41-11613 Florine Ju Ju / Blue Streak

Blue Streak, serial number 41-11613, was originally named Florine Ju Ju.  Her RCL was #10.  She was on the HALPRO's first mission to the Ploesti oilfields on June 12, 1942.  She flew 22 missions as #10

Following the creation of the 376th HBG in November 1942, her RCL was changed to #35.  She flew another dozen as #35.

In the spring of 1943, the planes were again renumbered, this time to align the RCLs with the squadrons they flew with.  She was assigned #71.

She went through two name changes.  We believe the sequence of changes were Florine Ju Ju to Teggie Ann and then finally to Blue Streak.  When these changes occurred is not known.  There was another Teggie Ann, serial number 42-40664, in the 376th HBG. We assume the change from Teggie Ann to Blue Streak occurred when 42-40664 arrived.

She ended her career with over 110 missions, the largest number of missions until Boomerang.

William McCain wrote about his crew's experience with her.

With 21 missions marks, the picture was most likely taken around the time of the creation of the 1st Provisional BG.


41-11613 shown with 48 mission marks.  One can see the previous RCL of #36 between the mission mark panel and the #71.

Photo from James Naugle


Shown with the name Teggie Ann, it appears that the name was being removed. The picture below appears to have been taken before Teggie Ann was being removed.

Photo from Chester Chrzanowski


The name Blue Streak has now been applied, along with a theater map.  Note that Teggie Ann has been painted below the pilot's window.



These 3 photos from Chester Chrzanowski




Above 6 photos from Anthony Sapienza




These 2 Photos from William McCain


Photo from Les Ritchie


Fore and aft photos of the starboard side of 41-11613 after she was prepared for her return stateside.

Newspaper article provided by Grover Buxton

Bond Drive photo.  The men are:

Kneeling, L to R:

Felix, Jr., Jose R                732918    Bombardier
Hakkinen, Waino E.          799012    Pilot / Co-pilot
Thompson, Ralph P.         431067    Pilot
Craig, John D.                  916884    9th Combat Camera Unit
McGrain, Thomas W.        670773    Navigator

Standing, L to R:

Schwartz, Ivan L.          39170293    Radio Operator
Nagy, Joseph C.                    ?         9th Combat Camera Unit
Weizenegger, Richard E.       ?          Blue Streak crew chief
Weil, Arthur                          ?          Armorer
Runyan, Alfred J.          39827880    Armorer
Tressler, Williard A.      13030896    Engineer
Milne, James E.                     ?           Ball Turret
Magaram, Henry          32421068     Gunner

Missions Flown


Group      Date      A/C # and   Mission Target         Pilot
Mission #               letter

    1     1   6/12/1942 10     Ploesti Romania                 George McGuire
    2     3   6/21/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                          Walter Clark
    3     4   6/24/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                          Mark Mooty
    4   13   7/  4/1942 10 I   Benghazi Libya                          Kenneth Butler
    5   14   7/  6/1942 10 I   Benghazi Libya                          Kenneth Butler
    6   16   7/  8/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                          Kenneth Butler
    7   18   7/  9/1942 10 I   Convoy Mediterranean                Homer Adams
    8   19   7/11/1942 10     Tobruk Libya                              Mark Mooty
    9   20   7/13/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                          Robert Paullin
  10   22   7/15/1942 10 X  Benghazi Libya                          Robert Paullin
  11   24   7/17/1942 10 I   Tobruk Libya                          Homer Adams
  12   28   7/21/1942 10     Suda Bay Crete                     Charles Blankenhorn
  13   41   8/27/1942 10     Convoy Mediterranean                Paul Long
  14   42   8/30/1942 10 I   Tobruk Libya                          Delmar Rogers
  15   43   9/  1/1942 10 I   Canea Crete                            Edward Crouchley
  16   45   9/  7/1942 10     Convoy Mediterranean           George Uhrich
  17   46   9/  9/1942 10 I   Tobruk Libya                     Horace Wade
  18   48   9/13/1942 10 I   Benghazi Libya                         George Whitlock
  19   49   9/16/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                          Reynold Soukup
  20   50   9/22/1942 10     Benghazi Libya                               Mark Mooty
  21   54 10/  9/1942 10 I   Benghazi Libya                       Edward Crouchley
  22   55 10/11/1942 10 I   Convoy Mediterranean                James Anderson
  23   92   1/16/1943 36
  24   92   1/26/1943 36
  25   96   2/  3/1943 36
  26   97   2/  7/1943 36
  27   98   2/10/1943 36
  28   99   2/15/1943 36
  29 100   2/20/1943 36
  30 101   2/24/1943 36
  31 103   3/  3/1943 36
  32 104   3/13/1943 36
  33 107   4/  1/1943 71     Messina Sicily
  34 108   4/  2/1943 71     Palermo Sicily
  35 109   4/  4/1943 71 M Naples Italy                               Edward Feeley
  36 110   4/  6/1943 71     Messina Sicily                               Edward Feeley
  37 111   4/10/1943 71     Naples Italy                               Hal Simmons
  38 112   4/12/1943 71     Naples Italy
  39 113   4/15/1943 71     Catania Sicily
  40 114   4/16/1943 71     Catania Sicily
  41 115   4/17/1943 71     Catania Sicily
  42 116   4/18/1943 71     Catania Sicily
  43 117   4/26/1943 71 B  Bari Italy                                    Myron Conn
  44 118   4/28/1943 71     Naples Italy
  45 119   4/30/1943 71 E  Messina Sicily                               Edward Feeley
  46 120   5/  1/1943 71 B  Reggio Italy                               Edward Feeley
  47 122   5/  6/1943 71 B  Reggio Italy                               Robert Storz
  48 123   5/  9/1943 71 D  Messina Sicily                          Myron Conn
  49 124   5/11/1943 71 B  Catania Sicily                               Hal Simmons
  50 125   5/13/1943 71 D Augusta Sicily                               Hal Simmons
  51 126   5/21/1943 71 B  San Giovanni Italy                          Edward Duffy
  52 128   5/25/1943 71 B  Messina Sicily                               James Britt
  53 129   5/28/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                                    Hal Simmons
  54 130   5/30/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                                    Edward Feeley
  55 131   6/  4/1943 71 B  Grottaglie Italy                               Hal Simmons
  56 133   6/  9/1943 71 B  Gerbini A/D Sicily                          William McCain
  57 134   6/13/1943 71 B  Gerbini A/D Sicily                          William McCain
  58 135   6/17/1943 71 B  Comiso A/D Sicily                     William McCain
  59 136   6/19/1943 71 B  San Italy                                    William McCain
  60 137   6/21/1943 71 B  Reggio Italy                               William McCain
  61 138   6/24/1943 71 E  Salonika Greece                          William McCain
  62 139   6/27/1943 71 S  Kalamaki A/D Greece                William McCain
  63 140   7/  2/1943 71     Grottaglie Italy                          William McCain
  64 146   7/13/1943 71 B   Crotone Italy                               William McCain
  65 147   7/14/1943 71 B   Messina Sicily                               Samuel Rose
  66 148   7/16/1943 71 B   Bari Italy                                    William McCain
  67 151   8/13/1943 71 B   Weiner Neustadt Austria                James Bock
  68 152   8/16/1943 71     Foggia Italy
  69 153   8/19/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                               William McCain
  70 155   8/23/1943 71     Bari Italy                                    Frank Wyckoff
  71 156   8/25/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                               Mark Mathers, Jr
  72 157   8/28/1943 71 B  Taranto Italy                               Frank Wyckoff
  73 158   8/31/1943 71 B  Pescara Italy                               Frank Wyckoff
  74 159   9/  3/1943 71 B  Sulmona Italy                               Frank Wyckoff
  75 160   9/  8/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                                  Frank Wyckoff
  76 161   9/  9/1943 71 B  Foggia Italy                                    Frank Wyckoff
  77 167   9/17/1943 71 B  Pescara Italy                                    Frank Buehl
  78 169   9/20/1943 71 B  Pescara Italy                               James deVeuve
  79 170   9/22/1943 71 B  Eleusis Greece                          Kenneth Turner
  80 171 10/  1/1943 71 B  Weiner Neustadt Austria                L Mulligan
  81 182 10/30/1943 71     Genoa Italy                               Melvin McClain
  82 183 11/  2/1943 71     Weiner Neustadt Austria          Robert Puddlewitts
  83 184 11/  9/1943 71 B  Villar Perosa Italy                     Melvin McClain
  84 185 11/10/1943 71 B  Villar Perosa Italy                     Melvin McClain
  85 186 11/11/1943 71     Annecy France
  86 187 11/15/1943 71 B  Eleusis Greece                          Melvin McClain
  87 188 11/24/1943 71 B  Sofia Bulgaria                          Melvin McClain
  88 189 11/25/1943 71     Klagenfurt Austria
  89 191 11/28/1943 71 B   Dogna Tunnel Italy                     Melvin McClain
  90 192 11/29/1943 71 B   Casala A/D Italy                          Melvin McClain
  91 193 11/30/1943 71 B   Klagenfurt Austria                       Melvin McClain
  92 195 12/  2/1943 71 B   Bolzano Italy                               Melvin McClain
  93 196 12/  3/1943 71 B   Casala A/D Italy                          Melvin McClain
  94 198 12/  8/1943 71 B   Tatoi A/D Greece                         Melvin McClain
  95 199 12/10/1943 71 B   Sofia Bulgaria                               Melvin McClain
  96 200 12/14/1943 71 B   Tatoi A/D Greece                         Melvin McClain
  97 201 12/15/1943 71     Avisio Italy
  98 202 12/16/1943 71 B   Dogna Tunnel Italy                Robert Puddlewitts
  99 203 12/19/1943 71 B   Augsburg Germany                     Melvin McClain
100 204 12/20/1943 71 B   Sofia Bulgaria                               Melvin McClain
101 205 12/25/1943 71 B   Udine Italy                                    Melvin McClain
102 209   2/10/1944 71     Campoleone Italy
103 210   2/12/1944 71     Anzio Italy
104 211   2/14/1944 71     Verona Italy
105 212   2/16/1944 71     Prato Italy
106 213   2/17/1944 71     Anzio Italy
107 214   2/20/1944 71     Anzio Italy
108 215   2/22/1944 71     Regensburg Germany
109 220   3/  7/1944 71     Prato Italy

376 ARCHIVES

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My Trip to San Pancrazio

October 2019


Reunion

NOTE change in month !!!

DATES: Oct 26-29, 2024

CITY:Tucson, AZ

HOTEL: Double Tree Suites Airport hotel

7051 South Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85756

520-225-0800


Click here to read about the reunion details.

previous reunions


For Sale

The Other Doolittle Raid


The Broken Wings of Zlatibor


The Liberandos


Three Crawford Brothers


Liberando: Reflections of a Reluctant Warrior


376th Bomb Group Mission History


The Last Liberator


Full Circle


Shadows of Wings


Ten Men, A "Flying Boxcar," and A War


I Survived Ploesti


A Measure of Life


Shot Down In Yugoslavia


Stories of My Life


Attack


Born in Battle


Bombardier's Diary


Lost Airmen


Langdon Liberando