Mission Roster

Date: 18 June 1944

Target: Hamburg

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Home base Target

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Participating listed aircraft

Aircraft	Crew	Unit	Notes
Bomber Dear (42-97234) Aborted	A J O'Toole (Pilot), R E Gould (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group	R/E (NS) - lost formation during form-up
Boston Bombshell (42-39996)	T P Smith (Pilot), L G Starks (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron
Destiny's Child (42-31812)	J R Follett (Pilot), J S Gage (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron
Dumbo (41-28943)	? (Pilot)	453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron	Flak damage
Foil Proof (42-94805)	Fosdick (Pilot)	453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron	BD - flak. (G)Sgt J Matsey lost arm
General Ike (42-97061)	G H Heilig (Pilot), J D Fletcher (Co-Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron
Little Miss Mischief (42-97880)	F/O J Bessolo (Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron
Little Patches (42-31678)	1Lt Harold Kirby (Pilot)	91st Bomb Group
Nine O Nine (42-31909)	Arthur A Klinger (Pilot)	91st Bomb Group, 323rd Bomb Squadron
Steady Hedy (42-97181)	R D Butteroff (Pilot)	306th Bomb Group, 369th Bomb Squadron