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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