| Serial Number: | 42-31415 |
| Name: | HAM ON RYE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-15-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*R |
| Start Date: | 8 January 1944. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 30 January 1944. Crashed. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 14416⇓ (13.023 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31415 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31415 Del Cheyenne 1/11/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Dallas 28/11/43; Ass 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 8/1/44; detailed Brunswick 30/1/44 w/Ed Fioretti*, cp-Scott Briley*, n-Sam Merlo, b-Leon Griffin, ettg-Walt Stuhl (5RTD); ro-Joe Sylvia, btg-Horace House, wg-Clark Wolfe, wg-Andy Wallo, tg-Huley Day (5POW); damaged by e/a and some baled out, rest came home c/l base 30/1/44; Sal 2 SAD Lt Staughton 17/2/44. (*both awarded Silver Star) HAM-ON-RYE. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 24 January 1944 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | A Grp Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission, Some Crew Bailed Out | Low group. Turned back at the IP and jettisoned bombs at some point because ship was on fire due to enemy aircraft. All of the enlisted men except top turret gunner bailed out at the IP, due to a misunderstanding between the radio operator and bombardier after ship caught fire; crash-landed at base. 1st Lt. Edward Fioretti, pilot, and 2nd Lt. Scott Briley, co-pilot, both awarded Silver Stars, Owens p. 199. Aircraft salvaged. Sortie Report ⇗ |