| Serial Number: | 42-29688 |
| Name: | KAYO |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-65-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*S |
| Start Date: | 6 November 1943. Transferred: Received from the 305th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 16 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 4 April 1944. Transferred: Sent to 2 SAD, Little Staughton. |
| Comments: | While this aircraft was initially assigned to the 546th when received at the 384th, it was transferred to the 547th prior to its first use in combat. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-29688 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-29688 Delivered to Denver, Colorado for modification on 3 February 1943; Moved to Salina, Kansas on 10 February 1943. Assigned to the 365th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code XK-X, 305th Bombardment Group, station 105, Chelveston, UK on 17 March 1943. Transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-X, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 26 August 1943; then to the 547th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SO-S. Transferred to the second Base Air Depot (2 BAD) at Little Staughton, station 127 on 4 April 1944. Returned to the US at Brookley Field, Alabama on 11 November 1944 then to Homestead, Florida on 17 July 1945, then to Patterson Field, Ohio on 22 July 1945. Written Off (WO) at Mobile, Alabama on 31 September 1945. Aircraft Name: KAYO |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Eleven bombs hung up (less than half of bomb load) and were jettisoned in The Wash. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 46⇗ | 24 December 1943 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 47⇗ | 30 December 1943 | Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 48⇗ | 31 December 1943 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France | Completed Mission | Landed away at Kimbolton, with bomb load. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29723. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 52⇗ | 11 January 1944 | Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 53⇗ | 14 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41B Group. Turned back over base as prop governor on #4 engine broke and had to be feathered. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 3 February 1944 | Wilhelmshaven (Port Area) | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 58⇗ | 4 February 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 59⇗ | 5 February 1944 | Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany | Completed Mission | 41B Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report ⇗ |