The Francis H. Bonham crew: 711th Squadron
As Assigned:
| Pilot | 1st Lt. Francis Bonham |
| CP | 2nd Lt. James Anderson |
| N | 2nd Lt. George Schroeder |
| B | 2nd Lt. Theodore Bush |
| E | Sgt Kenneth Runkle |
| R | Sgt George Bauer |
| ..E | Sgt Wencil Schleis |
| G | Sgt Lynn Dollar |
| G | Sgt Edward Parry |
| G | Sgt John Segrest |
back of photo
Flights with Francis H. Bonham listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.”
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Plane Number | Notes |
| #2 (30-Dec-43) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 42-31148 | chart 148, list says 217 / McRay CP |
| #6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 42-37855 | |
| #7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-37855 | |
| #11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-37855 | |
| #13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 42-37855 | |
| #15 (05-Feb-44) | Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 42-38097 | ABORT #2 Engine out |
| #23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | 42-38097 | |
| #37 (22-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-31104 | |
| #66 (20-May-44) | Liege, Belgium | 42-32080 | |
| #82 (06-Jun-44) | Caen, France | 42-97646 | PFF ship; Capt. Smith CP |
| #93 (20-Jun-44) | Fallerslaben & Koningsborn, Germany | 42-107060 | |
| #100 (28-Jun-44) | Denian/Prouvy, France | 42-102651 | |
| #128 (15-Aug-44) | Handorf, Germany | 42-97976 | |
| #134 (27-Aug-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-97092 | |
| #146 (19-Sep-44) | Koblenz, Germany | 42-97634 | PFF-A #634 |
| #151 (28-Sep-44) | Merseburg, Germany | 42-97769 | PFF #769 |
| #163 (19-Oct-44) | Mannheim, Germany | 42-97936 | PFF #936 |
| #180 (30-Nov-44) | Lutzkendorf, Germany | 44-8365 | PFF #365-Z |
The gunners of Crew 61
| Top Row L-R: | |
| Sgt Ed Parry | Waist Gunner |
| Sgt George Bauer | Radio Operator |
| Sgt Kenneth Runkle | Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| Bottom L-R: | |
| Sgt Lynn Dollar | Ball Turret Gunner |
| Sgt Wencil Schleis | Waist Gunner |
| Sgt John Segrest | Tail Gunner |
James M. Anderson, Co-Pilot |
Ken Runkle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner |
Lynn Dollar, Ball turret gunner Pictured in front of the 311 School HQ Barracks |
Theo Bush, Bombardier |
Some photos/information provided by:
- Lynn Dollar
- Tim Anderson, Family of JM Anderson
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database