| Serial Number: | 42-31926 |
| Name: | LOVELL'S HOVEL |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-30-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*G |
| Start Date: | 19 February 1944. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 10 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 19 March 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3242⇓ (39.461 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31926 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31926 Del Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Homestead 27/1/44; Ass 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 19/2/44; MIA Watten V-site at Wizernes 19/3/44 w/Jim Lovell, cp-Walt Brookings, ettg-Calvin Fowlkes, ro-Minot Deftos, btg-Jim Johnson, wg-Doyle Blankenship (6KIA); n-Joe Lewis, b-Martin Bachicha, wg-Jesse Oldham, tg-Lou Kardos (4POW); flak, cr Wavrens, three miles N of St Pol, Fr; MACR 3242. LOVELL'S HOVEL. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany | Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Low group, low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 | Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 71⇗ | 4 March 1944 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 73⇗ | 8 March 1944 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1019 hrs because #2 engine vibrated and overheated and was throwing white and black smoke. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 77⇗ | 19 March 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France | Failed To Return | Aircraft hit by flak immediately after bombs away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged, with one on fire; crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. MACR 3242 Sortie Report ⇗ |