Name | Cline, Walter William |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / Captain |
Serial Number | O-763872 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 18 March 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Cline, Walter William | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. McCaffrey, William Henry⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Chadwick, Ronald H⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hawkins, Otis Dwight⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Moore, Thomas Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
CPL. Sterr, Robert E⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Pilot | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Pilot | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Cline apparently experienced a problem with this aircraft, and mission records indicate a change to Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31222. Eventually, however, he flew the mission in his originally assigned ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Pilot | 42‑102620⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group. Turned back because unable to locate formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Pilot | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Equipment failed prior to bomb run, causing Squadron to attack secondary PFF target. Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Relinquished lead to deputy for the Gee-H bomb run on the primary: resumed lead for return to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38198⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship provided by 379th BG, flown by 384th crew. Call-sign Nightgar-Z. Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF & Gee-H ship; group lead, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38616⇗ |
Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF& Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38630⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |