B-17F 41-24575

Aircraft Details

Serial Number:	41-24575
Name:	SUNRISE SERENADER
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-25-BO, Camouflage
Squadron:	544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	544th‑SU*J
Start Date:	19 September 1943. Transferred: Received from the 305th BG..
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	13 November 1943. Crashed: Aircraft exploded after recall from combat mission.
Related Documents:	Accident Report # 43-11-13-500⇓ (1.356 MB)
Photo Album:	Aircraft 41-24575 Photo Album⇗
History:	41-24575 Assigned to the 365th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code XK-S, 305th Bombardment Group at Presque Isle, Maine on 19 October 1942. Moved to Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 25 October 1942. Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-J, 384 Bombardment Group on 19 September 43. Took off on a mission, which was recalled, to Bremen on 13 November 1943. Pilot Ralph J. Connell, Copilot Albert H. Doman, Navigator Lawrence N. Angthius, Bombardier Claude J. Gober, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Harvey A. Wick, Ball Turret Gunner Elsworth F. Calder, Waist Gunner Kenneth D. Barr, Waist Gunner William H. McCulley Jr., Tail Gunner Robert C. Bryant, 9 Killed In Flying Accident (KIFA), Radio Operator Alan B. Purdy, Returned To Duty (RTD). The aircraft crashed [while maneuvering after takeoff] near RAF Wargrave, Berkshire, UK. Name: SUNRISE SERENADER
Bits & Pieces:	124575 305 365 XK T/S/G Sunrise Serenader 11 08 42 AI 25 10 42 AOS 00 09 42 G 24 04 43 AFSC RG ? 09 08 43 2SAD RG 10 08 43 18 07 43 AFSC 29 08 43 19 09 43 AF Polebrook RG 25 09 43 124575 384 544 SU J Sunrise Serenader 11 08 42 AI 25 10 42 AOS 19 09 43 G 305BG 13 11 43 CR RAF Wargrave - 9 KIA - 13 11 43 SAL
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B-17F Aircraft 41-24575 Was Assigned To 8 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 3 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Completed Mission	Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, due to low fuel. Landed at Grafton Underwood at 7:10PM, about 1.5 hours after the rest of the Group. Sortie Report ⇗
--	13 October 1943	Emden, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	FLIGHT TIME 4:45 Sortie Report ⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Gelsenkirchen, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	FLIGHT TIME 5:00 Sortie Report ⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	FLIGHT TIME 7:15 Sortie Report ⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
--	11 November 1943	Wesel, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
--⇗	13 November 1943	Bremen, Germany, RECALLED	Crashed In Allied Territory	Crashed as the result of a flying accident that occurred while maneuvering after takeoff for a mission that was subsequently recalled. The aircraft caught fire, went into a spin, broke in half, and exploded. Sortie Report ⇗