| Serial Number: | 42-5747 |
| Name: | HANGAR QUEEN |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-15-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*M |
| Start Date: | 5 October 1943. Transferred: Received from the 381st BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 15 March 1944. Transferred: Sent to 1 BAD, Burtonwood. |
| Related Documents: | Accident Report # 43-11-30-519⇓ (7.554 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-5747 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | Delivered to Tulsa Army Air Field, Oklahoma on 25 November 1942 [for modification]. Moved to New Castle Army Airfield, Delaware on 27 December 1942. Moved to Salina [Smokey Hill Army Airfield], Kansas on 3 January 1943 [for modification]. Moved to Mobile [Bates Field], Alabama on 20 January 1943. Assigned to the 332nd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group 1943; Plane Name BUCKET OF BOLTS. Transferred to the 364th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code WF-F, 305th Bombardment Group at Chelveston Station 105 on 5 March 1943. Transferred to the 535th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code MS-O, 381st Bombardment Group at Ridgewell Station 167 on 22 August 1943. {flew more than two missions with 381st BG2} Transferred to the 547th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SO*M, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 5 October 1943. Transferred to the First Air Base Depot (1BAD) at Burtonwood, Station 590, UK on 15 March 1944. Returned to the US at Nashville [Berry Field], Tennessee on 14 June 1944. Transferred to the Reclamation Finance Center at Altus Army Air Field, Oklahoma on 18 August 1945 and sold for scrap. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30⇗ | 9 October 1943 | Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 31⇗ | 10 October 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Molesworth due to weather. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 33⇗ | 20 October 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29636. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| --⇗ | 30 October 1943 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, RECALLED | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | A/C 747 returned early because of trouble with #2 engine. Oil was coming out of breather. No crew list found. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 38⇗ | 29 November 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 30 November 1943 | Ferrying (Non-Combat) | Crashed In Allied Territory | DeFrees and minimal crew were ferrying the aircraft from Little Staughton to Grafton Underwood. The left landing gear was damaged when the aircraft landed short and hard. He was instructed to return to Little Staughton and crash-land there. Sortie Report ⇗ |