The Kenneth A. Johnson crew: 710th Squadron
The Johnson crew with 42-31148 (aircraft ID from written note on photograph)
Flights with Kenneth A. Johnson 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 |
#1 (24-Dec-43) | Droinville, France | 42-31148 | |
#6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31148 | Ret’d Not attck |
#9 (21-Jan-44) | Grand Parc, France | 42-31148 | |
#10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#12 (30-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | 42-31144 | |
#20 (20-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#22 (24-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-31148 | |
#23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | 42-31191 | |
#25 (29-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-38164 | |
#26 (03-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-38164 | |
#27 (04-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-31191 | ABORT #2 Eng |
#31 (11-Mar-44) | Munster, Germany | 42-38164 | |
#33 (15-Mar-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-38164 | |
#35 (18-Mar-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-38164 | |
#41 (28-Mar-44) | Chartres, France | 42-38164 | |
#46 (11-Apr-44) | Arnimswalde, Poland | 42-107072 | |
#59 (07-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-107072 | |
#63 (12-May-44) | Zwickau, Germany | 42-107072 | MISSING |
Front L-R: | |
Fitzgerald | Navigator |
Robert E. Stevens | Co-Pilot |
Ken Johnson | Pilot |
Back L-R: | |
James Battisti Jr. | Waist Gunner |
Kowalski | Flight Engineer |
Robert Stevens | Tail Gunner |
James Stump | Radio Operator |
Albert Smiley | Ball Turret |
Harry Melcher | Bomb Armorer |
The Johnson crew at Rattlesden
Quarters at Rattlesden
London
![]() Lt. Kenneth Johnson, Pilot |
![]() Lt. Kenneth Johnson, Pilot |
Robert E. Stevens; Co-Pilot
James Battisti Jr. Waist Gunner (post-war as Judge James Battisti Jr.)
Some photos/information provided by:
- Roy Hale
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database