B-17F 42-30142

Serial Number:	42-30142
Name:	PISTOL PACKIN MAMMA
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-90-BO, Camouflage
Squadron:	544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	544th‑SU*L
Start Date:	1 April 1943. Original AC.
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	14 August 1943. Transferred: Sent to the 388th BG.
Photo Album:	Aircraft 42-30142 Photo Album⇗
History:	42-30142 Del Cheyenne 15/4/43; Sioux City 30/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 22/5/43; Ass 544BS/384BG [SU-L] Grafton Underwood 29/9/43; trans 560BS/388BG Knettishall /43; MIA {35m} Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 w/Roy Walker, n-Ken Haines, b-Don Naughton, ro-George Harper, wg-Luther Hawkins (5POW); wg-Bill Marshall, btg-Bob Feese (2KIA); cp-Bill Koenig, ettg-Ken Shaver, tg-John Buckner (3EVD after escaping from POW train); flak, c/l Ijzendijke, eight miles SE of Flushing, Hol; MACR 3123. PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA.
Bits & Pieces:	230142 384 544 SU L 14 04 43 AI 24 05 43 AOS 29 09 43 G 14 08 43 2SAD 388BG 230142 388 560 F Pistol Packin' Mama 14 04 43 AI 24 05 43 AOS 00 00 43 G 384 05 11 43 FTR AA CR Flushing, ? - 2Lt Roy M. Walker - 1 EVD, 4 KIA, 5 POW - E&E 675 - MACR 3123 See: MCDA 27 - NASA C61559AC
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B-17F Aircraft 42-30142 Was Assigned To 7 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 3 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
--	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	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	High Squadron Deputy. Turned back with number 1 engine running very rough, with insufficient supercharger boost. Sortie Report ⇗
4⇗	28 June 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back with problems in #1 and #2 engines. Sortie Report ⇗
5⇗	29 June 1943	Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30139. Turned back due to runaway prop on #1 engine. Sortie Report ⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Wing lead. Turned back with #2 engine out. Bombed unidentified location on island of Terschelling, The Netherlands. Sortie Report ⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗