| Serial Number: | 42-97372 |
| Name: | BOOBY TRAP |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-45-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*P |
| Start Date: | 15 April 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 24 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-97372 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-97372 Del Cheyenne 23/2/44; Kearney 12/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-P] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; MIA Erding 24/4/44 w/Ralph Haley, cp-Bill Bice, b-Don Masterson, ettg-Bob Atkinson, ro-Tom Lott, btg-Joe McLimans, wg-Leslie Jackson, wg-Luther Kelley, wg-Bob Congden (9POW); n-Rich Patefield{wia} (KIA- died in hospital 16/5/44); flak and e/a damaged ship, cr Fussen, nr Austro-Ger border; MACR 4349. BOOBY TRAP. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92⇗ | 20 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Failed To Return | Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital. Sortie Report ⇗ |