Hopla Crew
Photos
provided by Mr. Russell Chase
| to 11/43 |
Harvard AAB, Nebraska |
| 11/43 |
In transit to England
Hopla by air, rest of crew by ship |
| 11/43 |
708th Sqdn, Rattlesden |
| Missions flown: |
30 |
| Assigned Aircraft: |
42-31095 The Ground Pounder |
The Hopla crew
at Rattlesden
Standing, L-R:
Sgt. Russell Chase, ROG
Sgt. Thomas Price, WG
Sgt. Wilie Fant, TG
Sgt. Robert Shumate, WG
Sgt. Wayne Fargurburg, BTG
Sgt. William Sutfin, ENG
Kneeling, L-R:
Lt. Fred Kleps, N
Lt. Charles Hopla, P
Lt. Charles Goff, CP
Lt. Thomas Fitzgerald, B
Photos taken at Harvard in October or November
1943
| No. |
Date |
Target |
Aircraft |
| 1 |
12/24/1943 |
NOBALL NO. 50 |
42-31096 |
| 2 |
1/4/1944 |
KIEL |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 3 |
1/29/1944 |
FRANKFURT |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 4 |
1/30/1944 |
BRUNSWICK |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 5 |
2/3/1944 |
WILHELMSHAVEN |
42-31156 Big
Stoop |
| 6 |
2/4/1944 |
FRANKFURT |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 7 |
2/6/1944 |
EVREUX-FAUVILLE |
42-31165 |
| 8 |
2/20/1944 |
TUTOW |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 9 |
2/21/1944 |
DIEPHOLZ |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 10 |
2/24/1944 |
ROSTOCK |
42-39874 Wichita
Witch (709th A/C) |
| 11 |
2/25/1944 |
REGENSBURG |
42-31104 |
| 12 |
3/6/1944 |
BERLIN |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 13 |
3/8/1944 |
BERLIN |
42-31104 |
| 14 |
3/11/1944 |
MUNSTER |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 15 |
3/13/1944 |
NOBALL NO. 74 |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 16 |
3/15/1944 |
BRUNSWICK |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 17 |
3/22/1944 |
BERLIN |
42-31127 |
| 18 |
3/23/1944 |
BRUNSWICK |
42-31185 Satchel
Lass |
| 19 |
03/28/44 |
CHARTRES |
42-31185 Satchel
Lass |
| 20 |
04/01/44 |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
No. 673 |
| 21 |
04/10/44 |
DIEST SCHAFFEN |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 22 |
04/18/44 |
ORANIENBURG
RATHNOW |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 23 |
04/19/44 |
LIPSTADT WERL |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 24 |
04/20/44 |
NOBALL |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 25 |
04/22/44 |
HAMM |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 26 |
04/24/44 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
42-102421 |
| |
04/29/44 |
BERLIN |
F. Kleps KIA,
flying as replacement Nav with Dowler on 42-102421 |
| 27 |
05/07/44 |
BERLIN |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 28 |
05/08/44 |
BERLIN |
42-31154 Shack
Happy |
| 29 |
05/09/44 |
LAON/ATHIES A/D |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
| 30 |
05/11/44 |
MALINES |
42-31095 Ground
Pounder |
