| Serial Number: | 42-5850 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-25-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*M |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 25 June 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 16357⇓ (1.629 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-5850 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-5850 Delivered to Long Beach Army Air Field, California on 20 March 1943. Moved to Sioux City Air Force Base, Iowa on 13 April 1943 [for modification]. Moved to Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska on 3 May 1943. Moved to Dow Field [Bangor Army Air Field], Maine on 20 May 1943. Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SO*M, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, station 106, UK on 24 May 1943. Missing In Action on a mission to Hamburg 25 June 1943 with Pilot Selden Longley McMillin, Copilot James W. Smith, Navigator James H. Foister, Bombardier Francis J. Meyers, Radio Operator John J. Reichwein, Ball Turret Gunner Lynn T. Jones, Waist Gunner David A. Pratt, Waist Gunner Stanley MacArthur, Tail Gunner Arthur W. Nelson, 9 POW. Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Robert H. Buckley was Killed in Action. The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Smallbroek, southwest of Beilen, Holland. Missing Air Crew Report 16357 UNNAMED |
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| Research Notes: | 2021-02-14 rfp. Removed SqCode SO* obtained from FORTLOG: Loss pre-dated standard for squadron codes. Aircraft letter-in-squadron taken from Take Off & Landing Form. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1⇗ | 22 June 1943 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium | Completed Mission | High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | LdSqLd Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany | Failed To Return | Group lead. Bombed primary on wing lead. Lost altitude near coast of England, one engine out and another smoking; cr Smallbroek, The Netherlands. MACR 16357 Maj. Selden Longley McMillin was awarded the Silver Star for this action (Owens p. 197). Sortie Report ⇗ |