| Serial Number: | 42-102446 |
| Name: | LITTLE CHUB |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-50-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*M |
| Start Date: | 15 April 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 24 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 4347⇓ (12.357 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-102446 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-102446 Del Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Presque Is 6/4/44; Langford Lodge 7/4/44; Ass 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; MIA Oberpfaffenhofen 24/4/44 w/Everett Bailey, cp-Jim Burry, b-Jesse Greenbaum, btg-Tony Melazzi, wg-Dick Sendlback, tg-Sid Pratt (6KIA); n-Chas Wallach, ettg-Ray Newall, ro-Bill Silag, wg-Dick Hollingsworth (4INT); flak damage then shot down by Swiss AF, cr Lake Greifensee, Switz; MACR 4347. (a/c recovered from lake 29/8/53 with Burry's body, then later scrapped.) LITTLE CHUB. |
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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 | B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Failed To Return | Struck by flak on bomb run; after bombing left formation and headed for Switzerland; shot down by Swiss aircraft, crashing into the Greifensee. MACR 4347. This aircraft was recovered from lake in the 1950's. Sortie Report ⇗ |