| Serial Number: | 42-30031 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-80-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*D |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 26 June 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Post Loss Document File #2⇓ (0.820 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-30031 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-30031 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 2 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 14/4/43; Kearney, Nebraska on 4 May 1943; Bangor, Maine on 24 May 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-D, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 9 June 1943. Failed to return from a mission to Villacoublay, France, 26 June 1943 with Pilot-Howard C. Burgoon, co-pilot-Victor C. Kress, navigator-Dave B. Wilmot, engineer/top turret gunner-Edward Lawrence Peckham, radio operator-Harold S. McFarland, waist gunner-Edward C. Costello, tail gunner-Henry J. Ullmer (7 POW); bombardier-Tom J E Hunt, ball turret gunner-William Aguiar, waist gunner-Roland H. Jenkins (3 Evaded);. Shot down by enemy aircraft, ship crash landed at Bernouville, near Gisors, between Beauvais & Rouen, France. No Missing Air Crew Report has been located for this ship and crew. |
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| Research Notes: | 2021-02-14 rfp: SqCode taken from Formation Chart (even though this mission pre-dated the standardization of squadron codes. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Failed To Return | Attacked by enemy aircraft; last seen with three engines smoking, diving at a 45° angle; five chutes reported. Crashed in Bernouville, France (6km west of Gisors). No MACR. Sortie Report ⇗ |