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B-17G 43-38213

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 43-38213
Name: Not Known
Manufacturer: Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-80-BO, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 544th‑SU*D
Start Date: 16 August 1944. New Replacement AC.
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 11 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 13 September 1944. Failed to return from combat operations.
Related Documents:Missing Air Crew Report # 8902 (16.169 MB)
Photo Album: No Photo Album For This Aircraft
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B-17G Aircraft 43-38213 Was Assigned To 14 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 11 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
18218 August 1944Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium
Completed MissionLead group.
Sortie Report
18324 August 1944Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
18425 August 1944Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
18526 August 1944Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed MissionHigh group.
Sortie Report
18630 August 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148.
Sortie Report
--1 September 1944Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLEDMission RecalledHGrp Flying Spare
Sortie Report
1873 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
1885 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
1898 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
1909 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed MissionHot camera ship.
Sortie Report
19110 September 1944Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report
19211 September 1944Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report
19312 September 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia
Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to pilot illness.
Sortie Report
19413 September 1944Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Failed To ReturnAt 1124, immediately after bombs away, this aircraft was observed going down in flames due to flak. MACR 8902
Sortie Report