380th Bomb Group

380th Bomb Group Association

NEWSLETTER #24 -- September 2005

WE WENT TO WAR -- 380TH HISTORY FACTS

The original deployment crews of the 380th and their aircraft are all well known in all of our writings, but what was the 380th like after December 1943 when those crews started going home and many of their aircraft were declared war-weary, or had already been lost? From our history records, we have compiled lists of the replacement crews as they arrived, the new aircraft we received, and the original copilots who became first pilots before returning home.

EARLY REPLACEMENT CREWS' FIRST MISSIONS THROUGH JANUARY 1944

EARLY COPILOTS UPGRADED TO AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS THROUGH JANUARY 1944

FIRST AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENTS THROUGH 10 DECEMBER 1943

EARLY REPLACEMENT CREWS' FIRST MISSIONS THROUGH JANUARY 1944

  A/C Cmdr Sqdn / Crew  Aircraft / Serial No. Date Mission Fate
1 Cesario 530 NOTHING SACRED 9/19/1943 Ambon Completed Tour
Crew 52 42-40509 Sqdn Cmdr, Gp Ops Officer
2 Parris 530 SHE'ASTA 9/19/1943 Ambon All KIA, Mission Damage, Crash Landing, 2nd Mission, 9/21/1943
Crew 27 42-40512
3 Toepperwein 529 FYRTLE MYRTLE 9/22/1943 Ambon Completed Tour
Crew 17 42-40485 Sqdn Cmdr
4 Seale 531 "ROBBIE L" II 10/5/1943 Manokwari Completed Tour
Crew 76 42-40979 Sqdn Cmdr
5 Harkins 530 OLD HICKORY 10/17/1943 Halmahera Completed Tour
Crew 38 42-40827
6 Ross 530 GUS'S BUS 10/17/1943 Halmahera Tour Completed under Co-Pilot Handorf
Crew 57 42-40504
7 W. Robertson 529 TOUGHY 10/25/1943 Manokwari Completed Tour
Crew 24 42-40525
8 Lasko 531 ROBBIE L II 11/9/1943 Sourabaja Completed Tour
Crew 85 42-40979 Sqdn Ops Officer
9 Manley 531 BIG ASS BIRD II 11/9/1943 Sourabaja Completed Tour
Crew 84 42-72801
10 Bruce 531 BIG ASS BIRD II 11/17/1943 Tjepoe, Java Completed Tour
Crew 86 42-72801
11 Brenholtz 530 JUGGLIN JOSIE 11/21/1943 Maikoor Completed Tour
Crew 60 42-41237
12 Deaton 531 BEBE 11/21/1943 Maikoor Completed Tour
Crew 78 42-41248 Sqdn Ops Officer
13 Blake 529 JUNGLE QUEEN II 11/24/1943 Kaoe Bay, Halmahera Completed Tour
Crew 19 42-40510
14 Ondes 529 GYPSY 11/24/1943 Halmahera Crew Killed with Jones, Landing Accident, 01/17/1944
Crew 26 42-41133
15 Baptist 531 MALE CALL 11/25/1943 Ambon Pilot Injured in Ground Accident; Crew Completed Tour with Various Pilots
Crew 87 42-71799
16 Bates 531 SOOPER DROOPER 11/25/1943 Ambon Four Crew Killed in Crash Landing, Mission Damage, 02/05/1944
Crew 89 42-40515
17 Dow 529 JE REVIENS 11/25/1943 Ambon Completed Tour
Crew 27 42-42808
18 Jennings 529 BLACK VELVET 11/29/1943 Manokwari All KIA, Take-off Crash, 03/08/1944
Crew 33 42-41239
19 Kemp 528 SNORKEY 12/3/1943 Koepang Completed Tour
Crew 11 42-73164
20 Shaffer 528 (NONE) 12/3/1943 Koepang Completed Tour
Crew 12 42-41241 Sqdn Cmdr
21 Neal 531 MALE CALL 12/6/1943 Search H-2 6 KIA on Practice Mission, 01/17/1945
Crew 78 42-72799
22 Parker 528 PUSS & BOOTS 12/7/1943 Haroekoe Is. Shot Down, all KIA, 05/08/1944
Crew 2 42-72942
23 Taylor 530 QUACK WAC 12/7/1943 Pelauw Village Completed Tour
Crew 42 42-72775
24 Marshall 530 LIL D'ICER 12/13/1943 Cape Hoskins Completed Tour
Crew 63 42-72795
25 Magee 531 DOODLE BUG 12/21/1943 Amahai Completed Tour
Crew 91 42-73117
26 Benbow 528 BATTLE WEARY 12/27/1943 Pomelaa Completed Tour
Crew 15 42-41243
27 Bousfield 528 PUSS & BOOTS 12/27/1943 Pomelaa Completed Tour
Crew 6 42-72942
28 Burns 528 OLD HICKORY 12/27/1943 Pomelaa Completed Tour
Crew 13 42-40827
29 Tovarez 530 GUS'S BUS II 12/27/1943 Pomelaa Completed Tour
Crew 65 42-41125
30 Moody 531 "ROBBIE L" II 1/6/1944 Manokwari Completed Tour
Crew 93 42-40979
31 Henderson 531 "ROBBIE L" II 1/8/1944 Kendari Completed Tour
Crew 92 42-40979
32 Planck 530 B.T.O. 1/8/1944 Kendari Completed Tour
Crew 66 42-41214 Sqdn Ops Officer
33 Fleming 528 DALLY'S DILLY 1/12/1944 Ceram Sea, Balikpapan Completed Tour
Crew 17 42-73114
34 Hagler 530 B.T.O. 1/12/1944 Balikpapan KIA, First Mission, 01/12/1944
Crew 68 42-41214
35 Martens 528 CARROT TOP 1/12/1944 Balikpapan KIA, Struck Mountain, 03/19/1944
Crew 16 42-73114
36 Smith 531 BIG ASS BIRD II 1/12/1944 Balikpapan Shot Down, 5 KIA, 5 Rescued, 01/19/1944
Crew 94 42-72801
37 Ivey 529 SNAFU No. II 1/13/1944 Timeoko, NG Completed Tour
Crew 40 42-41120
38 J. Thomas 529 JEZEBELLE 1/17/1944 Manokwari Completed Tour
Crew 39 42-72953
39 Stevens 529 PAPER DOLL 1/17/1944 Manokwari Completed Tour
Crew 29 42-73187
40 Kimlau 530 (NONE) 1/19/1944 Ambon KIA, Take-off Accident, 03/05/1944
Crew 67 42-41124
41 Woodward 529 BIG ASS BIRD 1/19/1944 Ambon Completed Tour
Crew 41 42-73113 Sqdn Cmdr, Gp Ops Officer

EARLY COPILOTS UPGRADED TO AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS
THROUGH JANUARY 1944

  Name Sqdn / Crew # Aircraft / Serial No. First Mission Mission Fate
1 Hastings 528 / Crew 1 QUEER DEAR/DEER 10/13/1943 Rabaul MIA, Mission, 1/7/1944
42-40935
2 Vick 530 / Crew 56 QUACK WAC 11/3/1943 Boela Completed Tour
42-72775
3 Shaw 528 / Crew 9 (NONE) 11/17/1943 Tjepoe, Java Completed Tour
42-41241
4 White 529 / Crew 20 JE REVIENS 11/17/1943 Tjepoe, Java Completed Tour
42-72808
5 Roberts 530 / Crew 41 SHE'ASTA 11/24/1943 Ambon Completed Tour
42-40512
6 Piper 530 / Crew 64 SNORKEY 12/13/1943 Cape Hoskins Completed Tour
42-73164
7 Mulhollen 530 / Crew 59 SANDRA KAY 12/14/1945 Arawa Shot Down, All KIA, 1/8/1944
42-72790
8 Nunan 531 / Crew 53 TENNESSEE SQUIRREL HUNTER 12/23/1943 Nabire Completed Tour
42-73201
9 Calhoun 528 / Crew 3 QUEER DEAR/DEER 1/8/1944 Search for Missing B-24 Completed Tour
42-40935
10 Zagrobski 531 / Crew 88 ROBBIE L II 12/27/1943 Pomelaa Completed Tour
42-40979
11 Tosch 529 / Crew 35 ADELAIDE FEVER 1/9/1944 Search for Missing B-24 Crashed into Mountain in New Guinea, May 1944
42-41247
12 VanWormer 529 / Crew 45 PAPER DOLL 1/19/1944 Ambon Shot Down, POW, 1/19/1944
42-73187

FIRST AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENTS THROUGH 10 DECEMBER 1943

  No.   Nose Art / Serial No. First Mission Sqdn Fate
1 001   ALLEY OOP 8/21/1943 528 Crash Landing
41-24248 8/25/1943
2 044   BLACK WIDOW 8/29/1943 528 Shot Down (AA)
42-40967 11/21/1943
3 045   "ROBBIE L" II 8/29/1943 531 Salvaged
42-40979 8/8/1944
4 042   OLD HICKORY 9/1/1943 530 Crash Landing
42-40827 3/1/1944
5 043   QUEER DEAR/DEER 9/11/1943 528 Salvaged
42-40935 3/8/1945
6 054 OKC "SACK TIME" 11/1/1943 531 Hit in Crash Landing
42-41219 1/17/1944
7 071   QUACK WAC 11/3/1943 530 Crash Landing Mission Damage
42-72775 2/9/1944
8 050 OKC GUS'S BUS II 11/9/1943 530 Takeoff Crash
42-41125 10/11/1944
9 072   SANDRA KAY 11/9/1943 530 Mission Crash Landing
42-72790 5/19/1945
10 074   MALE CALL 11/9/1943 531 Salvaged
42-72799 6/28/1945
11 075   BIG ASS BIRD II 11/9/1943 531 Crashed on Mission
42-72801 530 3/19/1944
12 060 OKC HOMMA HOMMA KID II         42-41238 11/11/1943 528 Damaged on Mission, Not Returned
  530 1/8/1944
13 062 OKC (NONE) 11/11/1943 528 Salvaged After Spin Recovery
42-41241 530 12/26/1943
14 063 OKC (NONE) 11/11/1943 528 Salvaged
42-41242 11/11/1944
15 067   POISON IVY 11/11/1943 529 Salvaged
42-41249 10/20/1944
16 048 OKC SNAFU No. II 11/17/1943 529 Salvaged
42-41120 Feb-45
17 051 OKC GYPSY 11/17/1943 529 Take-off Crash
42-41133 528 3/5/1944
18 052   (NONE) 11/17/1943 529 Crash Landing
42-41182 5/7/1944
19 059 OKC JUGGLIN' JOSIE 11/17/1943 530 Salvaged After Crash Landing
42-41237 7/25/1944
20 065 OKC ADELAIDE FEVER 11/17/1943 529 Salvaged
42-41247 6/30/1944
21 066 OKC BEBE 11/17/1943 531 Hit in Crash Landing
42-41248 1/17/1944
22 076   "JE REVIENS" 11/17/1943 529 Salvaged
42-72808 10/20/1944
23 079   JEZEBELLE 11/17/1943 529 Salvaged
42-72953 6/19/1945
24 053   B.T.O. 11/18/1943 530 Shot Down
42-41214 1/12/1944
25 057 OKC CAREER GIRL 11/18/1943 528 Take-off Crash
42-41234 530 12/14/1943
26 041   (NONE) 11/21/1943 528 Crashed, Returning from Mission
42-40683 11/21/1943
27 055   HELL'S BELLE 11/21/1943 530 Salvaged
42-41222 Feb-45
28 056   SUNSHINE I 11/22/1943 531 Shot Down
42-41225 3/8/1944
29 064 OKC BATTLE WEARY 11/24/1943 528 Salvaged
42-41243 2/8/1945
30 068   SATAN'S SECRETARY 11/24/1943 528 Salvaged
42-63989 2/25/1945
31 082   THE BIG ASS BIRD 11/24/1943 529 Shot-up on Mission, Salvaged
42-73113 6/8/1944
32 095   (NONE) 11/24/1943 530 Crash Landing
42-73186 3/26/1944
33 061 OKC BLACK VELVET 11/29/1943 529 Crash Landing
42-41239 5/2/1944
34 058 OKC (NONE) 12/3/1943 529 Take-off Crash
42-41236 1/17/1944
35 093   SNORKEY 12/3/1943 528 Salvaged
42-73164 10/22/1944
36 087   ROYAL FLUSH II 12/3/1943 531 Salvaged
42-73121 4/16/1945
37 077   PUSS & BOOTS 12/7/1943 528 Salvaged
42-72942 6/22/1945
38 091   SAD SACK 12/10/1943 531 Battle Damage, Salvaged
42-73133 12/31/1944
39 094   THE BEAUTIFUL BEAST 12/10/1943 528 Salvaged, Taxi Accident
42-73167 8/22/1944

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