| Serial Number: | 42-102448 |
| Name: | MEXICAN HAY RIDE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-50-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*P |
| Start Date: | 15 April 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 4 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 29 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 4242⇓ (43.191 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-102448 Del Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Ass 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 w/Jim Bouvier, cp-Bob Green, n-Harry Gantert, b-Louis Silk, ro-Ralph Andrews, btg-Bill Neal, wg-Jack King, wg-John Jones, tg-Bob Morgan (9POW); ettg-Casimir Wagner (KIA - shot by ME109 on way down); e/a, cr Stackelitz, nine miles NW of Coswig-Anhalt, 37 miles SW of Berlin, Ger; MACR 4242. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 96⇗ | 27 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 97⇗ | 27 April 1944 | Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 98⇗ | 29 April 1944 | Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Failed To Return | After bombs away, was attacked by an Me-109, which made one pass from the tail; the left wing caught fire and the pilot dived into the clouds; more fighters attacked; aircraft crashed near Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 4242 Sortie Report ⇗ |