| Serial Number: | 42-30147 |
| Name: | M'HONEY |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-90-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*O |
| Start Date: | 28 June 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 17 August 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 291⇓ (1.714 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-30147 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 16 April 1943; Smoky Hill, AAF, Kansas on 25 April 1943; Presque Isle, Maine 15 May 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-O, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 28 June 1943. The aircraft failed to return from a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany on 17 August 1943 with pilot-Clayton Wilson, navigator-Fred E. Bloesch, bombardier-Herman D. Stevens, ball turret gunner-George J. Kendall, waist gunner-Eugene W. Penick and waist gunner-Jack F. Hook were captured and became Prisoners of War. The co-pilot-Dewey C. Brown Jr., radio operator-John M. DesRochers, engineer/top turret gunner-Vern P. Long and tail gunner-Ellis H. Klein evaded capture. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crash landed at, Rheims, France. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #291. Escape and Evasion Report numbers: 165, 166, 192 and 193. Aircraft Name: FLAK DANCER aka M'HONEY |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6⇗ | 4 July 1943 | Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 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 | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 17⇗ | 17 August 1943 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Low Squadron lead. Damaged by enemy aircraft and flak; crashed about 20 miles north of Rheims (between Sissonne and Montcornet), France. MACR 291 Sortie Report ⇗ |