The Richard M. Kenny crew: 711th Squadron
Richard M. Kenny; Pilot
Kenny flew 25 missions in B-17’s, and also 25 missions in Mosquito’s with the 25th BG including air-to-air combat with two attacking Me262 aircraft on 13 January 1945. Postwar, he commanded an Operation Ranchhand C-123 Provider squadron in South Vietnam spreading the herbicide, Agent Orange. He died in 1997 from a cancer associated with AO.
Flights with Richard M. Kenny 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 |
| #75 (31-May-44) | Hamm, Germany | 42-107219 | |
| #76 (02-Jun-44) | Wimereux, France | 42-39882 | spare, returned |
| #77 (02-Jun-44) | Conches, France | 42-97147 | |
| #80 (04-Jun-44) | Versailles, France | 42-107219 | |
| #81 (05-Jun-44) | Le Touquet, France | 42-107219 | |
| #82 (06-Jun-44) | Caen, France | 42-39882 | |
| #85 (07-Jun-44) | Nantes, France | 42-39882 | Landed at Hunsdon |
| #88 (12-Jun-44) | Conches, France | 42-39882 | |
| #91 (18-Jun-44) | Misburg, Germany | 42-31104 | formation looks like 104, LL looks different |
| #103 (06-Jul-44) | Pas de Calais / Sourtrecourt, France | 42-97497 | |
| #104 (07-Jul-44) | Meresburg, Germany | 42-97497 | |
| #106 (11-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-39882 | AB Spare |
| #107 (12-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-97803 | slated 900 |
| #108 (13-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-37871 | |
| #109 (14-Jul-44) | Area 10, France | 42-39882 | |
| #112 (19-Jul-44) | Ebelsbach, Germany | 42-97296 | AB Spare |
| #113 (20-Jul-44) | Merseburg, Germany | 42-39882 | |
| #114 (21-Jul-44) | Regensburg, Germany | 42-39882 | |
| #115 (24-Jul-44) | St. Lo, France | 42-39882 | |
| #116 (25-Jul-44) | St. Lo, France | 42-39882 | |
| #120 (04-Aug-44) | Arras – Ostend, Belgium | 42-39882 | |
| #122 (07-Aug-44) | Anizy le Chateau, France | 42-37871 | |
| #123 (08-Aug-44) | Bretteville sur Laise, France | 42-37871 | |
| #125 (11-Aug-44) | Belfort, France | 42-39882 | |
| #126 (13-Aug-44) | Seine river area, France | 42-39882 | |
| #127 (14-Aug-44) | Mannheim, Germany | 42-39882 | |
| #128 (15-Aug-44) | Handorf, Germany | 42-97392 | Leaflets |
| #129 (16-Aug-44) | Rositz, Germany | 42-39882 | |
| #131 (24-Aug-44) | Brux, Czechoslovakia | 42-39882 | |
| #133 (26-Aug-44) | Brest, France | 42-97804 | |
| #134 (27-Aug-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-31582 |
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