Duke, E. L.

The Edgar L. Duke crew: 711th Squadron

 

 

Flights with Edgar L. Duke 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 42-31112  
#6 (07-Jan-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-31204  
#11 (29-Jan-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-31124  
#12 (30-Jan-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31719  
#13 (03-Feb-44) Wilhelmshaven, Germany 42-31719  
#14 (04-Feb-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-31719  
#16 (06-Feb-44) Evreux-Fauville, France 42-31155  
#22 (24-Feb-44) Rostock, Germany 42-31719  
#23 (25-Feb-44) Regensburg, Germany 42-31719 Failed to T/O, Ran off runway
#24 (28-Feb-44) Bois de la Justice, France 42-31719  
#27 (04-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-37842 ABORT Oxy out
#32 (13-Mar-44) Bois de la Justice, France 42-31719  
#33 (15-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-37842  
#35 (18-Mar-44) Munich, Germany 42-31719  
#38 (23-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31719  
#39 (26-Mar-44) Cherbourg, France area 42-31719  
#60 (08-May-44) Berlin, Germany 42-97560 PFF #560; landed at Snetterton
#89 (14-Jun-44) Florennes, Belgium 42-107060  
#117 (27-Jul-44) Ostend, Belgium 42-107060  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia 42-107060  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany 42-31582  

 

The Duke crew was one of the original Harvard crews and flew to England aboard 42-37872

2nd Lt. Edgar L. Duke Pilot
2nd Lt. Henry J. Volker,Jr Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Arnold V. Kuehn Navigator
2nd Lt. Nick J. Bays Bombardier
T/Sgt. John Cunningham Engineer
Sgt. Leonard F. Bloc Radio Oper.
Sgt. Thadda Honik Armorer
Cpl. Edward Kennedy Gunner
Sgt. Osmond W. Accola Gunner
Sgt. John C. Beck Gunner

 

 

Arnold V. Kuehn; Navigator

 

 

 


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