| Serial Number: | 42-30058 |
| 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*M |
| Ground Crew Chief: | McIntire, Bruce Dodson |
| Start Date: | 17 June 1943. New Replacement 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 #1⇓ (0.129 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-30058 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 5 April 1943; New Castle, Delaware on 29 April 1943; Presque Isle, Maine on 6 May 1943. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-M, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 17 June 1943. Failed to return from a mission to Villacoublay, France on 26 June 1943 with pilot-Joseph Rosio, co-pilot-George W. Evans, navigator-Leonard J. Fink, bombardier-Sidney Casden, radio operator-Lester Brown Jr., ball turret gunner-John H. Houghton, waist gunner-Tony Cucinotta, waist gunner-John H. Kuberski (8 Evaded Capture). The engineer/top turret gunner-Otho E. Masterson and tail gunner-Lee Lewis were captured and became Prisoners of War. The ship was attacked by enemy aircraft and crashed at Guillerval, near Etampes, 30 miles South of Paris France. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) has been located for this crew. Escape and Evasion Reports Numbers: 52, 53, 53, 55, 56, 71, 180 and 355. |
| 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 | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with gyrocompass out and altimeter erratic. Landed away at Bottisham, AAF Station 374. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Failed To Return | Attacked by enemy aircraft; with #2 engine burning, five crewmembers bailed out; exploded in midair and crashed between Plessis-St-Benoist and Etampes, France, 30 miles south of Paris. No MACR. Sortie Report ⇗ |