B-17F 41-24507

Aircraft Details

Serial Number:	41-24507
Name:	YANKEE RAIDER
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-20-BO, Camouflage
Squadron:	546th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	546th‑BK*B
Ground Crew Chief:	Kishel, Stanley John
Start Date:	22 August 1943. Transferred: Received from the 306th BG..
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	6 September 1943. Failed to return from combat operations: Damaged by enemy action after bombs-away; crashed just east of Étrépagny, France.
Related Documents:	Missing Air Crew Report # 772⇓ (24.824 MB)
Photo Album:	Aircraft 41-24507 Photo Album⇗
History:	25 August 1942 - Assigned to the 306th Bombardment Group 11 April 1943 - Transferred to SBA trainer 23 August 1943 - Transferred to the 384th Bombardment Group 6 September 1943 - MIA on a mission to Stuttgart. The aircraft was damaged by enemy action after bombs-away and crashed at old Étrépagny airfield, approximately 7 miles northwest of Gisors, France.
Bits & Pieces:	124507 306 368 BO G Yankee Raider 22 07 42 AI 17 09 42 AOS 00 08 42 G 07 03 43 RAF Exeter RG ? 11 04 43 Training 16 04 43 AFSC RG 29 06 43 09 08 43 4SAD RG 10 08 43 23 08 43 384BG 124507 384 546 BK B / 545 JD ? Yankee Raider 22 07 42 AI 17 09 42 AOS 22 08 43 G 306BG 06 09 43 FTR FUEL CR Etrepagny, France - 2Lt James E. Armstrong - 3 EVD, 1 KIA, 6 POW - E&E 299, 339, 391 - MACR 772
Research Notes:	2015-12-31 RFP. This aircraft is listed on Form J as 546th BS, squadron code B for all missions. 2016-01-04 RFP. Removed reference to assignment to the 545th, in consultation with Dave Osborne. Deleted reference (from original FORTLOG text): "tran 545BS [JD-B];" 2016-01-05 RFP: Corrected distance in History from Gisors to (about) 7 miles from modern maps. Note that is about 11 km.
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B-17F Aircraft 41-24507 Was Assigned To 4 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 2 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Completed Mission	Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗
--	30 August 1943	Achiet-le-Grand, France, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
19⇗	31 August 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs. Sortie Report ⇗
21⇗	6 September 1943	Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Failed To Return	Two bomb runs due to overcast at target; enemy aircraft and flak knocked out two engines; insufficient fuel to reach England, crashed near Étrépagny, France; MACR 772. Sortie Report ⇗