| Serial Number: | 42-29870 |
| Name: | TS / BIG MOOSE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-75-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*U |
| Start Date: | 29 September 1943. Transferred: Received from the 305th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 14 October 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 1038⇓ (7.556 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-29870 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-29870 Delivered to Denver, Colorado for modification on 28 February 1943; Casper, Wyoming on 13 March 1943; Metropolitan on 13 April 1943; Presque Isle, Maine on 30 April 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 1 May 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 379th Bombardment group, station 116, Kimbolton, UK on 2 May 1943. Transferred to the 365th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code XK-T/H, 305th bombardment Group, station 105, Chelveston on 23 June 1943. Transferred to the 545th Bombardment squadron, squadron code JD-U, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 29 September 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany on 14 October 1943 with Pilot-Giles Felker Kauffman Jr., Co-pilot-George Molner, Navigator-Frank Pogorzelski, Bombardier-David D. Danneman, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-William Jarrell, Radio Operator-Jules Theodore Beck, Ball Turret Gunner-Jacob M. Martinez, Waist Gunner-Paul Spodar, Tail Gunner-Stanley Thomas Rueben (9 Prisoners of War) Waist Gunner-Pete Seniawsky evaded capture and returned to the UK on 1 December 1943 via Spain & Gibraltar). The aircraft crashed near Bruckenau, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 31038. Aircraft Name: TS aka BIG MOOSE |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 13 October 1943 | Emden, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | LSqLd Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 32⇗ | 14 October 1943 | Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Crashed near Bad Brückenau, Germany; MACR 1038. Sortie Report ⇗ |