Crew Roster · Personal File
Jack R. Blanchard
Co-Pilot · 409th Squadron
Sortie Log
7 CATALOGUED SORTIES
14 FEB 1945 — 09 APR 1945
14 FEB 1945 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 830
14 FEB 1945
MagdeburgM/Y
Second Magdeburg mission. Took new pilot Blanchard on his first mission. Lost #1 engine on way out from target, intercooler baffle collapsed into induction passage; three-engine return. Stayed in formation and was reprimanded by Lt. Col. Fant for turning into the dead engine. Form 5: 7:10 Day, :30 P-AI.
42-94814
№ 839
21 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
XX-XX341
№ 877
10 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
2-1
XX-XX593
№ 894
18 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 2-1
XX-XX598
№ 911
24 MAR 1945
American Assault Area??
Formation position 2-2
42-51241
№ 920
31 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
Sq Deputy
XX-XX598
№ 935
09 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 1-2
XX-XX598