Courtney David H Lt

Assigned Aircraft

P-51D CG- "Arkansas Traveller" (F. Birtciel)

Mission History

60 missions

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
224	01 September 1944	Frankfurt (flew as White 2)
226	05 September 1944	Stuttgart (flew as Red 2) (expended 360 rounds of ammunition)
231	11 September 1944	Ruhland (flew as spare)
232	12 September 1944	Leipzig (flew as Red 2)
234	17 September 1944	Operation Market Garden (flew as Blue 2)
236	19 September 1944	Osnabruck (flew as spare)
237	20 September 1944	Airborne Support Arnhem (flew as Blue 2)
241	26 September 1944	Bremen (flew as Blue 2)
242	27 September 1944	Ludwigshaven (flew as spare)
243	28 September 1944	Merseberg (flew as Blue 2)
244	30 September 1944	Bielefeld (flew as White 4)
247	03 October 1944	Giebelstadt (flew as spare)
248	05 October 1944	Munster (flew as Blue 4)
250	07 October 1944	Leipzig (flew as Green 2)
253	12 October 1944	Bremen (flew as spare)
255	15 October 1944	Cologne (flew as Blue 4)
257	18 October 1944	Kassel/Mittefeld (flew as Red 2)
258	19 October 1944	Mannheim (flew as Blue 3)
259	22 October 1944	Munster (flew as Blue 4)
261	26 October 1944	Hannover (flew as Blue 4)
262	30 October 1944	Merseberg (flew as Program Blue 2)

Air Scores

Destroyed
Probable
Damaged

Ground Scores

Destroyed
Damaged

Score Detail

05 September 1944 Ju-88 damaged (ground) Stuttgart/Boblingen
02 November 1944 (.5)FW-190 destroyed (air) W/Merseburg
03 January 1945 (.5)Ar-196 destroyed (air) SE Ulm
15 January 1945 (.5)Ju-188 destroyed (air) SW Stuttgart

Notes

From Arizona
ASN - O-711832
17 August 1944 - Joined the 38th Fighter Squadron
March 1945 - Ended Tour of Duty

The Ju 88G-6 that was shot down by Lt. Courtney on the 15th January 1945 was from the Luftwaffe night-fighter squadron, NJG 6 and was piloted by Ltn. Hans Junghans, whose Grandfather was the founder of the well known German clock company. The JU 88G-6 was actually downed near Marktbreit in the vicinity of Würzburg.

Awards

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