| Serial Number: | 42-102548 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-55-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*M |
| Start Date: | 20 April 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 13 May 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 4814⇓ (50.910 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-102548 Del Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Ass 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 20/4/44; 547BS [SO-M]; MIA Stettin 13/5/44 w/Chas Baker, cp-Leon Koos, b-Bill Shaner, ro-Bill Sneed, wg-Harry Hamilton, wg-George Sabo (6POW); n-Phil Carlin, ettg-Harry Gutierrez, btg-Carroll Schwartzendruber, tg-Salvatore Soto (4KIA); e/a, cr Zamekla, 37 miles E of Rostock, Ger; MACR 4814. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102⇗ | 8 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 0856 hrs because left waist gunner became ill. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 10 May 1944 | Ehrang, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | none; High Grp A Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 105⇗ | 11 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | 41B Group, Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 107⇗ | 13 May 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland | Failed To Return | While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814 Sortie Report ⇗ |