Mission 210 - 1

WILLIAM D. MORGAN CREW - 359th BS(crew assigned 359BS: 29 May 1944 - photo: 08 June 1944)

(Back L-R) 2Lt Abraham Wodinsky (N), 2Lt John W. Parker (CP), 2Lt William D. Morgan (P), 2Lt Frank S. Destito, III (B) - (Front - not in order) S/Sgt Edward C. Stemmle (R),

S/Sgt Theron M. Hayes (E-far right), S/Sgt Stanley W. Lloyd (BT), Sgt James J. Gross (RWG),Sgt James R. Caperton (TG), Sgt Ralph E. Wolfe, Jr. (LWG)

303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 21023 July 1944

Target: Airdrome at Creil, FranceCrews Dispatched: 38

Crews Lost: Lt. Morgan, all Rescued; Lt. Miller, 1 KIA, 7 BO

Length of Mission: 6 hours, 25 minutes

Bomb Load: 38 x 100 lb G.P. M30 bombs

Bombing Altitudes: 26,750, 24,700 & 23,400 ft

Ammo Fired: 0 rounds

French airfields were the 8th Air Force's targets. The 303BG was assigned the Creil,France airdrome. 1Lt. J.A. Moreau, 358BS, led the 41st CBW-B formation of 39 B-17s, including one GEE-H aircraft, B-17G #42-102449 Hale’s Angels, from the

547BS, 384BG (SO-R) at Grafton Underwood. Two aircraft aborted the mission:#42-31423 Jigger Rooche, 427BS (Griggs) - failed to find formation.#42-97860 (No Name), 360BS (Foley) - problems with the No. 2 engine.

Thirty-seven B-17s dropped 1,390 100-lb. G.P. M30 bombs utilizing the GEE-HBritish ground stations to obtain the bomb release position fix. There was a 10/10undercast covering enemy territory. Almost no enemy opposition, fighters or flak, wasencountered, but two aircraft were lost. Because the trip was prolonged, both ran out ofgasoline on the way back to Base.

#42-102960 (No Name), 359BS, piloted by 1Lt. William D. Morgan, ditched in theEnglish Channel when its gasoline was exhausted. The entire crew was picked up by anair-sea rescue boat. One crewman was injured.

Mission 210 - 2

Crash Landing of B-17G #42-97622 Paper Dollie 358BS (VK-K)

ORIGINAL CECIL M. MILLER CREW - 358th BS(crew assigned 358BS: 17 June 1944 - photo: June 1944)

(Back L-R) F/O Cecil M. Miller (P-KI A), F/O Saul A. Cooper (N-B/O),F/O John N. Petersen (CP-B/O), 2Lt Jackson R. Bohannon (B)

(Front L-R) Sgt Karl W. Carlson (WG-B/O), Sgt William W. Robertson (WG),S/Sgt William H. Wilson (R-B/O), Sgt William A. Zweck (TG-KIA),

Sgt James M. Pierce (BT-B/O), S/Sgt Earl W. Sheets (E-B/O)

#42-97622 Paper Dollie, 358BS, piloted by F/O Cecil M. Miller, ran short of fuel andwas unable to find an emergency field on which to land. F/O Miller ordered his crew to bailout while crossing the English coast. Three engines had stopped and the 4th was on andoff. The countryside was hilly where seven of the crewmen made successful parachute

jumps and landed safely. F/OSaul A. Cooper sustained abroken ankle. F/O Cecil Millerjumped, but was killed onlanding. His parachute handlehad been pulled, but the ‘chutewas still semi-packed. Sgt.William A. Zweck's parachutecaught in the B-17's elevatorsand he was killed when theFortress crashed at Bishop'sWaltham.

Six aircraft landed at other bases:#42-31183 Bad Penny, 359BS, (Lt. Akers), at Tangmere#42-31830 Marie, 359BS, (Lt. Brabant), at Boyington#43-37537 Queen of Hearts, 359BS, (Lt. Carpenter), at Topsford#42-31405 Wallaroo MK II, 359BS, (Lt. Baltes), at Polebrook#42-31483 Bonnie B, 359BS, (Lt. Arnold), at Ford#42-97861 Iza Vailable III, 360BS, (Lt. Hallum), at West Malling

Mission 210 - 3

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Lead Group

Moreau-McNamara574

Lee Charnick 949 085

Stein Fontana 086 340Vermeer Markos Baehr Yarnall 972 298 853 841 Bailie Miller 739 622McConnell Freeland 680 590

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - High Group

Mitchell-Flesh2449 - GH

Fletcher Clark 060 7875

Means Doughty 595 329Dubose Griggs Hallum Foley 9875 423 861 860 Flowers Gallagher 597 055Brown Bliss 411 666

Two (2) aircraft aborted this mission:Lt. Giggs in 423Lt. Foley in 860

Mission 210 - 4

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Low Group

Moreman-Reed291

Crozier Altman 944 206

Carpenter Hahn 537 893Baltes Akers Vitale Crawford 405 183 196 546 Morgan Hobbs 960 930Arnold Brabant 483 830

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

CREW POSITIONSCMP - Command PilotP - PilotCP - Co-PilotNAV - NavigatorANV - Ass't. NavigatorMNV - Mickey NavigatorENG - EngineerBOM - BombardierRO - Radio Operator

TOG - TogglierBT - Ball Turret OperatorTT - Top Turret OperatorTG - Tail GunnerNG - Nose GunnerRG - Radio GunnerWG - Waist GunnerLWG - Left Waist GunnerRWG - Right Waist GunnerGUN - Gunner

VI - Voice InterpreterOBS - ObserverPAS - PassengerPHO - Photographer

RESULTS OF MISSION

KIA - Killed in actionWIA - Wounded in actionMIA - Missing in actionPOW - Prisoner of war

DOW - Died of woundsEVD - Evaded the enemyINT - Interned in neu cntryREP - RepatriatedRES - RescuedESC - EscapedBO - Bailed outDCH - DitchedCR-L - Crashed on landCR-S - Crashed at sea

Mission 210 - 5

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #43-37590 Neva-The Silver Lady

P Freeland, Troit D., 2LtCP Prudhoe, Louis J., 2LtNAV Kosta, Alexander, 2LtBOM Nugent, Robert F., 2LtENG Abernathy, Wylie C., S/SgtWG Moran, George J., SgtRO Sandler, David L., T/SgtTG Dyszel, Bernard J., SgtBT Cerzosimo, Bernard P., Sgt

B-17G #42-97949 (No Name)

P Lee, Gareth G., 2LtCP Bowman, William E., F/ONAV Sweig, Morris, 2LtBOM Townsend, Charles D., 2LtENG Leimgruebler, Victor H., S/SgtWG Olive, Martin, SgtRO Adkinson, James E., S/SgtTG Newman, Gerald D., SgtBT Grundon, Joseph D., Sgt

B-17G #44-6086 My Blonde Baby

P Stein, Lawrence J., 2LtCP Riseden, Jack W., 2LtNAV Larkworthy, Bernard J., 2LtBOM Carloss, Earl W., 2LtENG Card, Harry R, S/SgtWG Grissom, Manley E., SgtRO Meyer, Fred R., S/SgtBT Truesdell, William P., SgtTG Williams, Clarence J., Sgt

B-17G #42-97972 (No Name)

P Vermeer, Bernard E., 2Lt CP Byrnes, James H., 2Lt NAV Wyner, Maxwell I., 2Lt TOG Splawn, Elzie B., Sgt ENG Varvil, Willis E., S/Sgt BT Schley, John G., S/Sgt RO Moon, Charles E., S/Sgt TG Kennedy, Robert F., S/Sgt RWG Ferris, James H., Sgt

B-17G #42-102680 (No Name)

P McConnell, John, 2LtCP Whittall, Ernest A., 2LtNAV Atwood, Thomas M., 2LtBOM Bennett, Robert W., 2LtENG Johnson, Jack M., S/SgtWG Schneider, Lawrence J., SgtRO Rego, Charles J., S/SgtBT Krebs, Henry R., SgtTG Messerich, Jerome R., Sgt

B-17G #42-31739 Pugnacious Peter

P Bailie, Homer P., 1LtCP Doyle, Joseph J., 2LtNAV Barkin, Herbert L., 1LtBOM Ney Russell L., 2LtENG Ham, William J., S/SgtBT Martinez, Gregorio, SgtRO Sawyer, Robert B., S/SgtTG Oss, Frank E., SgtWG Naylor, Richard G., S/Sgt

Mission 210 - 6

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-97298 The Floose

P Markos, Costa, F/OCP Helms, John R., 2LtNAV Connor, John P., 2LtTOG Stidham, Robert L., S/SgtENG Braun, Duane M., T/SgtWG Ciglar, Joseph, SgtRO Berrier, Edwin H., S/SgtTG Buddingh, Frederick, S/SgtBT George, William R., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-97622 Paper Dollie CR-L

P Miller, Cecil M., F/O KIACP Petersen, John N., F/O BONAV Cooper, Saul A., F/O BOTOG Severson, Jack O., Jr., Sgt BOENG Sheets, Earl W., S/Sgt BOWG Carlson, Karl W., Sgt BORO Wilson, William H., S/Sgt BOTG Zweck, William A., Sgt KIABT Pierce, James M., Sgt BO

B-17G #42-97085 (No Name)

P Charnick, Roman P., 2LtCP Satre, Leland H., 2LtNAV Goldfield, Solomon, 2LtBOM Garcia, Robert L., S/SgtENG Carrissimo, Paul P., S/SgtWG Miller, Horace J., S/SgtRO Neidringhaus, Robert H., S/SgtTG Schulz, Arthur W., SgtBT Byrd, Fred O., Sgt

B-17G #42-31574 Ole George

P Moreau, Joseph A., 1LtCP McNamara, James F., CaptNAV Krouskup, Wayne E., 1LtNAV Zarelli, Michael L., 2LtBOM Doan, Curtis E., 2LtENG Rossman, Carl H., T/SgtRO Lowe, Gareth W., T/SgtTG Fox, Howard E., SgtBT Ross, Ben A., S/SgtWG Tate, Royce G., S/Sgt

Mission 210 - 7

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-31405 Wallaroo MK II

P Baltes, George E., 2LtP Marble, Robert A., 2LtNAV Macaulay, Edward H., 2LtBOM Glover, Fred E., 2LtENG Stenger, John J., Jr., S/SgtRO Giltenboth, Charles L., S/SgtBT Kanz, Milton C., SgtTG Posluszny, Branislaw B., SgtWG Godsey, Austin C., Sgt

B-17G #42-31183 Bad Penny

P Akers, Robert O., 2LtCP Giddings, Leslie W., 2LtNAV Montone, Neil A., 2LtBOM Cappucci, Joseph R., SgtENG Shanker, Herbert, S/SgtRO Meyer, Gerald E., S/SgtBT Saam, Donal W., SgtTG Vogel, Cletus H., SgtWG Meyer, Fulton R., Sgt

B-17G #42-97944 Daddy's Delight

P Crozier, Harry J., 1LtCP Mowrey, Paul M., 2LtNAV Kennedy, Clyde R., 2LtTOG McCoy, Charles W., 2LtENG Passenant, Robert J., S/SgtRO Hoyt, Robert B., S/SgtBT Jara, Felix M., SgtTG Stumpff, George W., SgtWG Butcher, Robert C., Sgt

B-17G #42-31830 Marie

P Brabant, Patrick H., 2LtCP Judy, Ira J., 2LtNAV Heatherly, Phillip P., 1LtTOG Wolfe, Ralph E., S/SgtENG Hodge, Dona A., S/SgtRO Rose, William A., SgtBT Marquez, Robert P., SgtTG Millek, John P., SgtWG Valentine, Robert J., Sgt

B-17G #43-37537 Queen of Hearts

P Carpenter, Arthur G., 1LtCP Whitaker, Joseph C., 2LtNAV Reid, George E., 2LtBOM Day, Dean K., 1LtENG Pordham, Jack F., T/SgtRO Bortolotti, Barney J., T/SgtBT Welch, John R., SgtTG Nichols, Dalbee, S/SgtWG Van Landingham, John C., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-107206 Old Black Magic

P Altman, Maurice V., 2LtCP Zimmerman, Paul E., F/ONAV Donovan, James R., 2LtBOM Torley, Donald W., 2LtENG O'Leary, Dan R., S/SgtRO Whisman, Chester C., S/SgtBT Gray, William W., S/SgtTG Mulstein, John E., SgtWG Munn, Edwin C., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-102960 (No Name) DCH

P Morgan, William D., 1Lt RESCP Parker, John W., 2Lt RESNAV Wodinsky, Abraham, 2Lt RESBOM Destito, Frank S., 2Lt RESENG Hayes, Theron M., S/Sgt RESRO Stemmle, Edward C, S/Sgt RESBT Lloyd, Stanley W., Sgt RESTG Caperton, James R., Sgt RESWG Gross, James J., Sgt RES

B-17G #42-97291 Myasis Dragon

P Moreman, Robert, 1LtCP Reed, John W., 1LtNAV Hogan, Paul G., 1LtNAV Koran, William E., 2LtBOM Hoover, William L., 1LtENG Genovese, Ilic V., T/SgtRO Barnts, Warren E., T/SgtBT Leonard, Joseph L., S/SgtTG Smith, Richard L., S/SgtWG Alexander, Ray, S/SgtPHO Frederick, Lee W., S/Sgt

Mission 210 - 8

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-31483 Bonnie B

P Arnold, William J., 1LtCP Quiggle, Robert A., 2LtNAV Claster, Stanley M., 2LtBOM Callahan, Ellsworth D., 2LtENG Williams, Robert M., S/SgtRO Moreira, Joseph A., S/SgtBT McClure, James D., SgtTG Surrell, John M., SgtWG Lichtenwalter, Ralph W., Sgt

CREIL, FRANCE (BRIDGE & AIRDROME)from the Journal of Stanley M. Claster

An easy six-hour mission to France almost turned into a disaster. Officials atMolesworth decided to only partially fill the gas tanks of the B-17s apparently to save fuelfor longer trips. The Arnold crew took off at 3:11 p.m. aboard the Bonnie B along with 37other planes. They bombed through cloud cover using the British GEE-H ground stationsto obtain the bomb release navigation position. Stanley Claster described it as a "lousybomb run" in his notes, probably because of the weather.

Afterwards, the Arnold crew encountered meager but accurate flak while flyingover Rouen. The partially filled gas tanks began to run dry while the Bonnie B was headedhome over the English Channel. Two engines conked out and the other two enginesbegan sputtering as the plane approached the English coast. Arnold headed for thenearest landing field he could find, a Polish exile fighter base located adjacent to thebeach. The captain ordered the crew to put on their Mae West life jackets in case theyhad to ditch in the water. John Surrell recalls Stanley Claster saying over the intercom,"just a few hundred more yards." Luckily, Arnold was able to land the B-17 safely on theshort runway before completely running out of gas. Just like when they landed at Nutt'sCorner, Northern Ireland, base officials had to send a fuel truck out onto the runway tosupply enough gas so Arnold could taxi off the landing area.

The crew enjoyed talking to the Polish airmen. John Surrell remembers StanleyClaster telling the Poles that the first place the Arnold team bombed was Posen, Poland.Other crew members suggested he change the subject since some of the Polishservicemen might have been from Posen. After the Bonnie B was partially refueled, thecrew flew to a nearby US bomber base at Ford. The Arnold team spent the night there,and flew back to Molesworth the next day. Official records indicate five other planes in theformation also landed at other bases in England because they ran low on fuel. AnotherB-17, with No Name, ditched in the English Channel, but the crew was rescued. Twocrewmen aboard the Paper Dollie died from injuries sustained while bailing out overSouthern England when the crew could not find a place to land before they ran out of gas.The plane crashed at Bishop's Waltham.

Mission 210 - 9

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-31340 Miss Liberty

P Fontana, Bernard C., 1LtCP Cambron, Richard H., 2LtNAV Nurock, Leon, F/OBOM Duros, Constentine J., 2LtENG Perry, Robert N., S/SgtRO King, Raymond C., S/SgtBT Durfee, James R., SgtTG Price, Kirkland T., SgtWG Weems, Thomas L., Sgt

B-17G #42-37841 Banshee

P Yarnall, Winfield L., 2LtCP Bertich, Louis A., 2LtNAV Sanford, Isaac N., 2LtBOM Britter, Harry B., 2LtENG Fidares, Anthony, S/SgtRO Baker, Albert W., S/SgtBT Taxon, Rubin, SgtTG Birenbach, Melvin, SgtWG Di Salvo, Dominick, Sgt

B-17G #42-97893 Minnie the Moocher

P Hahn, James T., 1LtCP Fulks, James O., 2LtNAV Kleppner, Clarence J., F/OBOM Woodbury, Benton R., 2LtENG Kalasky, Pete M., S/SgtRO Conkling, John R., S/SgtBT Darbowski, Andrew, SgtTG Howald, Hans, S/SgtWG Mitchell, John B., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-97853 Lucky Linda

P Baehr, Kenneth C., 2LtCP King, John E., F/ONAV Peacock, Thomas I., 2LtBOM Smith, William H., 2LtENG Brackett, Clarence H., S/SgtRO Ploeger, Jesse, S/SgtBT Decker, Bruce O., SgtTG Keipper, Carl E., SgtWG Baldwin, Kenton F., Sgt

B-17G #43-37930 (No Name)

P Hobbs, Willard, 1LtCP Huckins, Earl R., 2LtNAV Wade, Robert E., 2LtBOM Smith, Herbert L., S/SgtENG Cole, Bethel A., S/SgtRO Wiggans, Earl E., SgtBT Bibik, James J., SgtTG Glaser, Morris B., SgtWG Callahan, Fred, Sgt

B-17G #42-97546 Idaliza

P Crawford, William C., 2LtCP Kidd, Warren D., 2LtNAV Dunn, Robert L., 1LtBOM Pleasanton, Kenneth H., S/SgtENG Le Roux, Lyle W., S/SgtRO Miller, William L., S/SgtBT Whitney, Daniel F., SgtTG Barder, Emmett R., SgtWG Patton, Nelson R., Sgt

Mission 210 - 10

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-97861 Iza Vailable III

P Hallum, Bertrand, Jr., 2LtCP Romstad, Alfred N., 2LtNAV Olson, Charles F., 2LtBOM Fetzko, John, Jr., 2LtENG Young, Horace B., S/SgtRO Botkin, Jack S., S/SgtBT Ax, Heinz R., SgtTG Ross, Milt I., SgtWG Stroud, George E., Jr., Sgt

B-17G #42-97329 Flak Hack

P Doughty, Gordon R., 2LtCP Polezoes, Stanley, 1LtNAV Caffrey, James J., 2LtBOM Littlefield, Robert I., 2LtENG Herr, Allen H., S/SgtRO Smith, Benjamin H., Jr., S/SgtBT McKinnon, Neil W., S/SgtTG Cain, Leroy, S/SgtWG DeBartolo, Albert L., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-107196 Temptress

P Vitale, Hector F., 2LtCP Boyle, Leo J., F/ONAV Hardwick, Jack C., 2LtBOM Rice, Charles G., Jr., 2LtENG Reale, Joseph C., SgtRO Miller, Hilary C., S/SgtBT Thomas, Hall R., S/SgtTG Younger, Andrew H., SgtWG Nordberg, Francis E., Sgt

B-17G #42-97860 (No Name)

P Foley, Norment, 2LtCP Rowe, Robert A., 2LtNAV Conklin, James M., 2LtBOM Asplund, Carl L., 2LtENG Snell, Edward A., S/SgtRO Johnson, Vernelle V., S/SgtBT Stewart, Charles R., SgtTG Donohoe, Thomas D., S/SgtWG Gordley, Damon, Sgt(Abortive)

Mission 210 - 11

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-102411 Miss Lace

P Brown, Tracy D., Jr., 2LtCP Van Antwerp, Robert G., 2LtNAV Rusk, Donald M., 2LtBOM Prusha, Elmer E., F/OTT Duffek, Francis T., S/SgtBT Born, Robert S., SgtRO Bridge, Howard R., S/Sgt TG Blim, Raymond C., SgtWG Fisher, Clelland F., Sgt

B-17G #43-37666 Full House

P Bliss, Robert P., 2LtCP Morrow, John E., 2LtNAV Smoleroff, Theodore L., 2LtBOM Hiibner, Okey L., SgtTT Shumar, Carl K., SgtBT Eakins, Charles A, Jr., SgtRO Herman, Benjamin, SgtTG Plesinger, Michael J., SgtWG Curry, Richard L., Sgt

B-17G #42-39875 Buzz Blonde

P Dubose, Carl L., Jr., 2LtCP Droll, Louis P., 2LtNAV Sandhagen, Paul R., 2LtTT Jones, Jesse T., Jr., S/SgtBT Kidd, Robert E., SgtRO Kollmar, Donald L., S/SgtTG Watson, Byron W., SgtWG Balint, Daniel, Jr., SgtWG Henry, Donivan D., Sgt

B-17G #42-31055 Aloha

P Gallagher, John W., Jr., 1LtCP Bitel, Peter, 2LtNAV Cooper, Edward G., 1LtBOM Muzyka, Myron M., S/SgtTT Lynn, William V., S/SgtBT Kail, Nicholas F., S/SgtRO Glass, David, S/SgtTG Jacques, Warren, S/SgtWG Joyce, Jess, S/Sgt

B-17G #42-102595 Little Tush

P Means, Wilford T., 2LtCP Luther, Joseph P., 2LtNAV Sumbur, Simon, 2LtBOM Keese, Thomas R., 2LtTT Payne, Joseph E., S/SgtBT Miller, Robert L., SgtRO May, J.H., S/SgtTG Turner, James W., SgtWG Sileo, J.J., Sgt

B-17G #42-31060 Poque Ma Hone

P Fletcher, John E., 1LtCP Johnston, Lawrence M., Jr., 2LtNAV Spooner, Ramon L., 2LtENG Haakonsen, Raymond E., 2LtTT Lance, Calvin L., SgtBT Eichenberger, Frederick J., Sgt RO Brady, Joseph F., S/SgtTG Rogers, Norman F., SgtWG Clark, Jay R., S/Sgt

Mission 210 - 12

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #43-37597 Earthquake McGoon

P Flowers, Selwyn D., 2LtCP Harris, John R., F/ONAV Emmet, John P., 2LtBOM Olson, William E., 2LtTT Kiely, Joseph P., S/SgtBT McCormick, Lewis J., SgtRO Kopriva, Charles P., S/SgtTG Schulz, Paul H., SgtWG Howell, Charles E., Sgt

B-17G #42-31423 Jigger Rooche

P Griggs, John C., 2LtCP Dumont, Merrill J., 2LtNAV Malone, William A., 2LtBOM Rohner, William L., 2LtTT Monnig, Alvin R., Jr., S/SgtBT Duffel, Robert L., SgtRO Benning, Joseph F., Jr., S/SgtTG Means, Henry H., Jr., SgtWG Bruce, Miles R., Sgt(Abortive)

B-17G #42-37875 Flying Bison

P Clark, Henry C., 2LtCP Vesy, Gilbert P., 2LtNAV Davies, Ralph J., 2LtBOM Dugger, William A., 2LtTT Scott, Harold P., S/SgtBT Sikora, Charles A., Jr., SgtRO Roswal, Frederick, S/SgtTG Bjorn, Edwin W., SgtWG Cruttenden, Cyrus S., Sgt

B-17G #42-102449 Hale's Angels - GEE-H

P Mitchell, Fred E., 1LtCP Flesh, William R., 1LtNAV Randall, Everett Z., 1LtBOM Webster, Charles M., 1LtNAV Curley, Walter A., 1LtTT Cavagnol, Joseph J., T/SgtBT Landa, Hyman J., S/SgtRO Parr, Joe A., T/SgtWG Byers, William R., S/SgtTG Carpenter, Robert R., S/Sgt

Mission 210 - 13

American Red Cross Clubmobile and B-17E "Phyllis" aka "Tugboat Annie" #41-9020. Assigned to 303rdBG(H) Headquarters and used for formation assembly and tow target work. The only B-17E at Molesworth.

Major Louis "Mel" Schulstad was on a short night cross country flight to Kings Cliffie,home of the 20th Fighter Group, whose P-51's protected our bomber formations. He wasaccompanied only by Capt Harry M. McDaniel who sat in the co-pilot seat. On hisdownwind landing leg he unscrewed the landing gear warning light which was minus it'sgreen shade and was causing a cockpit glare. He was making a normal landing when allfour propellers were chewing into the concrete runway. Maj Schulstad, known as "MisterSafety" in his role as operations and safety officer, in the process of lowering the aircraftflaps, had inadvertently raised the landing gear with no operative warning light. The "DumbAccident" also occurred with an inadequate crew. The embarrassing belly landingoccurred at 0037 hours in B-17E #41-9020 Phyllis.