| Serial Number: | 42-97450 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17G-15-VE, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*M |
| Start Date: | 20 February 1944. Transferred: Received from the 457th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 22 February 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2464⇓ (24.070 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-97450 Del Denver 19/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Presque Is 28/1/44; Ass 457BG Glatton 11/2/44; tran 546BS/384BG [BK- ] Grafton Underwood 20/2/44; MIA {1m} Aschersleben 22/2/44 w/Henry Markow, cp-Ed Lundgren, n-John Schweikart, b-George Littleton, ettg-Elmer Fooder, ro-Owen Atkinson, btg-George Stropek, wg-Art Madden, wg-Edwin Sager, tg-Joe Misiewicz (10POW); e/a, c/l about three miles from Wesel, Ger; MACR 2464. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany | Failed To Return | 41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 15 Me-109s, between 1230 and 1300 hrs, near Münster, Germany; 10 chutes emerged; crashed near Wesel, Germany. MACR 2464 Sortie Report ⇗ |