| Serial Number: | 42-29956 |
| Name: | VERTICAL SHAFT |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-80-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*B |
| Start Date: | 29 May 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 9 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 17 August 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 296⇓ (5.054 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-29956 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-29956 Delivered to Denver, Colorado for modification on 17 March 1943; Cheyenne, Wyoming on 6 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 14 April 1943; Kearney, Nebraska on 4 May 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 24 May 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-B, 384th bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 29 May 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, 17 August 1943. Pilot-Jesse D. Hausenfluck, and Co-pilot-Donald B. MacKenzie were Killed in Action; Navigator-Charles W. Everson, Bombardier-Robert J. Kennedy, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-John T. Kilcourse, Radio Operator-John R. Kelly, Ball Turret Gunner-James A. Traylor, Waist Gunner-Sebastian Buchari, Waist Gunner-Thomas B. Randolph and Tail Gunner-John C. Blauer were captured and became Prisoners of War, 8 POW. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed near St. Goarshausen, 18 miles Southeast of Koblenz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #296. Aircraft Name: VERTICAL SHAFT |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1⇗ | 22 June 1943 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 4⇗ | 28 June 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 5⇗ | 29 June 1943 | Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron #2 (customary position for Deputy, but not so designated on formation chart). Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 6⇗ | 4 July 1943 | Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at Splasher 10 at 0711 hrs when #3 prop governor broke and prop ran away. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 | Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 12⇗ | 29 July 1943 | Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 13⇗ | 30 July 1943 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 15⇗ | 15 August 1943 | Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 16⇗ | 16 August 1943 | Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 17⇗ | 17 August 1943 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Low Squadron deputy. Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed south of St. Goarshausen, Germany in Niederheimbach. MACR 296 Sortie Report ⇗ |