401st Bomb Group (H) -- Combat Air Crew Data
| Crew Identification |  | |||||||||
| The Crew of: Unit: Aircraft Usually Flown: Links: | 1st Lt A.F. Bloetscher 612th Bomb Squadron "Heavy Date" 43-38788 (SC-T) Crew Photo | |||||||||
| Crew Members | ||||||||||
| Pilot | 1st Lt | A.F. | Bloetscher | |||||||
| Copilot | 1st Lt | W.H. | McElvain | |||||||
| Navigator | 1st Lt | M.L. | Threlkeld | |||||||
| Bombardier | 1st Lt | E.J. | McMahon | |||||||
| Radio Operator | S/Sgt | C.J. | Koblinsky | |||||||
| Engr / Top Turret | S/Sgt | C.A. | Richards | |||||||
| Ball Turret Gunner | S/Sgt | I.R. | Skaggs | |||||||
| Tail Gunner | S/Sgt | C.S. | Nichols | |||||||
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt | O.N. | Giles | |||||||
Missions (Group Mission) | ||||||||||
| 1. | Munster (163) | 30 Oct 1944 | 42-31662 | Fancy Nancy IV | ||||||
| 2. | Merseburg (164) | 2 Nov 1944 | 42-107039 | Ice Cold Katy | ||||||
| 3. | Hamburg (165) | 4 Nov 1944 | 42-39993 | Hell's Angel Out of Chute 13 | ||||||
| 4. | Frankfurt (166) | 5 Nov 1944 | 42-39993 | Hell's Angel Out of Chute 13 | ||||||
| 5. | Merseburg (168) | 8 Nov 1944 | 43-38680 | Honey Pie | ||||||
| 6. | Metz (169) | 9 Nov 1944 | 44-6506 | Satisfaction Guaranteed | ||||||
| 7. | Eschweiler (170) | 16 Nov 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 8. | Merseburg (171) | 21 Nov 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 9. | Merseburg (172) | 25 Nov 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 10. | Misburg (173) | 26 Nov 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 11. | Kassel (176) | 4 Dec 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 12. | Merseburg (178) | 6 Dec 1944 | 42-102393 | Diana Queen of the Chase | ||||||
| 13. | Frankfurt (179) | 11 Dec 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 14. | Kassel (181) | 15 Dec 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 15. | Schleiden/Koblenz (182) | 19 Dec 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 16. | Bingen (186) | 29 Dec 1944 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 17. | Kaiserslautern (187) | 30 Dec 1944 | 43-37790 | Lady Luck | ||||||
| 18. | Kassel (189) | 1 Jan 1945 | 42-31891 | |||||||
| 19. | Hermulheim (190) | 3 Jan 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 20. | Koblenz (191) | 5 Jan 1945 | 43-38680 | Honey Pie | ||||||
| 21. | Kempernich (192) | 6 Jan 1945 | 44-6506 | Satisfaction Guaranteed | ||||||
| 22. | Euskirchen (194) | 10 Jan 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 23. | Bad Kreusnach (201) | 29 Jan 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 24. | Giessen (204) | 6 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 25. | Lutzkendorf (205) | 9 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 26. | Dresden (207) | 14 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 27. | Dresden (208) | 15 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 28. | Ottingen (213) | 23 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 29. | Munich (215) | 25 Feb 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 30. | Berlin (216) | 26 Feb 1945 | 44-6506 | Satisfaction Guaranteed | ||||||
| 31. | Soest (218) | 28 Feb 1945 | 43-38637 | |||||||
| 32. | Heilbron (219) | 1 Mar 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 33. | Hagen (225) | 10 Mar 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||
| 34. | Bremen (226) | 11 Mar 1945 | 43-38788 | Heavy Date | ||||||