	China Bay, Ceylon Bombs and Supplies	-	-	-	Uneventful mission to China Bay.
x/13	June 30, 1944	Chengtu, China Fuel	-	-	-	Storm damage over the Hump and at landing when returning to Calcutta.
MC 14		Calcutta				Mission Credit: To Calcutta from Chengtu.
-	June 30, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	-	-	-
-	July 9, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	-	-	-
MC 15		Chengtu				Mission Credit: To Chengtu from Calcutta.
5/16	July 17, 1944	Anshan, Manchuria Steel Works	30	1/3	-	Mission Credit: To Chengtu
MC 17		Chengtu		0/1		Mission Credit: To Chengtu from Calcutta.
6/18	July 21/22, 1944	Palembang, Oil Refinery	0	2/0	-	Mission from China Bay.

CREW NOTES

MISSION	PILOT	CO-PILOT	BOMBARDIER	NAVIGATOR	ENGINEER	RADIO OPERATOR	CENTRAL FIRE CONTROLLER	LEFT WAIST GUNNER	RIGHT WAIST GUNNER	RADAR OPERATOR	TAIL GUNNER
x/1	Everett	Fletcher	O'Brian	Longman	West	Patterson	Houghton	Wilson	Greenwood	Wood	Kaminsky
MC 2
x/3
MC 4
x/5
MC 6
1/7
2/8
MC 9
3/10
4/11
MC 12
5/13
MC 14
MC 15
6/16
MC 17
7/18

GREEN: New crew man. RED: KIA. PURPLE: Wounded. ORAGNGE: POW. PINK: MIA. LT GREEN: Temporary Replacement crew man.

AIR CRAFT HISTORY

MISSION #	DATE	TARGET AREA AND TARGET	AIR CRAFT DAMAGE	DAMAGE POINTS	AIR CRAFT STATUS	DATE AVAILABLE
-	April 28, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	Engine #2 malfunctioned, but restarted.		Available
x/1	May 6, 1944	Chengtu, Supplies	Left inboard tank and the right compressed air duct.		Available
-	May 10, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	Engine #1 malfunctioned, but restarted.		Available
-	May 19, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	#3 Oil tank malfunctioned.		Available
-	May 20, 1944	China Bay, Fuel			Available
x/2	May 27, 1944	Chengtu, China Supplies	Rudder control; Right wing flap superficial damage; Left wing superficial damage.		Available
x/3	Jun. 2, 1944	Chengtu, China Fuel	Cock-pit Rudder controls; Left wing flap compressed air duct;Engine #4 out; alarm bell out; Right wing aileron out.		Available
1/4	Jun. 5, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand Rail Yard			Available
2/5	Jun. 8, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand Rail Yard	Engine #2 runaway, out, feathered; Left wing outboard tank - self seal; Right wing flap; Right wing aileron; Auxiliary generator tank leakage; Aft bomb bay doors jammed open; Superficial damage.		Available
3/6	Jun. 15/16, 1944	Yawata, Japan, Steel Works	Right wing root; Fuel transfer pump; Left wing aileron; Right Wing aileron; Aileron controls; Left wing compressed air duct.		Available
4/7	Jun. 20, 1944	Yawata, Japan, Steel Works			Available
-	June 22, 1944	China Bay, Ceylon Bombs and Supplies			Available
5/8	June 30, 1944	Chengtu, China Fuel	Elevator controls; Landing gear; Electrical system; Left compressed air duct; Superficial damage.		Available
6/9	July 17, 1944	Anshan, Manchuria Steel Works			Available
7/11	July 21/22, 1944	Palembang, Oil Refinery	Left flap; Right inboard tank, self-seal; Storm damage to left inboard tank, no effect; #2 out and feathered; Storm damage to right wing - no effect; Right blister hit; Master gunnery control panel damaged; Radar set destroyed; Oxygen containers destroyed and fire damage; Left brake destroyed; Storm damage to the feathering controls; Bomb release mechanism damaged; Forward auxiliary tanks hit; Superficial damage.		Maint	July 24

AFTER ACTION REPORT

MISSION #	DATE	TARGET AREA AND TARGET	MISSION DESCRIPTION
-	April 28, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	On our first ferry flight to China Bay on Ceylon we had bombs in the forward bay and supplies in the aft. The trip to China Bay was uneventful. No Japanese fighter opposition is expected on the trips to this forward base. Shortly after take-off the next day Engine #2 malfunctioned, but restarted. Perhaps it was because of the poor weather we took off in. Engineer West reported later that we had much less fuel left than expected. Landing back in Calcutta was very rough in poor weather. This mission does not count toward our 35.
x/1	May 6, 1944	Chengtu, China Supplies	We flew over the Himalayas for the first time on this mission. We had good weather and it was a spectacular view! There was a risk of encountering Japanese fighters in Northern Burma, but we had expected light resistance and the formation was tight so we saw no fighters at all. We landed at A-3 and unloaded ourr cargo and spent the night. We left again early in the morning. Formation was tight again, but our enemy today was a storm right over Calcutta. The instruments were ok, but the left inboard tank and the right compressed air duct were damaged.
-	May 10, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	An uneventful mission to China Bay. Stayed one night and returned on May 11. Bad weather fronts on the retun route and Engine #1 acted up, but was ok.
-	May 19, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	350 miles out #3 oil tank failed. I shut off the engine and decided to turn back to Calcutta. On three engines and lots of fuel onboard we were slow.
-	May 20, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	Our ship was repaired and we got orders to fly the fuel to China Bay today. We'll fly alone. Uneventful journey to China Bay. Bad weather, but flew through those fronts safely. We returned to Calcutta the next day. Bad weather and off course for almost 400 miles. Landed on fumes.
x/2	May 27, 1944	Chengtu, China Supplies	We were off course in the formation assembly area and were late. Lt Everett decided to continue alone out of formation to Chengtu. This was a dangerous mission, but we all agreed that the supplies needed to get to China. We got back on course over enemy territory but we saw no fighters in the air. No opposition had been reported and we were at high altitude about to cross the Himalayas. This is when we flew right into a storm Rudder controls in the cock-pit were affected and the wings took some minor damage. We got through it, but not before the engineer reported a new fuel reading(Random Event #7 outbound)which scared us. He double checked and found that his instruments must have been affected by the storm. They were correct and we had the correct amount of fuel in our tanks. We got lost again on the Chinese side of the mountains and had to make a major course adjustment. We still managed to land one and a half hours after the formation. The next day we took off in poor weather and light Japanese resitance reported. We were over Burma when a Zeke attacked from 6 low. CFC and the Tail Gunner opened fire. Forward lower turret guns jammed, but the Tail Gunner hit the Zeke and he claims it as a KIA.
x/3	Jun. 2, 1944	Chengtu, China, Fuel	Bad weather damaged our ship on route to Chengtu, but we landed safely with WitchCraft overloaded with fuel. We were scheduled to take-off again the next day. Bad weather 100 miles SW of Chengtu killed Engine #4 and the right aileron. I decided to return to Chengtu. Ground crews worked all day and night and we took-off again on June 4. When we got back to India we found out thatsomething is going on. We have orders to remain on base. Will we fly our first combat mission within the next couple of days, or what is going on?
1/4	Jun. 5, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand, Rail Yard	There was a delay in formation assembly. For those of us who are supersticious this was a bad omen. The target at Bangkok was mostly obscured and the bomb run was off. CFC Houghton damaged a Zeke and claims another as KIA.
2/5	Jun. 8, 1944	Bangkok, Thailand, Rail Yard	The target was Bangkok again. Seems that HQ wanted us to return to the Makasan Rail Yard to finish the job from June 5th. There was good weather all the way to Burma. Fighter resistance was expected to be moderate. The Japanese took advantage of the good weather. Five fighters attacked from out of nowhere. One Zeke from a vertical climb and four Oscars came in from 10 high, 12 low, 6 low and 6 level. Tail gunner Kaminsky claims one Oscar KIA. All defensive fire was ineffective. The Zeke had a good firing position. He knocked out engine #2, right flap and aileron, auxiliary generator tank, and left wing outboard tank was hit. One of the Oscars damaged the aft bomb bay doors. I wanted to dump the bombs, but couldn't get the doors open. When they finally opened they were jammed. We were slow, but no more enemy figthers attacked. I left the formation when #2 died and we returned to base.
-	Jun. 13, 1944	Chengtu, China	Sent to Chengtu for a mission to Yawata! Landing was at night in bad weather.
3/6	Jun. 15/16, 1944	Yawata, Japan Steel Works	There was a close call over the Japanese Sea in bad weather. Another B-29 got too close and I had to make a shallow dive. I'm sure we killed some fish with our props! A Nick attacked over Yawata. CFC Hougton and Tail Gunner Kaminsky damaged it, but not enough to drive it off or shoot it down. When the Nick pilot fired he damaged the right wing root, fuel transfer pump and both ailerons. The target was mostly obscured and our bomb run was completely off target! Eninge #4 malfunctioned over Yawata and it was on half power all the way back to Chengtu, and another storm damaged the aileron controls and the compressed air duct in the left wing. We have orders to remain in Chengtu. Seems we'll bomb a target in China or Japan! PLAY TEST COMMENT: Did not roll for this target. Used the Yawata Mission from Historical Missions.
4/6	Jun. 20, 1944	Yawata, Japan Steel Works	Another mission to Yawata. CFC Houghton damaged an A6M and Right Waist Gunner Greenwood hit and shot down a Ki-61. Formation was tight. There were clear conditions over the target and light flak, but Bombardier O'Brian was off. When we returned to Calcutta heavy fighter opposition was reported, but fortunately no bandits appeared. We were flying high and perhaps the fighters were slow in taking off today. PLAY TEST COMMENT: May increase the Fuel Boxes. Seems a few more will be necessary in the 58th BW. Did not roll for this target. On June 20, there was a mission to Yawata. I may make this mission a Historical Mission. The first ramming attack was conducted by a Ki-45.
-	June 22, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	Uneventful journey to China Bay. CFC, LWG, RWG, RO and TG did not fly on this mission. We returned to Calcutta the next day. We have recieived orders to fly another supply mission, this time to Chengtu. Is this what we get for our poor bombing results?
5/8	June 30, 1944	Chengtu, Supplies	Storm damage over the Hump and at landing when returning to Calcutta. Poor weather over the mountains before the Hump in China.(Landing roll "4".)
-	June 30, 1944	China Bay, Bombs and Supplies	Unventful trip to China Bay. After take-off on the return, Engineer West gave us a new fuel reading. We had less fuel than anticipated! We had been airborne for only 100 miles! The tanks had been filled enough to make it back to Calcutta, but nowLT West reported that we only barely would reach Calcutta. Seems somebody forgot to fill our tanks before we left! I turned back to China Bay. Wish we could stay here far away from the war. We have orders to fly another supply mission when we return!
-	July 9, 1944	China Bay, Fuel	Unventful trip to and from China Bay.
6/9	July 17, 1944	Anshan, Manchuria Steel Works	Witchcraft's next mission is to Anshan, Manchuria. The date for the mission is July 17, 1944. Witchcraft returned from China Bay on the 10th after a supply mission loaded with fuel. That was the fourth supply mission in a row for the crew. Three to China Bay and one to Chengtu. Witchcraft took some storm damage over the Hump when returning from Chengtu, on another mission had to return to China Bay after the engineer reported low fuel. Before Witchcraft can fly to Anshan she must first fly from Calcutta with bombs to Chengtu for briefing and re-fueling. Take-off will be on the 15th from Calcutta and in poor weather. It will be a day flight on medium altitude to Chengtu, but over the Hump the bombers will have to climb to high. Witchcraft will be the lead bomber in the low position. There are Japanese fighters in Burma which may attack the B-29s when they fly the Calcutta-Chengtu Route south of the mountains. Expected resistance is moderate. All guns and turrets are armed and all gunners are onboard. They have not been flying the two previous missions to China Bay and have had time for some RnR. As usual, no fighters will escort the B-29s and take-off from Calcutta is at night for a day landing at Chengtu. The flight begins with an engine failure at take-off. #1 runs away, but Pilot Everett restores control and lands safely. Witchcraft will have to be checked by Crew Chief S/Sgt Lance Lescarbeau and hopefully take-off the next day with the remaining B-29th in the group. *************************** The weather is still poor on the night between July 15 and 16 over Calcutta. Witchcraft has been repaired and will now take-off with the remaining bombers. They will fly at night on medium altitude and Witchcraft is one of the middle bombers in the lead squadron. Since this is a night flight there will be no fighter resistance in India or Burma. It's a night take-off and a day landing. Take-off went well. Witchcraft is on her way and on course. Passing through bad weather in Northern India. Off course after the Hump, but a slight course correction put the bombers back on course. Pilot Everett makes a perfect landing in good weather. After a couple of hours there will be a briefing for the Anshan Mission. The crew has time to rest. The mission to the Steel Works at Anshan is a day mission at medium altitude. Witchcraft will fly in the middle of the lead squadron. Expected fighter opposition is heavy! All guns and turrets are armed and all gunners will fly on the mission. Fighter resistance is expected in all of China all the way to the target. The Steel Works are well defended by flak. Take-off is at night and landing will be at night. We were off to Anshan! Take-of went well in good weather. At formation assembly we managed to form a very good tight formation. It was a quit ride until we were aproximately 1000 miles out (zone 7). Tail Gunner Kaminsky called "Bandit 6 low! Looks like an Oscar." It was met by a hail of fire when CFC Houghton and Tail Gunner Kaminsky fired all available turrets. Their defensive fire was ineffective. The Oscar fired and missed. That was the last we saw of him. 200 miles later (zone 9) one Zero was driven off by the formation and another dropped bombs. One exploded nearby, but it wasn't close enough to cause any damage. 30 minutes later (zone 10) a Tojo appeared at 6 low. He was greeted by a hail of fire from CFC Houghton and Tail Gunner Kaminsky. The Tojo was damaged and missed when he fired. No we reached the target (zone 11). A Zeke approached from 6 level. CF Houghton and Tail Gunner Kaminsky went tot work again. We saw bits and pieces flying from the Zeke. The wings were holed and flaps and ailerons shredded and the Zeke went down. No parachute was seen. tail Gunner Kaminsky claims this as a KIA, but it hasn't been confirmed to him.(Play-Test Note: Used Art Dittus' damage table for the first time on this Zeke, and to confirm it I used my method of rolling 2D6. 2, 11 and 12 will confirm a fighter as KIA. Will give more historically correct stats perhaps. All confirmed KIA will be painted on the bomber.) Weather was good over the target, but it was still mostly obscured. During briefing intel reported good flak defenses, but no flak was seen. Bomb Run was on target. No flak fired as we turned, but a Zeke attacked from 3 low. CFC Houghton and Right Gunner Greenwood fired. The Zeke lost a wing and corkscrewed into a dive. There was no parachute seen. CF Houghton claims this as his KIA, but it has not been confirmed. Another Zeke (zone 10) came in from 9 level. Both lower turrets were fired by CFC Houghton and both upper turrets by Left Gunner Wilson. CF Houghton claims this as a KIA. The cock-pit was hit and the pilot must have been killed. Over China (zone 6) two Zekes attacked. One from 10.30 level and the other was driven off by the formation. Bombardier O'Brian fired the forward lower turret and CFC Houghton the forward upper, but both missed. The Zeke also missed. No more enemy fighters were seen and the remaining trip to Chengtu was uneventful. Medal Recommendation: CFC Houghton is recommended for the Air Medal, for his actions on this mission.(Result: AIR MEDAL AWARDED. Testing a method of rewarding medals using a point and dice roll system.)
7/11	July 21/22, 1944	Palembang, Oil Refinery	The first leg of this mission went from Chengtu to Calcutta. It was uneventful except for bad weather and an Oscar attacking over Northern India. Tail Gunner Kaminsky claims it as a KIA. Landing was perfect. The trip to China Bay was uneventful. We had a day's rest in China Bay and briefing on the 21st. This was a night mission at medium altitude and all the way to the oil refinery at Palembang (16 zones). Opposition was expected to be heavy and heavy flak defenses at Palembang. It was an uneventful mission until we reached the target. we had passed safely through some bad weather. A Nick approached unseen from 6 level. He fired but did not do any serious damage. CFC Houghton and Tail Gunner Kaminsky fired. The Nick was hit and driven off. Flak hit and the bomb run was off target. Another Nick attacked from 6 level. He knocked out the brake, Radar set, master gunnery control panel, the oxygen containers exploded, left flap destroyed and the right blister hit. Tail Gunner Kaminsky drove him off. He then went to extingusih the fire in the utility compartment. Another B-29 must have been out of formation and at low altitude because we almost collided with it somewhere over the Indian Ocean. We were at low due to no oxygen. We also took some storm damage soon after this occasion. #1 malfunctioned as we neared Calcutta, but it kept on running fine. The landing was very rough in poor weather and with battle damage. We nearly crashed, but Lady Luck was with us.(Landing roll was "2" -2 for brakes, -1 for #2 out, -2 for poor weather. Used Lucky Charms to negate the roll. I think I used up four Lucky Charms on this mission. 9 left...)

DIARY
The Southern Route
Wichita to India

MISSION #	DATE	TARGET AREA AND TARGET	MISSION DESCRIPTION
-	Mar. 26, 1944	Wichita to West Palm Beach, Florida	We took off before dawn on the first leg of our long trip to India. The first stop was West Palm Beach, Florida! We had hoped for sun and women, but we got none. Someone with a star on his collar said that this was not a leisure trip. When we arrived we were greeted by bad weather. Lt Everett decied to land, and he did so beautifully. A perefect landing in bad weather.
-	Mar 27, 1944	West Palm Beach	Bad weather all day. We couldn't take off.
-	Mar 28, 1944	West Palm Beach to Borinquen Fld Puerto Rico	Good weather this morning. Witchcraft was fueled up and ready to go. We too off early in the morning. There was good weather all the way to Puerto Rico. We landed late in the afternoon. Good weather is expected for tomorrow so we will take off before dawn again.
-	Mar 29, 1944	Puerto Rico to British Guiana	We had to fly through bad weather right after take-off, but there was nothing but sun all the way to Atkinson Field, British Guiana. Lt West reported a new fuel reading. It did not affect us at all as we had left with full tanks and auxiliary tanks in the bomb bay. we got lost about 100 miles from Atkinson Field and spent aproximately one hour to get back on course. Good weather tomorrow. Next stop, Natal Brazil!
-	Mar. 30 1944	British Guiana to Brazil	We got lost over open water, but FO Longman and corp Wood found our position when we made landfall over Brazil. The weather was bad over natal and the electrical system was affected, but nothing too serious. We landed in one piece in wind and rain and thunder storms. Good weather is forecast for tomorrow, but we have recieved new orders to wait for three crews and one B-29 already here undergoing repairs. The day after tomorrow we'll depart for the Gold Coast. Tomorrow: The Beach!
-	Mar 31 - April 4, 1944	Natal, Brazil	Bad news: No beach, no take-off. Weather is poor, rainy and hot. We can't do much and we can't take-off.
-	April 5, 1944	Natal, Brazil	Weather is bad! Can't take off now. Hopefully tomorrow.
-	April 6, 1944	Natal, Brazil to Accra, the Gold Coast	The flight over the Atlantic Ocean was uneventful. We went around one front with bad weather and were met later with bad weather over the Gold Coast. Four B-29s left Natal and four B-29s landed! But, due to the bad weather and a night landing Witchcraft was lightly damaged.We have to wait here until she is repaired. We may be able to take-off on schedule tomorrow afternoon.
-	April 7 - 10, 1944	Accra, the Gold Coast	More bad news. Weather is poor and we can't take-off. Not much to do around here while we wait. Started a baseball mini tournament between the crews.
-	April 11, 1944	Accra, the Gold Coast to Marrakech, Morocco	Good weather and we took off early in the morning in a loose formation, heading toward Marrakech. Another uneventful trip. Lt West did an excellent job. We had no mechanical problems on this leg either. Got lost near Marrakech. Circled for about an hour and half to find the airfield. Landed at night. Met more crews here. Some had flown the Northern Route. We'll have passengers from here to India. Their B-29 was irrepairable damaged when they landed two days ago.
-	April 14, 1944	Marrakech to Cairo, Egypt	Poor and bad weather grounded us for two days in Marrakech. We took off on April 14 with passengers. We flew safely through poor and bad weather and landed at night at Cairo. Never seen so much desert!
-	April 17, 1944	Cairo to Karachi, India	Again grounded for two days due to the weather.When the sky cleared on April 17, we took off for Karachi. Engine #1 malfunctioned over Iran(zone 11). From here it was only running on half power. With passengers and equipment we were slowed down and flew on our own from here to Karachi. We landed aproximately 2½ hours after the last bomber in our formation, but we were safe. Weather tomorrow will be bad!
-	April 23, 1944	Karachi to Calcutta	For five days we were grounded in Karachi due to BAD weather. Finally on April 23, we could take off on our last leg of the ride to India. Bad weather met us over the field out side of Calcutta. Lt Everett decided to land in rain and strong wind. It was pure luck that brought us safely down. Witchcraft and her crew are now in India and will soon begin to ferry supplies to China or China Bay, Ceylon! PLAY TEST COMMENT: Radio navigation may be deleted in the 58th Bomb Wing. Note on the landing: OK, I rolled "2" on the landing. With modifiers the final result was - 2 = crash and wound on crew members. After all this time it took to fly to India, that was not fun. BUT, I had a couple of Lucky Charms I could use. I have a method of awarding Lucky Charms to my crew men when I fly solo campaigns to increase survivability. Whenever a crew man rolls "12" (Landing for instance) he recieves a Lucky Charm. I can use it to negate a result. In the example above the landing resulted in a "No Effect" when the crew man used his Lucky Charm to save the plane and crew. He can also use it on himself when he is KIA or when another crew man is KIA. I don't use Lucky Charms to increase To Hit or damage rolls.

30TH Bomb Wing HQ

900th Squadron Crew

918^th BG
10^TH BW 314 SQD    314 Sqd Crew 48

88^tH BG       88^TH BG CREW
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434th BOMB GROUP 434th BG CREW

4 Staffel, II Group Kampfgeschwader 53 Crew
Heinkel He 111

1^st PATHFINDER
B-26 Play Test Squadron

Heinkel He 111 The Spade Sneak Peek
The German Twin-Engine Bomber in the Battle of Britain

CREW STATION	NAME	RANK	EXPERIENCE	MISSIONS	CLAIMED DMG/KIA CONFIRMED KILLS	NOTES
PILOT	Everett, Vincent		+0	18
CO-PILOT	Fletcher, Timothy		+0	18
BOMBARDIER	O'Brian, David		+0	18
NAVIGATOR	Longman, Frank		+0	18
ENGINEER	West, Norman		+0	18
RADIO OPERATOR	Patterson, Dennis		+0	18
CENTRAL FIRE CONTROLLER	Houghton, Jeffrey		+0	18	1/3 0
LEFT WAIST GUNNER	Wilson, Samuel		+0	18
RIGHT WAIST GUNNER	Greenwood, Mario		+0	18	0/1 0
RADAR OPERATOR	Wood, Stanley		+0	18
TAIL GUNNER	Kaminsky, Daniel		+0	18	3/4 0