| Serial Number: | 42-29814 |
| Name: | THE DALLAS REBEL |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-70-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*D |
| Start Date: | 26 July 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 10 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 9 October 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 872⇓ (8.137 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-29814 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-29914 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming on 8 March 1943; Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas on 26 March 1943; Baer Field, Indiana on 10 April 1943; Smoky Hill AAF again on 13 April 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 18 April 1943; Andrews Field, Maryland on 13 May 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 339th Bombardment Squadron, 96th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 24 May 1943 (named MISCHIEF MAKER), Station 138, Snetterton Heath on 12 June 1943. Transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-H, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 14 August 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Andre-de-Leuve, France, 3 September 1943 with Pilot-Justin J. Jones, Co-pilot-Edward J. McManus, Navigator-Harold D. Peters, Bombardier-Charles J. Wolfrom, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Aloysius B. Shemanski, Radio Operator-John V. Reilly, Ball Turret Gunner-Ernest E. Kuhl, Waist Gunner-Linsfield B. Smith, Waist Gunner-Franklin C. Hitzeroth, Tail Gunner-Francis Leith (10 Prisoners of War). Shot down by enemy aircraft and ditched in the Channel 10 miles off Le Havre, France. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #743. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15⇗ | 15 August 1943 | Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 16⇗ | 16 August 1943 | Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Completed Mission | Radio Operator KIA. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 19 August 1943 | Gilze-Rijn, Holland, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 24 August 1943 | Diversion (Non-Combat) | Returned To Base | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 30 August 1943 | Achiet-le-Grand, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 19⇗ | 31 August 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 2 September 1943 | Vannes, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 21⇗ | 6 September 1943 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 21 September 1943 | Riems, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 25⇗ | 23 September 1943 | Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 26 September 1943 | Nantes, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Carpenter (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 | Completed Mission | Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, due to low fuel. 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 | Failed To Return: Ditched | Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched at 1341 hrs 50 mi. west of Danish coast, North Sea; MACR 872. Sortie Report ⇗ |