| Serial Number: | 41-24529 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-20-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*E |
| Ground Crew Chief: | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| Start Date: | 22 September 1943. Transferred: Received from the 305th BG.. |
| Missions: | No combat missions flown with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 9 October 1943. Salvaged: Crashed on landing after maintenance flight. |
| Related Documents: | Accident Report # 43-10-09-503⇓ (2.904 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 41-24529 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 41-24529 Assigned to the 422nd Bombardment Squadron, squadron code JJ-T, 305th Bombardment Group, at Syracuse, New York on 14 September 1942. Moved to Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 25 October 1942. Transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-E, 384th Bombardment Group on 22 September 1943. During an engine check mission on 9 October 1943, the ship overshot the runway and ran into a ditch. The undercarriage collapsed & blocked a nearby road, with Pilot-John M. Berbrich, Copilot-Francis Page Nelson Jr., Navigator-Julius S. Schwartz, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Gilbert O. Jacobs, 4 returned to duty (RTD). The accident enquiry resulted in a determination of 100% pilot error. Salvaged on 17 October 1943. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 9 October 1943 | Maintenance (Non-Combat) | Crashed In Allied Territory | Berbrich took off at 1516 hrs for the purpose of slow-timing two engines (note that pilot Willing aborted this aircraft from the morning combat mission, landing at 1012 hrs). After flying for one-and-one-half hours, a fuel problem developed, so he attempted to land at 1640 hrs, running off the end of the runway and seriously damaging the aircraft. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 30⇗ | 9 October 1943 | Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3216. Subsequently aborted, unable to locate formation after late takeoff. Sortie Report ⇗ |