| Serial Number: | 42-97228 |
| Name: | GI JIVE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-45-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*G |
| Start Date: | 31 March 1944. Transferred: Received from the 398th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 13 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3871⇓ (20.517 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-97228 Del Cheyenne 9/2/44; Gr Island 23/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Ass 988BG Nuthampstead 16/3/44; tran 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 31/3/44; MIA Schweinfurt 13/4/44 w/George Poole, cp-Bob Butler, b-Des Dillingham, ettg-Gus Mazzaccaro, ro-Bill Marshall, btg-Herman Hoskins, wg-Cleo Martino, wg-Bill Brennan, tg-Ed Holland (9POW); n-Morris Kantor (KIA- killed during fighter attack); e/a, cr Messbach, nr Billings, 11 miles SE of Darmstadt, Ger; MACR 3871. G.I. JIVE. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86⇗ | 9 April 1944 | Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 12 April 1944 | Schweinfurt, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Messbach, Germany. MACR 3871 Sortie Report ⇗ |