Aaberg / Moriarty Crew

Photos and details provided by Ellis Colvin, Tom Moriarty, Richard Pitt III

   
01/13/44 In Transit by air
02/10/44 - 06/44  711th Squadron, Rattlesden, UK
Special Order No 37, 02/10/44
Assigned Aircraft: 42-31206 Journey's End
   

With 42-31206 Journey's End
Between February 25 and 
April 27, 1944

Front Row, L-R:
Lt. George C. Hoffmiester, P
Lt. Irving Danzig, B
Lt. Ellis B. Colvin, N
Lt. Thomas F. Moriarty, CP 

Back Row, L-R:
S/Sgt Cleveland Lamb
S/Sgt Fernan DuHadway 
S/Sgt William F. Powell 
S/Sgt William D. Ernest
S/Sgt Richard Pitt, Jr. 
S/Sgt Gilbert S. Foster

The Aaberg crew underwent many changes as noted below, and the individual crew members did not always fly together to complete their tour.  The following list shows the missions flown by Co-pilot (and later First Pilot) Lt. Thomas F. Moriarty.

  DATE TARGET AIRCRAFT
1  2/20/1944  TUTOW 42-37855
2 2/24/1944 ROSTOCK 42-37855
    Returning from this mission with three engines failing, the
aircraft reached England when the crew bailed out.  Lt. Clarence Aaberg 
was the last to leave the plane, and was killed when his parachute failed 
to open. His place was taken by Lt. George Hoffmeister,
co-pilot from the original Keller crew, for many of the missions to follow.
3 2/25/1944 REGENSBURG unknown
4 3/3/1944 BERLIN - RECALL 42-31206 Journey's End
5 3/6/1944 BERLIN unknown
6 3/8/1944 BERLIN 42-31206
7 3/13/1944 NOBALL NO. 74 BOIS DE LA JUSTICE 42-31206
8 3/18/1944 MUNICH 42-31104
9 3/20/1944 FRANKFURT 42-31206
10 3/23/1944 BRUNSWICK 42-31206
11 3/28/1944 CHARTRES 42-39865
12 4/8/1944 RHEINE 42-31206
13 4/9/1944 WARNEMUNDE unknown
14 4/11/1944 ARNIMSWALDE 42-31206
15 4/18/1944 ORANIENBURG RATHNOW 42-31206
16 4/19/1944 LIPSTADT WERL 42-31161
17 04/20/44 NOBALL 42-102441 TNT Katie 
18 04/22/44 HAMM 41-107197
19 04/26/44 BRUNSWICK unknown
    Co-pilot Moriarty is made First Pilot for the crew
20 04/27/44 LE CULOT 42-31206
21 05/07/44 BERLIN 42-31206
22 05/09/44 LAON/ATHIES A/D 42-31206
23 05/11/44 MALINES 42-31206
24 05/20/44 LIEGE 42-31206
25 05/22/44 KIEL 42-31206
26 05/23/44 TROYES 42-31206
27 05/27/44 KARLSRUHE 42-31206
28 05/28/44 KONISBURG 42-31206
29 05/29/44 LEIPZIG 42-31206
30 06/02/44 CONCHES A/F  42-31206