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The crew of "Chief Oshkosh" Standing (L to R): Ed McGiff (RO), Louis Allen (FE), Daniel Nealy (G), Glenn Markham (G), and Willard Deforrest (G). Front (L to R): Weinstein, John Barry and Wilbur Genz. (486th collection, 8th AF Museum via David Brown) Crew returned to the US in the "Chief." However, the aircraft was returned to Europe to help ferry supplies. |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Wilbur A. "Bud" Genz | 2nd LT | Pilot | 04/16/45 | Completed tour. | |
| William W. Gray, Jr. | 2nd LT | Copilot | 04/16/45 | Completed tour. | |
| John F. Barry | 2nd LT | Navigator | 04/16/45 | Completed tour. | |
| Martin Weinstein | F/O | Bombardier | |||
| Louis T. Allen | S/SGT | FE/Top | |||
| Herbert Konrad | FE/Top | ||||
| Willard R. Deforrest | CPL | Gunner | |||
| Edward F. McGiff | CPL | RO | |||
| Glenn J. Markham | CPL | Gunner | |||
| Daniel Nealy | CPL | Gunner | |||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| Mission | Date | Name | ID | S/N | Type |
| 11/27/44 | B17G | ||||
| 113 | 12/10/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 116 | 12/16/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 117 | 12/23/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 119 | 12/26/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 120 | 12/28/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 122 | 12/30/44 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 124 | 01/01/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 125 | 01/02/45 | Easy Movement | NL | 43-38041 | B17G |
| 126 | 01/03/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 127 | 01/05/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 130 | 01/10/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 131 | 01/13/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 136 | 01/21/45 | NH | 43-38648 | B17G | |
| 137 | 01/28/45 | Rack and Ruin | NT | 43-37899 | B17G |
| 138 | 01/29/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 139 | 02/01/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 142 | 02/09/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 148 | 02/21/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 149 | 02/22/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 151 | 02/24/45 | Dream King | DP | 44-6580 | B17G |
| 158 | 02/25/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 163 | 03/11/45 | NG | 44-8615 | B17G | |
| 164 | 03/12/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 171 | 03/22/45 | PR | 43-37800 | B17G | |
| 173 | 03/24/45 | Chief Oshkosh | NR | 44-8510 | B17G |
| 174 | 03/28/45 | Rack and Ruin | NT | 43-37899 | B17G |
| 175 | 03/30/45 | Rack and Ruin | NT | 43-37899 | B17G |
| 176 | 03/31/45 | Rack and Ruin | NT | 43-37899 | B17G |
| 178 | 04/04/45 | Rack and Ruin | NT | 43-37899 | B17G |
| 180 | 04/07/45 | Shirley B. | NE | 44-6846 | B17G |
| 183 | 04/10/45 | Winged Virgin | DM | 43-38149 | B17G |
| 187 | 04/16/45 | Shirley B. | NE | 44-6846 | B17G |
| Created 06/01/99 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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