B-17F 42-29703

Aircraft Details

Serial Number:	42-29703
Name:	KATHY JANE TALLYWACKER Received from the 95th BG in July 1943 and was named "Kathy Jane," after the name of the girlfriend of the original pilot, Norman Rothschild. He had flown 4 missions in it before it was shot up, repaired, and transferred to the 384th Bomb Group where the ship was given the name TALLYWACKER.
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-65-BO, Camouflage
Squadron:	544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	544th‑SU*E
Start Date:	10 July 1943. Transferred: Received from the 95th BG..
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 27 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	4 May 1944. Transferred: Sent to 2 SAD, Little Staughton.
Photo Album:	Aircraft 42-29703 Photo Album⇗
History:	42-29703 Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center, Wyoming on 7 February 1943. Moved to Rapid City, South Dakota (for modification) on 22 February 1943 and then to Kearney, Nebraska on 12 March 1943. Assigned to the 336th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code ETA, 95th Bombardment Group at Alconbury, Station 102, UK on 8 April 1943; then to Framlingham, Station 153, on 12 May 1943 (The 390th Bombardment Group where it flew 4 missions). Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SUE, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 10 July 1943. Transferred to the 2nd Base Air Depot (2 BAD), Little Staughton, Station 127 on 5 April 1944. Returned to the US at Tinker AAF, Oklahoma on 6 June 1944. Assigned to the Reclamation Finance Center and sold for scrap on 9 February 1945. Aircraft Name: KATHY JANE
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B-17F Aircraft 42-29703 Was Assigned To 44 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 27 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back because of trouble with #2 engine oil pressure and erratic supercharger regulator on #4 engine. Sortie Report ⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Did Not Take Off	Did not take off: aircraft apparently not in flying condition. Sortie Report ⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29651. Sortie Report ⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back for unknown reasons. Sortie Report ⇗
--	19 August 1943	Gilze-Rijn, Holland, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
--	24 August 1943	Diversion (Non-Combat)	Returned To Base	Sortie Report ⇗
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Completed Mission	Accidentally dropped two bombs in target area. Sortie Report ⇗
--	21 September 1943	Riems, France, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Jones (CP) Sortie Report ⇗
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑5404. Sortie Report ⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
--	13 October 1943	Emden, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Completed Mission	Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report ⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Spare, Completed Mission	Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗
--	11 November 1943	Wesel, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	Sortie Report ⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back; navigator became ill after takeoff. Sortie Report ⇗
--	30 November 1943	Solingen, Germany, RECALLED	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	Flying Spare Sortie Report ⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Spare, Completed Mission	Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Returned To Base	Sortie Report ⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Completed Mission	Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Completed Mission	Low group. Sortie Report ⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Completed Mission	Two bombs failed to release due to malfunction, so they were jettisoned in the Channel. Sortie Report ⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #5 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel 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. Sortie Report ⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Completed Mission	FLIGHT TIME 7:15 Sortie Report ⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report ⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Completed Mission	High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
--	24 January 1944	Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	A Grp Sortie Report ⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Completed Mission	Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Completed Mission	Low group. Sortie Report ⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Completed Mission	Lead Group. 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 B Combat Wing. Sortie Report ⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Completed Mission	High squadron. Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Did Not Take Off	41B Group. Did not take off. Sortie Report ⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Completed Mission	High Squadron deputy, low group. Landed away at Rattlesden due to technical failures. Sortie Report ⇗