859th/856th BSs
Kuntz Crew

James Kuntz arrived on-base with orders per paragraph 11, SO 192 Hq 8th AFCC without a crew, as seen in Special Orders #121, dtd 17Aug44. After the Berkoff Incident he was given that crew. He flew a number of Gas Haul Missions, probably with Berkoff's Copilot,Navigator,Engineer and R.O. Sometime in early 1945 he became a Mosquito pilot and flew a number of missions with that aircraft. He is pictured below on the right. He appears in the Late Period Log twenty-three times.

Left:
Edward P. Kolacki    - Navigator        ASN 02065214

Right:
James G.  Kuntz      - Pilot            ASN 0806562

Aircraft:
Mosquito Mk XVI "Patty"

Kuntz was the pilot on the night of 24/25 April 1945 when NS-707 crashed, killing the Navigator.
This was the last combat casualty of the Group.

KIA:
Richard L. Green  - Navigator    ASN T-132922

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