W45AUTH\CE28B-JS.DOC
Fig 1 Flight Crew #15, City of Denver Airplane 42-93913 M3 Crew Chief Lloyd Reed
Crew #15 as of Jul 1945
|
Loc |
Duty |
Rank |
Name |
SN |
MOS |
Home,
1945/ 1992 |
|
S8 |
AC |
1st
Lt |
James
F. Stevens |
0886246 |
1093 |
FL/ deceased |
|
S7 |
P |
1st
Lt |
Robert
M Howe |
01309558 |
1091 |
Skokie,
IL/ unknown |
|
S5 |
N |
1st
Lt |
Emmet
S. Epley |
02060488 |
1038 |
Great
Falls, MT/ unknown |
|
S6 |
B |
1st
Lt |
Esmond
S. Carey |
02065242 |
1035 |
Baker,
MT / PO Box 1103, Gualala, CA, 95445 |
|
S1 |
RO |
1st
Lt |
Johnathan
B McMinis |
02072822 |
0142 |
/unknown |
|
S4 |
FE |
F/O |
Arthur
L. Kendrick |
T225119 |
737 |
CO
/ unknown |
|
K3 |
R |
S/Sgt |
James
H. Baxendall |
13130169 |
2756 |
PA
/ 318 Bost Dr, W. Mifflin, PA, 15222 |
|
K2 |
CFC |
T/Sgt |
Thomas
C. Atchinson |
38579657 |
580 |
TX
/ unknown |
|
S2 |
RG |
Sgt |
Edward
J Doherty |
11141504 |
611 |
Brockton, MA / 31 Field St. Watertwon, MA,
02172 |
|
S3 |
LG |
S/Sgt |
Victor
O. Dorr |
14193887 |
611 |
SC / unknown |
|
K1 |
TG |
S/Sgt |
Lewis
F. Svagreyr |
36069269 |
611 |
IL /unknown |
See B28ES-EC.DOC for crew 15 under Capt E. Seitz (AC) for first 13 missions
Fig 2 M3 Flight Engineers Dorothea and Pilots Martha
The data that follows is based on "Bombardiers Critique Reports" and "Interigation form 12's prepared by Carey in 1945.
M#181;
05-23-45; Wings 58-73-313-314;
Night; Incendiary bombs; 13,000 ft altitude; Tokyo Urban area
20th AF Airborne=558; Abort=0; Lost=17(2 to AA;1 to EA; 4 to accidents; 10 unk); Bomb load=14138 lb;Fuel Reserve=633 gal; Iwo=49; EA Sighted=60; EA Attacks=83 (dest=6, prob=1, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(?) JStevens#1, JHancock#13(93rd), VParker#17
JStevens#1 [ECarey] (184) M47 Incendiary bombs. Clear, some smoke. two 2 EA attack, encountered light AA. Wind direction 275 deg at 35 mph, Indicated Air Speed=230 mph, indicated altitude=12600ft. Pathfinder fires seen for 30 mi. 3 min visual run using C1 autopilot. Bomb strike 1000' at 8 o'clock.
M#186;
05-29-45; Wings 58-73-313-314; Day;
Incendiary bombs; 17-21,000 ft altitude; Yokohama area
20th AF Airborne=510; Abort=26; Lost=7(3 to AA; 1 rammed; 2 ditched; 1 unk); Bomb load=12040 lb.; Fuel Reserve=811 gal; Iwo=39; Damaged=?; EA Sighted=55; EA Attacks=110 (dest=6, prob=5, dam=10)
(101) P51 escort, 2 P51's lost over target [first data on P51 escort]
28th Airborne=(13) CWells#19, FMaupin#18, JStevens#2, VParker#18, GO'Leary#_, (JAmbrose#_?), ____________________
GO'Leary#?? Capt Gerald O'Leary lost in M16 hit by AA over target
JStevens#2 [ECarey] (128) M47.incendiary bombs. Clear, smoke heavy, light EA, intense accurate AA. Wind direction 270 deg at 45 mph, Calculated Air Speed=183 mph indicated altitude=18500 ft. Bombs on target.
M#187;
06-01-45; Wings 58-73-313-314; Day;
Incendiary bombs; 13-28,000 ft altitude; Osaka Urban area
20th AF Airborne=509; Abort=25; Lost=10 (5 to AA; 2 collided at assy; 2 mech prob; 1 unk); Bomb load=12364 lb.; Fuel Reserve=655 gal; Iwo=81; Damaged=4 (by EA-AA);
EA Sighted=85; EA Attacks=221 (dest=16, prob=9, dam=24)
(148) P51 escort formed but most turned back, 27 P51s and 26 pilots lost due to severe weather.
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#18, FMaupin#19, WRiggs#_, JStevens#3, __________________________
JStevens#3 [ECarey] (23) E46 Incendiary bombs. Broken underneath haze, heavy smoke, moderate inaccurate AA, meager EA. Wind direction 276 deg at 60 kilometers, Indicated Air Speed=190mph, indicated altitude=205000 ft. Followed through with perspective bombing -- dropped on leader -- 48 deg T. Radar out & C1 autopilot out after leaving target.
M#188;
06-05-45; Wings 58-73-313-314; Day;
Incendiary bombs; 14-19,000 ft altitude; Kobe Urban area
20th AF Airborne=530; Abort=38; Lost=11 (3 to AA; 3 to EA; 3 to AA-EA; 1 crashed at Iwo; 1 unk); Bomb load=13178 lb.; Fuel Reserve=677 gal.; Iwo=43; Damaged=139 (by AA)
EA Sighted=125; EA Attacks=672 (dest=86, prob=31, dam=76)
28th Airborne=(13) VParker#19, CWells#20, FMaupin#20, JStevens#_, JAmbrose#_, JDillard#_, WRowe#_, PCrow, JCarroll#_, HGammel#_, BKordus#_, JRobinson, WRiggs
JStevens#4 [ECarey] "(23) E46 incendiary bombs & (1)T4E4. Haze, heavy smoke, many EA, moderate AA. Wind direction 250 deg at 53 mph, Results unobserved.
M#199;
06-10-45; Wing 314; Day; General
Purpose bombs; 21-23,000 ft altitude; Ogikubu; Nkajima Aircraft Factory
20th AF Airborne=65; Abort=8; Lost=1 (1 unk); Bomb load=12028 lb.; Fuel Reserve=704 gal.; Iwo=9;
EA Sighted=39; EA Attacks=83 (dest=1, prob=4, dam=9)
(30) P51 escort
28th Airborne=(13) FMaupin#22, JStevens#5, VParker#20_______________
JStevens#5 [ECarey] (22) M64A1 bombs. Undercast, good visibility, moderate EA, meager inaccurate AA at Tachichawa. Wing direction 280 deg at 50 killometers, Indicated Air Speed=190mph, indicated altitude=22,200 ft. Bombed Kasumigaura Naval Air Station secondary. Results unobserved.
M#203;
06-15-45; Wings 58-73-313-314; Day;
Incendiary bombs; 16-27,000 ft altitude;
Osaka-Amagasaki Urban area
20th AF Airborne=511; Abort=40; Lost=2(1 crashed off end of runway; 1 crashed 4 mi N of Guam); Bomb load=13577 lb.; Fuel Reserve=708 gal.; Iwo=43; EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
(100) P51 turned back due to poor weather
28th Airborne=(10) VChandler#20, FMaupin#23, TReadheimer#_, JStevens#6, EHammond#_, HGammel#_, JCarroll#_, PCrow, RLong, ____
JStevens#6 [ECarey] (32) M17A1 incendiary bombs. 10/10 undercast, nose iced over, radar inoperative, lost formation. Wind direction 260 deg at 46 mph, Calculated Air Speed=175, indicated altitude=25500 ft. Heading 185 deg, lost formation in front, couldn't find them again, ordered to drop by pilot on navigators Estimated Time of Arrival. Target of oportunity Shionomisaki AF results unobserved."
Standing: A. L.
Kendrick, Engineer; E. J. Doherty, Side Gunner; L. S. Waeler, Tail Gunner; J.
Baxedell, Radio Operator; (all City of Denver crew)
Kneeling: R. Howe,
CoPilot (City of Denver); Hawkins, CoPilot (City of Chicago); Powell 314th Wing
photo lab; E Carey Bombardier (City of Denver).
M#206;
06-17-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 7-9,000 ft altitude; Kagoshima Urban area
20th AF Airborne=120; Abort=1; Lost=1 (1 crashed off coast of Japan); Bomb load=14508 lb.; Fuel Reserve=712 gal; Iwo=3; EA Sighted=16; EA Attacks=1 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#24, TReadheimer, JDillard, JStevens#7, JAmbrose#_, WRowe, RLong, HGammel, JCarroll, EHammond,
JStevens#7 [ECarey] (40) E46 & 1 photo flash. 3/10 good visibility, heavy smoke, no EA, meager AA. Wind direction 227 deg at 20 mph, Calculated Air Speed=231, indicated altitude=7600 ft. Good fires started.
M#212;
06-19-45; Wing 314; Night:
Incendiary bombs; 8-12,000 ft altitude;
Shizuoka Urban area
20th AF Airborne=137; Abort=9; Lost=2 (2 unk); Bomb load=15078 lb.; Fuel Reserve=954 gal.; Iwo=2;
EA Sighted=18; EA Attacks=4 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(12) FMaupin#25, BKordus#_, RLong#_, HGammel#_, JCarroll#_, JRobinson#_, EHammond#_, JStevens#8, (JAmbrose#_). VParker#21, ___, ____, ____
JStevens#8 [ECarey] (184) M47 incendiary bombs. 2/10 undercast no opposition. Wind direction 260 deg at 10 mph, Calculated Air Speed=230 mph, indicated altitude=8800 ft very good fires on primary target.
M#216;
06-22-45; Wing 314; Day; General
Purpose bombs; 15-18,000 ft altitude;
Tamashima; Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant
20th AF Airborne=123; Abort=3; Lost=2 (1 to EA; 1 unk); Bomb load=12192 lb.; Fuel Reserve=778 gal.; Iwo=3; EA Sighted=49; EA Attacks=41 (dest=1, prob=0, dam=0)
28th Airborne=(11) 1VChandler#21, 2CWells#22, FMaupin#26, RLong, HGammel, PCrow, JRobinson, WRowe, JStevens#9, ___, ___
JStevens#9 [ECarey] (22) M64 General Purpose bombs. Haze, inaccurate EA & AA. Wind direction 220 deg at 25 mph, Indicated Air Speed=190, indicated altitude=15,000 ft.. Bombs on target.
M#231;
06-26-45; Wing 314; Day; General
Purpose bombs; 15-17,000 ft altitude;
Kagamigahara; Kawasaki Aircraft Factory
20th AF Airborne=35; Abort=3; Lost=1(1 rammed); Bomb load=12100 lb.; Fuel Reserve=699 gal.; Iwo=4;
EA Sighted=24; EA Attacks=7 (dest=9, prob=1, dam=2)
28th Airborne=(12) VParker#22, FMaupin#27, BKordus#_,TReadhimer# , WRowe#_, JAmbrose#_, RLong(Alt), HGammel, JRandolph#_,JRobinson#_,JStevens#10, __, ___
BKordus#?? Capt Ben Kordus rammed and lost in M13 at target
JStevens#10 [ECarey] (12) M64 General Purpose bombs. Clear, no opposition. Indicated Air Speed=190, indicated altitude=18000 ft. Made two runs on factory at Kita Shioya. 3 min viusal run. dropped 5 bombs 1st run and 7 bombs 2nd run. 1st 500 ft short 2nd 100 ft at 1:00 o'clock.
M#237;
06-28-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 7-12,000 ft altitude; Nobeoka Urban area
20th AF Airborne=122; Abort=5; Lost=0; Bomb load=14984 lb.; Fuel Reserve=787 gal.; Iwo=6;
EA Sighted=6; EA Attacks=1; (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#22, CWells#22, FMaupin#28, TReadhimer, JStevens#11, PCrow, RLong, HGammel, JRobinson, EHammond#_, __
JStevens#11 [ECarey] "(40) E46 incediary bombs. 9/10 undercast. Smoke, no opposition. Wind direction 257 deg at 35 kilometers, Calculated Air Speed=205 mph, indicated altitude=10800 ft.. Results 2000 ft. at 1:00 o'clock.
M#243;
07-01-45; Wing 314; Night:
Incendiary bombs; 8-19,000 ft altitude;
Shimonoseki Urban area
20th AF Airborne=141; Abort=8; Lost=1 (1 to mech, 2 eng failed enroute); Bomb load=13809 lb.; Fuel Reserve=656 gal.; Iwo=22; EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#23, FMaupin#29,TReadhimer, JStevens#12, JAmbrose#_, PCrow, HGammel, JRobinson, VParker#23, ___, ___
JStevens#12 [ECarey] (183) M47A2 incendiary bombs. 9/10 undercover, heavy smoke, no EA, meager AA. Wind direction 285 deg at 36 mph, Calculated Air Speed=230, indicated altitude=14400 ft. Results unobserved.
M#250;
07-04-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 10-17,000 ft altitude;
Tokushima Urban area
20th AF Airborne=137; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15675 lb; Fuel Reserve=762 gal; Iwo=3;
EA Sighted=10;EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#24, CWells#24, FMaupin#30, TReadhimer, JStevens#13, JAmbrose, HGammel, VParker#24, JRobinson#_, EHammond, ___
JStevens#13 [ECarey] (40) M17 incendiary bombs. Clear, heavy smoke, no EA no AA. Wind direction 300 deg at 35 mph, Indicated Air Speed=205, indicated altitude=10,000 ft. 5 min run by radar using C1 auto pilot. Results unobserved."
M#254;
07-07-45; Wing 314; Night;
Indendiary bombs; 11-17,000 ft altitude;
Kofu Urban area
20th AF Airborne=138; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15757 lb.; Fuel Reserve=783 gal.; Iwo=3;
EA Sighted=22; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#31, JStevens#14, ___________________
JStevens#14 [ECarey] (184) M47A2 incediary bombs. 10/10 undercast. Wind direction 235 deg at 35 mph, Calculated Air Speed=205, indicated altitude=13200 ft. 6 min radar run using C1 auto pilot. Results unobserved."
M#260;
07-10-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 15-18,000 ft altitude;
Gifu Urban
20th AF Airborne=135; Abort=4; Lost=1 (1 caught fire & exploded leaving target); Bomb load=14676 lb.; Fuel Reserve=685 gal.; Iwo=3; EA Sighted=10; EA Attacks=3
28th Airborne=(11) CWells#25, FMaupin#32, JStevens#15, ________________
JStevens#15 [ECarey] (32) E46 incendiary bombs and (1) photo flash. Clear, smoke, no opposition. Wind direction 315 deg at 36 mph, Indicated Air Speed=195 mph, indicated altitude=15400 ft. 5 min visual run. Bombs on target NW of Main Point of Impact."
M#274;
07-17-45; Wing 314; Night;
Indendiary bombs; 11-15,000 ft altitude;
Hiratsuka Urban
20th AF Airborne=132; Abort=2; Lost=0; Bomb load=16923 lb; Fuel Reserve=765 gal.; Iwo=11,
EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) VChandler#25, FMaupin#34, TReadhimer, JDillard, JStevens#16, JAmbrose, Dorr,PCrow, RLong, Bort, JRandolph, JHewitt
JStevens#16 [ECarey] (40) M17 incendiary bombs and (1) photo flash. 10/10 undercast, smoke, no opposition. Wind direction 297 deg at 32 mph, Calculated Air Speed=220 mph, indicated altitude=11400 ft. 6 min radar run using C1 auto pilot. Results unobserved."
M#280;
07-20-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 13-16,000 ft altitude;
Okazaki Urban area
20th AF Airborne=130; Abort=3; Lost=0; Bomb load=15021 lb.; Fuel Reserve=884 gal.; Iwo=4;
EA Sighted=9; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) FMaupin#35, JStevens#17, VParker#26, ___________________________
JStevens#17 [ECarey] (40) E46 incendiary bombs. 9/10 undercast, smoke, no opposition. Wind dir 279 deg at 28 mph, Calculated Air Speed=195, indicated altitude=14400. Target identified at 35 mi by radar. 6 min radar run. Bombs on target.'
M#289; 07-24-45; Wing 314; Day; General Purpose; 12-18,000 ft altitude; Nagoya; Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory, Fuji Textile, Toyowa Hvy Industry or Tsu
20th AF Airborne=81; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=9032 lb.; Fuel Reserve=676 gal.; Iwo=45;
EA Sighted=4; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(13) JStevens#18, VParker#27, CWells#26, _______________________________________
JStevens#18 [ECarey] (2) M56 general purpose bombs. 10/10 undercast, no opposition. Calculated Air Speed=190 mph, indicated altitude=20500 ft. Radar drop, results unobserved.
M#295;
07-27-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 13-16,000 ft altitude;
Omuta Urban area
20th AF Airborne=130; Abort=4; Lost=1 (1 EA); Bomb load=15165 lb.; Fuel Reserve=526 gal.; Iwo=16,
EA Sighted=25; EA Attacks=9 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(11) JStevens#19, VChandler#26, VParker#28, JHewitt#_, _____________________
JHewitt#?? Lt Hewitt lost in M19 over target
JStevens#19 [ECarey] (16) M17 and (92) M47A2 incendiary bombs. 8/10 undercast, no smoke no oppositon. Wind direction 39 deg at 6 Kilometers Calculated Air Speed=195, indicated altitude=14800 ft. 6 min radar run. Results unobserved."
M#302;
07-29-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 10-11,000 ft altitude;
Uwajima Urban area
20th AF Airborne=32; Abort=3; Lost=0; Bomb load=14960 lb; Fuel Reserve=725 gal.; Iwo=2;
EA Sighted=0; EA Attacks=0
28th Airborne=(11) JStevens#20, CWells#27, ______________________
JStevens#20 [ECarey] 4/10 scattered clouds. no opposition. Wind direction 153 deg at 10 mph, Indicated Air Speed=195, indicated altitude=10200 ft. 6 min visual run at Ground Speed=227. Bombs on target.
M#309;
08-01-45; Wing 314; Night;
Incendiary bombs; 12-15,000 ft altitude; Mito Urban area
20th AF Airborne=167; Abort=6; Lost=0; Bomb load=15071 lb.; Fuel Reserve=724 gal.; Iwo=6;
EA Sighted=22; EA Attacks=1 (0-0-0)
28th Airborne=(15) VChandler#27, CWells#28, TReadhimer, JDillard, JAmbrose#_, PCrow, RLong, HGammel, JRobinson, JRandolph, VParker#29, JStevens#21, MacElroy#_(93), ___, ___,__
JStevens#21 [ECarey] (92) M47A2 and (20) E46 incendiary bombs. 4/10 scattered clouds, no opposition. wind direction 153 deg at 10 mph. Indicated Air Speed=195, indicated altitude=10200 ft. 6 min visual run. Bombs on target.
[This is the last of Carey's 1945 bombardiers records. This completes 13 missions with ESeitz plus 21 missions with JStevens for a total of 33.
Stevens had served a tour in in Wellington bombers in Europe before starting as Pilot on Chandlers crew. Stevens had 16 missions with Chandler plus 21 as the AC of crew 15 which would make this flight his 37th in B-29's]