| Serial Number: | 42-30037 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-85-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*F |
| Ground Crew Chief: | Coon, Lawrence John |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 26 June 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Post Loss Document File #4⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-30037 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-30037 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 2 April 1943; Casper, Wyoming on 4 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 13 April 1943; Kearney, Nebraska on 4 May 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 24 May 1943. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-F, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 29 May 1943. Failed to return from a mission to Villacoublay, France on 26 June 1943 with pilot-Lykes Shelton Henderson, co-pilot-Paul Francis Shinsky, navigator-Claudius Earl Belk, bombardier-Andrew C. Conway, engineer/top turret gunner-Ivon J. Schultz, radio operator-Howard T. Baker, ball turret gunner-Ralph E. Hemmick Jr., waist gunner-Harry A. McKnight, waist gunner-George H. Smith, tail gunner-Joseph A. Lally (10 Prisoner of War). The aircraft was hit by flak then attacked by enemy aircraft and crash landed by Gouchaupre, nine miles East of Dieppe, France. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) has been located for this aircraft and crew. |
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| Research Notes: | 2021-02-14 rfp: SqCode taken from Formation Chart (even though this mission pre-dated the standardization of squadron codes. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3231. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Failed To Return | Attacked by enemy aircraft east of Caen, France; crew bailed out; aircraft crashed east of Dieppe, France. Sortie Report ⇗ |