| Serial Number: | 42-32007 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-35-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*T |
| Start Date: | 1 March 1944. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 4 March 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Comments: | This was the first "natural metal finish" aircraft received by the 384th. It was not painted with olive drab/gray camouflage colors that had previously been standard. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2740⇓ (39.737 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-32007 Delivered to Denver on 15 January 1944. Moved to Kearney AAF on 28 January 1944. Assigned to the 533rd Bombardment Squadron, 381st Bombardment Group at Ridgewell Station 167 on 21 February 1944. Transferred to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, Squadron Code JD-T, 384th Bombardment Group, Grafton Underwood Station 106 on 1 March 1944. Missing In Action on a mission to Bonn, Germany on 4 March 1944: Pilot George Cosentino, Copilot Harold F. Speck, Navigator George S. Malcolm, Radio Operator Vincent P. Romano, Waist Gunner Waldo F. Mariani, Waist Gunner James F. Stanley, Tail Gunner Glenn M. Faust - 7 Prisoner of War (POW); Togglier Michael J. Polito, Ball Turret Gunner Clinton H. Orean - 2 Evaded (EVD); Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Frank H. Butman was killed on landing, his chute hitting chimney and died before a doctor arrived. Aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed two miles North of Ransart, four miles North of Charleroi, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2740. UNNAMED |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 | Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 71⇗ | 4 March 1944 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany | Failed To Return | In formation at bomb release at 1157 hrs; damaged by flak, crashed 3 km north of Ransart, Belgium. MACR 2740 Sortie Report ⇗ |