| Serial Number: | 42-5855 |
| Name: | RAMP TRAMP |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-30-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*V |
| Start Date: | 28 June 1943. Transferred: Received from the 95th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 22 August 1943. Transferred: Sent to the 306th BG. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-5855 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-5855 Delivered to Long Beach, California on 8 March 1943. Moved to Denver, Colorado on 13 March 1943. Moved to Memphis, Tennessee on 8 April 1943. Moved to Dow Field, Maine on 15 April 1943. Assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group at Alconbury, Station 102, UK on 27 April 1943. Transferred to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code JD*V, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood Station 106 on 28 June 1943. Transferred to the 423rd Bombardment Squadron, squadron code RD*T, 306th Bombardment Group at Thurleigh, Station 111 on 22 August 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Bremen on 8 October 1943. w/pilot-Dean Rodman, bombardier-Norman Sansom [386BS], engineer/top turret gunner-Clifton Barber, waist gunner-Bob Downing, tail gunner-Jack Koetter (5 POW); copilot-Morris Cook, navigator-John Garland, radio operator-Urban Hupfer, ball turret gunner-Bill May, waist gunner-Martin Mitosinka (5 KIA); Flak knocked out two engines and the aircraft crashed at Goldenstedt, ten miles northeast of Vechta, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 869. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | The pilot was wounded shortly after crossing the enemy coast, so co-pilot flew most of the mission. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 17⇗ | 17 August 1943 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk - an RAF 'emergency landing field.' Sortie Report ⇗ |