| Serial Number: | 42-30030 |
| Name: | OLD IRONSIDES |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-80-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*E |
| Ground Crew Chief: | Francis, Percy Tom |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 4 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 31 July 1943. Transferred: Sent to 2 SAD, Little Staughton. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-30030 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-30030 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 2 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 13 April 1943; Kearney, Nebraska on 4 May 1943; Bangor, Maine on 23 May 1943. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-F, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 29 May 1943; damaged in a mid-air collision w/Elwood Kowalski on 12 June 1943. Repaired and flew 4 combat missions with the 384th Bombardment Group. Transferred to the Second strategic Air Depot (2 SAD), Little Staughton, station 127 on 31 July 1943; then to the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group. MIA on a mission to La Rochelle, France on 16 September 1943 w/Henry Nagorka, cp-Gil Parker, n-John Leverone, b-Mike Mahoney, ettg-Ed Kiesler, ro-Francis Antalek, btg-Bob Blankenburg, tg-Jack Harris{lost leg in ditching} (8RTD); wg-Ed Christensen, wg-Claude Whitehead (2KIA); no gas, ditched near the Farne Islands, Northumberland; survivors reached St Cutherbert?s Island in their dinghy. MACR #16289, Aircraft Name: OLD IRONSIDES. |
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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 | Completed Mission | Group Lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 4⇗ | 28 June 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France | Completed Mission | Wing Deputy and High Squadron Lead. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30073. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 5⇗ | 29 June 1943 | Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 7⇗ | 10 July 1943 | Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3222. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1435 hrs at Splasher 5 because prop on #2 engine ran away. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 12⇗ | 29 July 1943 | Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |