Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Patterson 20/5/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-B] Snetterton 1st Mission 6/15/44 France: John Bee Pilot, Earle Flesher Co-pilot, Charles Wagner Navigator, Sydney Huster Radio, Raymond Wolfert Flight Engineer, Warren Newton Waist, Samuel Schreckendgust Waist, Markham McEnroe Ball Turret, Vernon Mock Tail Gun. 35th Mission 11/2/44 Mersburg Germany. Aircraft then turned over to John Boyd and Crew. Their first combat mission in the aircraft was 11/21/44 and they crashed upon return to Snetterton. Documented p205 Snetterton Falcons.

8/7/44 - 7 UP 'N CIDER; target was Osnabruck 21/11/44 with John Boyd, Co-pilot: Bob Ashley, Navigator: Bill Carey, Bombardier: Lou Wallace, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Moriarty, Radio Operator: Nick Corleto, Ball turret gunner: George Ritter, Waist gunner: Phil Palazzo, Tail gunner: Dale Parcher (9RTD-most suffered injuries); en route over Europe #1 engine played up, oil leaking, then #2 was feathered, crash landed railway embankment at Bryants Bridge, Quidenham, Sfk., UK. Salvaged 22/11/44. BOYD'S BOIDS.