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HEADQUARTERS 499TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP |
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SUMMARY OF CREW CHIEF PERFORMANCE |
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Cumulative 11/23/44-8/20/45 |
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CREW CHIEF |
AIRCRAFT |
SCHEDULED |
COMPLETED |
NOT COMPLETED |
ABORTS |
FAILURE |
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BUT REACHED |
AT TAKE |
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JAP MAINLAND |
OFF |
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24698 V#8 |
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70083 V#8 |
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70153 V#8 |
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Mission #13-Bomb rack failure. Bomb circuit fuse vibrated loose.NC
Mission #16-#2 engine 100 RPM mag drop on take off.AB
Mission #17-Broken push rod #3 engine. Broken connecting rod. AB
Mission #30-Oil leak #4 engine. FTO
Mission #31-#8 cylinder #4 engine blown. AB
Mission #41-Fuel transfer pumps installed backwards in States.
Engineer didn’t know. AB
Mission #58-Runaway prop #1 engine could not be feathered. Engine
caught fire. Crew bailed out. AB
Mission #70-#2 prop governor malfunction. FTO
Mission #85-#1 engine too rich.FTO
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Beckman, R H S/Sgt |
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45 |
43 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Mission #42-Spark plug leads on #3 & #5 cylinders #2 engine very loose.
AB
Mission #90-#3 engine internal failure.AB
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Black, C A M/Sgt |
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35 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Mission #61-#4 engine #2 cylinder hole in side of cylinder AB
Mission #77-#2 rear collector blown off
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Brown, C S M/Sgt |
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47 |
44 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Mission #14-Fuel transfer system failure. Selector valve
#3 tank. AB
Mission #16-#6 piston #3 engine burned out. AB
Mission #23-Fuel booster pump failure. NC
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