Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 28/5/44; 418BS [LD-T] ; battle damaged over Ruhland Oil Ref. 11/9/44 with Harry Hempy, Co-pilot: Jack Janssen, Navigator: C.A. Roberts, Bombardier: Don Friedman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: A. Hubiak, Radio Operator: J.P. Moncure, Ball turret gunner: Don Farley, Waist gunner: F.A. Bonague (8 Returned to Duty);Tail gunner: Chas Emerson (WIA but died in base hospital two weeks later); aircraft escorted home by two P-51s from the Czech border; returning from Bremen with Bill Appleton crash landed base & exp 29/1/45; Salvaged 31/1/45. HEAVEN CAN WAIT.



CREW 1



Lt Harry M.Hempy P CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Lt Jack W.Janssen CP CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Lt Cyril A.Roberts NAV CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Lt Donald H.Friedman BOM CPT 26/11/44 HAMM SN# 0-768950

Cpl John P.Moncure ROG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Cpl Warren B.Smith TTE RFS REPLACED BY T/SGT ALEXANDER L. HUBIAK

Cpl Donald J.Farley BTG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Pfc Frank A.Bonagur WG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM

Pfc John P.Russo, WG NOC (Removed when crew reduced from 10 to 9 men)

Pfc Charles W.Emerson TG KIA 11/9/44 RUHLAND



418th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 23/7/44. Crew flew HEAVEN CAN WAIT II 43-37517 Their first aircraft was called "DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY"