| Assigned Aircraft |
P-38J CY-D 42-67872
(F. Birtciel)
P-51D CY-D 44-14561 "Miss Velma" (F.
Birtciel)
P-51D CY-A 44-13350 "Miss Velma"
(D. Morris) |
| Mission History |
121 missions, over 2 tours |
| Mission List |
| Mission Number |
Hours Flown |
Date |
Target |
| 1 |
1:50 |
19 October 1943 |
Sweep-Ameins Area |
| 2 |
3:15 |
05 November 1943 |
Gelsenkirchen |
| 3 |
1:45 |
07 November 1943 |
Sweep-Ostend-St Omer |
| 4 |
2:10 |
11 November 1943 |
Munster |
| 5 |
3:55 |
13 November 1943 |
Bremen |
| 6 |
2:55 |
29 November 1943 |
Bremen |
| 7 |
3:50 |
05 December 1943 |
Bourdeaux |
| 8 |
3:50 |
20 December 1943 |
Bremen |
| 9 |
3:40 |
22 December 1943 |
Osnabruck |
| 10 |
3:25 |
24 December 1943 |
Pas De Calais |
| 11 |
4:40 |
30 December 1943 |
Ludwigshaven |
| 12 |
2:10 |
31 December 1943 |
Bourdeaux |
| 13 |
4:25 |
04 January 1944 |
Kiel |
|
14 |
4:00 |
07 January 1944 |
Lugwihshaven |
| 15 |
2:10 |
11 January 1944 |
Celle |
| 16 |
4:30 |
14 January 1944 |
St. Poi |
| Nb. Ear drum ruptured on
14th |
| 17 |
3:35 |
20 February 1944 |
Bernberg |
| 18 |
2:10 |
21 February 1944 |
Werl |
| 19 |
4:10 |
22 February 1944 |
Schweinfurt |
| 20 |
5:30 |
25 February 1944 |
Augsburg |
| 21 |
3:50 |
02 March 1944 |
Sweep-Tours-Angers |
| 22 |
3:10 |
03 March 1944 |
Berlin |
| 23 |
4:50 |
15 March 1944 |
Brunswick |
| 24 |
4:55 |
16 March 1944 |
Friedrichshafen |
| 25 |
5:05 |
22 March 1944 |
Berlin |
| 26 |
4:10 |
23 March 1944 |
Brunswick |
| 27 |
4:00 |
24 March 1944 |
Metz |
| 28 |
5:15 |
27 March 1944 |
Bourdeaux |
| 29 |
4:25 |
09 April 1944 |
Warnemunde |
| 30 |
3:40 |
10 April 1944 |
St. Dizier |
| 10 April - First
Droopsnoot |
| 31 |
4:05 |
11 April 1944 |
Sorau-Cottbus |
| 32 |
4:55 |
13 April 1944 |
Augsburg |
| 33 |
4:10 |
15 April 1944 |
Jackpot |
| 34 |
4:45 |
18 April 1944 |
Osnabruck |
| 35 |
2:05 |
23 April 1944 |
Laon-Athies |
| 36 |
5:00 |
24 April 1944 |
Friedrichshaven |
| 37 |
4:00 |
25 April 1944 |
Laon-Athies |
| 38 |
4:40 |
26 April 1944 |
Tours |
| 39 |
3:25 |
27 April 1944 |
Roye-Amy |
| 40 |
2:20 |
01 May 1944 |
Brussels (type 16) |
| 41 |
3:00 |
07 May 1944 |
Berlin |
| 42 |
4:40 |
08 May 1944 |
Berlin |
| 43 |
4:10 |
11 May 1944 |
Epinal |
| 44 |
5:00 |
19 May 1944 |
Berlin |
| 45 |
2:40 |
20 May 1944 |
Type 16 |
| 46 |
4:30 |
21 May 1944 |
Chattanooga No. 1 |
| 47 |
4:25 |
22 May 1944 |
Kiel |
| 48 |
2:25 |
23 May 1944 |
Misc. Targets in France |
|
| Air Scores |
0.5-0-1 |
| Ground Scores |
5-1 |
| Score Detail |
25 February 1945 (.5)Me-262 destroyed (air)
SE
Geibelstadt
22 March 1945 Me-262 damaged (air) Schwabisch-Hall
09 April 1945
(2)He-111 destroyed (ground) Munich-Brunnthal
Landing Ground (MBLG)
09 April 1945
(2)Ju-88 destroyed (ground) MBLG
09 April 1945
Me-109 destroyed (ground) MBLG
09 April 1945
Ju-88 damaged (ground) MBLG |
| Notes |
April 1944 - Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
May 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
September 1944 - Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Distinguished Flying Cross
February 1945 - Awarded 6th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air
Medal
03 April 1945 - Engine seized and bailed out over Belgium
in friendly territory. Back to unit in 3 days.
April 1945 - Awarded 8th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
April 1945 - Transferred to 70th Replacement DepotGround Crew - Crew chief -
S/Sgt. Bernard Fow & Sgt.
John T. Grodoski. Sgt. Grodoski became Capt. Birtciel's new crew chief on
his
second tour, after Bernard Fow left to crew a 3rd Scouting Force P-51. |
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