856th BS
Knapp Crew
Kingdon R. Knapp and crew are known only from the Operations
Log, below
are the combat entries. There were numerous diversions and mechanical
troubles. The crew flew Joan/Eleanor (Red
Stocking) missions gathering intelligence
from agents inside Germany. Roy Tebbutt has acquired a short bio of
Knapp;click here; for a short bio of Pecquet
click here. For these missions there were only
three crew - Pilot, Navigator and Recorder. Invariably it was Knapp and Jackson
as crewmen, and Ancrum or Pequet as the third flyer. Aircraft used were British
Mosquitos.
Kingdon R. Knapp - Pilot
ASN 0885977
? Jackson -
Navigator ASN ?
Calhoun Ancrum - Recorder ASN ?
Andre E. Pecquet - Recorder ASN 302625643
Date
A/C Pilot T/O
Return
17/18 Mar 45
725 Knapp 0217
0728
20/21 Mar 45
725 Knapp 0049 0600
22/23 Mar 45
740 Knapp 2353
0043
22/23 Mar 45
725 Knapp
0123
1148
26/27 Mar 45
740 Knapp 0010 0433
27/28 Mar 45
740 Knapp 2358 0620
29/30 Mar 45
707 Knapp 2236 0405
30/31 Mar 45
740 Knapp 2256 1555
01/02 Apr 45
725 Knapp 0049 1529
05/06 Apr 45
725 Knapp 0006 0510
06/07 Apr 45
725 Knapp 0015 1814
08/09 Apr 45
740 Knapp 1906 1605
10/11 Apr 45
725 Knapp 0007 0651
13/14 Apr 45
740 Knapp 2319 0959
15/16 Apr 45
725 Knapp 0036 1412
17/18 Apr 45 725
Knapp 0036 1412
19/20 Apr 45
740 Knapp 2122 0427
20/21 Apr 45
725 Knapp 2119 1128
23/24 Apr 45
157 Knapp
2113 0356
25/26 Apr 45
740 Knapp 2108 0412
27/28 Apr 45
740 Knapp 2056 1442
