The Ripley W. Gage crew: 709th Squadron
| L-R: | |
| Ripley Gage | Pilot |
| Lt. Robert C. Calef | Co-Pilot |
| Lt. Roman Pajakowski | Navigator |
| Lt. Donald Fehrenbach | Bombardier |
Flights with Ripley W. Gage 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 |
| #81 (05-Jun-44) | Le Touquet, France | 42-97572 | |
| #82 (06-Jun-44) | Caen, France | 42-31777 | |
| #84 (06-Jun-44) | Argentan, France | 42-31777 | |
| #85 (07-Jun-44) | Nantes, France | 42-97572 | ABORT, lost formation |
| #87 (11-Jun-44) | Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France | 42-97614 | PFF #614 Landed at Bury |
| #87 (11-Jun-44) | Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France | 42-97624 | |
| #88 (12-Jun-44) | Conches, France | 42-97624 | |
| #89 (14-Jun-44) | Florennes, Belgium | 42-97836 | |
| #91 (18-Jun-44) | Misburg, Germany | 42-39874 | |
| #93 (20-Jun-44) | Fallerslaben & Koningsborn, Germany | 42-3487 | |
| #97 (24-Jun-44) | Wesermunde, Germany | 42-107220 | |
| #99 (25-Jun-44) | Vercors, France Area #1 | 42-102567 | |
| #102 (06-Jul-44) | Berck, France | 42-102567 | |
| #104 (07-Jul-44) | Meresburg, Germany | 42-31777 | Failed to T/O #1 Eng |
| #105 (08-Jul-44) | St.Andre De L’eure / Nogent, France | 42-31128 | spare Ret’d |
| #106 (11-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 43-37788 | |
| #110 (16-Jul-44) | Stuttgart, Germany | 42-102567 | |
| #111 (18-Jul-44) | Cuxhaven, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #112 (19-Jul-44) | Ebelsbach, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #113 (20-Jul-44) | Merseburg, Germany | 43-37818 | First T/O Gas Leak, then 2nd T/O in same plane |
| #115 (24-Jul-44) | St. Lo, France | 43-37818 | |
| #116 (25-Jul-44) | St. Lo, France | 43-37818 | |
| #118 (01-Aug-44) | Areas 10 & 14, France | 43-37818 | |
| #119 (02-Aug-44) | St. Dennis, France | 43-37818 | |
| #120 (04-Aug-44) | Arras – Ostend, Belgium | 43-37818 | |
| #125 (11-Aug-44) | Belfort, France | 43-37818 | |
| #126 (13-Aug-44) | Seine river area, France | 43-37818 | |
| #128 (15-Aug-44) | Handorf, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #129 (16-Aug-44) | Rositz, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #131 (24-Aug-44) | Brux, Czechoslovakia | 43-37818 | |
| #132 (25-Aug-44) | Rechlin, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #134 (27-Aug-44) | Berlin, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #135 (30-Aug-44) | Bremen, Germany | 43-37818 | |
| #136 (01-Sep-44) | Mainz, Germany | 43-37818 | Leaflets |
| #145 (17-Sep-44) | Arnheim, Holland | 42-97461 | |
| #146 (19-Sep-44) | Koblenz, Germany | 42-97976 | |
| #147 (22-Sep-44) | Kassel, Germany | 42-107215 | |
| #148 (25-Sep-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 43-37818 |
Cadet training. Lt. Donald Fehrenbach second from left.
From left: Lt. Robert C. Calef (co-pilot), Ripley W. Gage (Pilot), Lt. Roman R. Pajakowski (Navigator) and Lt. Donald Fehrenbach (Bombardier) during a lighter moment. |
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Gage (background) and Fehrenbach |
 Donald Fehrenbach |
Ripley Gage |
Ripley Gage |
Robert Calef (left), and Pilot Ripley Gage |
Ripley Gage at the controls.
Ripley Gage in the cockpit of 42-97836 Bugs Bunny Jr.
Ripley Gage (left) and Donald Fehrenbach playing cards
Roman Pajakowski; Navigator
Lt. Roman R. Pajakowski Identification card, dated 5 June 1945 |
back of card |
Lt. Donald Fehrenbach; Bombardier
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